EASING PROCESS Home minister Rajnath Singh launches revamped site that will cater to NGOs seeking FCRA licences, registration
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which have faced strong scrutiny from the Narendra Modi government, finally have some good news as the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Monday rolled out the Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules (FCRR), 2015 that will make all the services of FCRA online, reducing human interface to zero. Home minister Rajnath Singh launched the revamped website that will cater to NGOs seeking FCRA licences.
Under the new rules, applications for registration, prior permission and renewal of registration under Foreign Contributions Regulations Act (FCRA), 2010 will be accepted online and fee for the services will be paid through payment gateway.
The home ministry as first reported by ET on October 3 has also set a three-month deadline for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to submit its verification report else it will be deemed to be taken. IB can formally request MHA in select cases if its need more time.
The government has also reduced the number of application forms from 10 to 6 and removed the condition of applying for renewal of FCRA licence one year before the expiry of existing registration certificate for associations implementing multi-year project. According to home ministry officials, this will also bring down corruption and help to maintain the database of NGOs which are engaged in genuine work. NGOs which do not receive any foreign contribution for an entire year will not be required to submit a certificate rom chartered accountant with annual return. Earlier, all NGOs whether they received foreign unding or not were required to submit a certificate from the CA.The new rules do not require giv ing information regarding Facebook pages, Twitter handle and other personal details of the office bearer of the donorreceiver organisation. As per the new norms, declaration, undertaking in the application for registration, prior permission, renewal in annual returns have been simplified.
Source: http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31816&articlexml=FCRA-Services-for-NGOs-Go-Online-15122015003014
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which have faced strong scrutiny from the Narendra Modi government, finally have some good news as the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Monday rolled out the Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules (FCRR), 2015 that will make all the services of FCRA online, reducing human interface to zero. Home minister Rajnath Singh launched the revamped website that will cater to NGOs seeking FCRA licences.
Under the new rules, applications for registration, prior permission and renewal of registration under Foreign Contributions Regulations Act (FCRA), 2010 will be accepted online and fee for the services will be paid through payment gateway.
The home ministry as first reported by ET on October 3 has also set a three-month deadline for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to submit its verification report else it will be deemed to be taken. IB can formally request MHA in select cases if its need more time.
The government has also reduced the number of application forms from 10 to 6 and removed the condition of applying for renewal of FCRA licence one year before the expiry of existing registration certificate for associations implementing multi-year project. According to home ministry officials, this will also bring down corruption and help to maintain the database of NGOs which are engaged in genuine work. NGOs which do not receive any foreign contribution for an entire year will not be required to submit a certificate rom chartered accountant with annual return. Earlier, all NGOs whether they received foreign unding or not were required to submit a certificate from the CA.The new rules do not require giv ing information regarding Facebook pages, Twitter handle and other personal details of the office bearer of the donorreceiver organisation. As per the new norms, declaration, undertaking in the application for registration, prior permission, renewal in annual returns have been simplified.
Source: http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31816&articlexml=FCRA-Services-for-NGOs-Go-Online-15122015003014
