The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a public notice regarding the extension of validity of FCRA registration certificates. As per the notice dated March 28, 2025, the validity has been extended under the following conditions:
- Entities whose validity was extended till March 31, 2025, and have a pending renewal application will now have their validity extended till June 30, 2025, or until the renewal application is disposed of, whichever is earlier.
- Entities whose five-year validity period expires between April 1, 2025, and June 30, 2025, and have applied or will apply for renewal before expiry will now have their validity extended till June 30, 2025, or until the renewal application is disposed of, whichever is earlier.
It has been clarified that in cases where a renewal application is rejected, the validity of the registration certificate will be deemed to have expired on the date of refusal.
Hence, all FCRA-registered organizations are advised to take note of this extension and act accordingly.
For further details, please refer to the notification. At fcraonline
