By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Ministry of Home Affairs cancelled FCRA Licenses of 417 NGOs in Odisha during 2017-21. A total of 6677 NGOs across the Country lost FCRA Licenses during 2017-21. 755 NGOs in Tamil Nadu lost FCRA Licenses followed by Maharashtra with 734 NGOs facing the same. 635 in Uttar Pradesh, 611 in West Bengal, 622 in Andhra Pradesh and 375 in Karnataka lost FCRA Licenses.
The FCRA license of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) was cancelled under section 14 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) due to violation of provisions under section 11 and conditions of registration under section 12(4)(a)(vi) of the FCRA, 2010. The FCRA license of the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) was cancelled under section 14 of the FCRA, 2010 due to violation of provisions under sections 8(1)(a), 11, 17, 18, 19 and conditions of registration under section 12(4)(a)(vi) of the FCRA, 2010.
In terms of provisions under section 14(3) of the FCRA, 2010, the association whose FCRA registration has been cancelled in terms of provisions under section 14 of the FCRA, 2010 shall not be eligible for registration or grant of prior permission for a period of three years from the date of cancellation of registration.
