Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 12 (Maxim News): The controversial Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill (FCRA Bill) 2026 has been recommended to a parliamentary level committee. In this context, a resolution was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to pass the bill. The bill was passed to the committee for JPC in the backdrop of the opposition expressing concerns over the issues contained in the bill.
The parliamentary level committee will have 21 Lok Sabha members and ten Rajya Sabha members. The JPC will submit its report on the last day of the first week of the winter session of Parliament. It is known that the government on Tuesday said that it is keen to send the bill to the JPC in the wake of the opposition’s demand for the complete withdrawal of the FCRA agenda.
The government said that several Christian groups led by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, the CMs of Mizoram and Nagaland, the Congress, TMC and DMK parties are also opposing the FCRA bill. The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25. Through this bill, the government will focus on NGOs and foreign funds.
The Centre is bringing this bill to control and ensure transparency in the funds received from abroad by companies and NGOs in India. According to this bill, a special monitoring system will be set up for funds received from abroad. This body will monitor the funds, assets and donations of foreign organizations. Even in the case of assets belonging to religious institutions, the respective management bodies must protect their dignity and trust. If any organization violates the rules in this regard, strict action will be taken against the concerned persons. They will be punished with imprisonment for up to five years. Along with Tamil Nadu, Mizoram is opposing this bill. (Maxim News)
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