As many as 25 non-government organisations or NGOs have been denied
licenses by the Ministry of Home Affairs to get foreign donations for
allegedly being involved in "anti-national activities".
Most of these NGOs earlier had a license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA which is issued by the Home Ministry.
The renewal process of FCRA licenses for NGOs, which ended last month, brought down the total number of NGOs with permissions to get foreign funds from 33,000 to a little over 20,000. Close to 12,000 NGOs, which had this license before did not even apply for renewal.
Around 1,700 NGOs licenses have been put on hold till they provide more documents by end of next week.
Most of these NGOs earlier had a license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act or FCRA which is issued by the Home Ministry.
The renewal process of FCRA licenses for NGOs, which ended last month, brought down the total number of NGOs with permissions to get foreign funds from 33,000 to a little over 20,000. Close to 12,000 NGOs, which had this license before did not even apply for renewal.
Around 1,700 NGOs licenses have been put on hold till they provide more documents by end of next week.
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