New law for foreign donations: Is your NGO registered?
The new Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, (FCRA), 2010 has come into force on 1st May, 2011 whereby after FCRA, 1976 stands repealed. The new provision has brought significant changes in the Act,...
View ArticleKickstarting your NGO with international funding – Legal Basics
For an NGO in India, funding from international organizations can really boost the efforts of NGOs. International organizations also look forward to donating to NGOs operating in Africa and India...
View ArticleProhibited investments and compliance requirement under FCRA Rules
Recently Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 was implemented by the government to regulate borrowing from abroad by NGOs. You can read further about it here. To supplement the Act, Foreign...
View ArticleFCRA Registration and Prior Permission Process
If you want to open an NGO or an organization that is eligible to receive contribution under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, you need to register under Central Government or take prior...
View ArticleAdministrative Expenses under FCRA Rules
Administrative Expenses under FCRA RulesAn organization which receives money under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 is supposed to utilise it for the purpose for which it has been received....
View ArticleFCRA: Difference between deemed prior permission and prior permission
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 was enacted in order to regulate the acceptance and regulation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality. However the 1976 Act stood repealed by Foreign...
View ArticleForeign Investment and Tax Havens
This should not come as something very surprising that Mauritius, a minuscule island, attracts most of the investments from India and that not only Mauritius, even places like British Virgin Island and...
View ArticleRole of Cyber laws in Divorce Proceedings
-Advocate Puneet Bhasin, Cyber Law Expert, Cyberjure Legal Consulting legal.pb@gmail.com Divorce is definitely a painful process. A relationship that begins with affection at the altar ends with...
View ArticleFive questions to tackle before making Foreign Contribution Regulation Act...
For the uninitiated, FCRA is the law that governs how non-profit ventures accept donations from foreign sources. Although we have written a lot of blog posts pertaining to the Foreign Contribution...
View ArticleA Basic Guide To The Laws About Foreign Contributions & Funding For NGOs In...
This article is written by Yavanika Shah, a student of RGNUL, Patiala The Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are not-for-profit, voluntary citizens’ group which work on a local, national or...
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