The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 (FCRA 2020) has received the assent of the President on September 28, 2020. The FCRA 2020 significantly amends the previous Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) and provides for broad rules and measures which would effectively restrict access to foreign funding particularly for public servants and smaller non-governmental organizations. It adds onerous governmental oversight, additional regulations and certification processes, and operational requirements, while simultaneously reducing the limit of administrative expenditure that can be allocated to foreign contributions to 20 percent from the previous 50 percent....
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