FCRA, 2010
Legal Framework for Regulating Foreign Contributions
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 consolidates the law on the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions or foreign hospitality by individuals, associations and companies, and prohibits their use for activities "detrimental to the national interest." It received Presidential assent on 26 September 2010 and replaced the earlier Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. Organisations with a "definite cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme" must obtain either registration (Section 11) or prior permission (Section 12) from the Central Government before accepting foreign contributions.
- FCRA, 2010 — assented to 26 September 2010; replaced FCRA, 1976
- Section 3 — prohibits certain categories of persons (e.g., candidates for election, judges, government servants, media persons in specified categories) from accepting foreign contribution
- Sections 11-12 — registration and prior-permission framework for accepting foreign contribution
- Administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Foreigners Division/FCRA Wing)
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