Govt Sends FCRA Amendment Bill To JPC Amid Opposition From Christian Groups

The
gove me t
has
decided
to
se d
the
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Act
(FCRA)
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026,
to
a
Joi t
Pa liame ta y
Committee
(JPC)
fo
detailed
sc uti y,
sou ces
said.
The
move
comes
amid
g owi g
oppositio
to
the
p oposed
cha ges,
pa ticula ly
f om
Ch istia
g oups
a d
oppositio
pa ties.
The
Co g ess
a d
T i amool
Co g ess
had
dema ded
the
withd awal
of
the
Bill
at
a
meeti g
of
the
Rajya
Sabha
Busi ess
Adviso y
Committee.
The
developme t
also
comes
as
Tamil
Nadu
passed
a
esolutio
opposi g
the
legislatio ,
while
thousa ds
allied
agai st
it
i
Mizo am
a d
Nagala d
Chief
Mi iste
Neiphiu
Rio
u ged
the
Ce t e
to
eco side
the
p oposed
ame dme ts.

Tamil
Nadu
Opposes
Bill

Acco di g
to
PTI,
the
Tamil
Nadu
Assembly
passed
a
esolutio
u gi g
the
Ce t e
to
withd aw
the
FCRA
Ame dme t
Bill.

The
esolutio
said
the
p oposed
cha ges
could
affect
the
auto omy
of
cha itable
o ga isatio s,
pa ticula ly
educatio al
a d
social
welfa e
i stitutio s
u
by
mi o ities.
It
was
passed
by
voice
vote
afte
a
discussio
i
the
Assembly.

The
Bill
has
faced
sustai ed
oppositio
f om
seve al
political
pa ties
a d
Ch istia
o ga isatio s,
which
have
aised
co ce s
ove
its
pote tial
impact
o
chu ches
a d
cha itable
i stitutio s.

Mizo am
Sees
P otest

Thousa ds
of
people
f om
diffe e t
Ch istia
commu ities
took
pa t
i
a
ally
i
Aizawl
to
p otest
agai st
the
p oposed
legislatio .

The
ally
was
o ga ised
at
the
call
of
the
Cou cil
of
Chu ches
i
Mizo am
(CCM),
a
g oupi g
of
i e
majo
chu ches,
i cludi g
the
P esbyte ia
Chu ch
of
I dia
a d
the
Baptist
Chu ch
of
Mizo am.

I
Nagala d,
Chief
Mi iste
Neiphiu
Rio
w ote
to
U io
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah,
u gi g
the
Ce t e
to
eco side
the
p oposed
ame dme ts.

Rio
said
cha ges
to
the
law
could
place
a
additio al
bu de
o
chu ches
a d
Ch istia
cha itable
o ga isatio s
a d
pote tially
affect
educatio ,
healthca e
a d
social
welfa e
p og ammes
i
the
state.

He
also
called
fo
the
Bill
to
be
efe ed
to
a
pa liame ta y
committee
fo
detailed
exami atio ,
with
eleva t
stakeholde s
give
a
oppo tu ity
to
p ese t
thei
views.

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Notes
Each
Of
Rs
10,
Rs
20
Fo
Field
T ials

FCRA
Cha ges
U de
Sc uti y

The
gove me t
had
otified
cha ges
to
FCRA
ules
i
Ju e
gove i g
o ga isatio s
eceivi g
fo eig
fu ds.
U de
the
ame ded
ules,
NGOs
we e
equi ed
to
select
o e
activity
f om
amo g
specified
pu poses
a d
a eas
of
ope atio .

While
seve al
activities
li ked
to
eligious
faith
emai
pe mitted,
the
ules
exclude
p opagatio
of
eligio
f om
seve al
catego ies
eligible
fo
FCRA
egist atio .

The
FCRA
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026,
was
i t oduced
i
the
Lok
Sabha
o
Ma ch
25
a d
was
expected
to
be
take
up
du i g
the
o goi g
Mo soo
Sessio .

Howeve ,
epeated
dis uptio s
i
Pa liame t
have
limited
legislative
busi ess.
The
gove me t
has
ow
decided
to
se d
the
Bill
to
a
JPC,
allowi g
the
p oposed
ame dme ts
to
u de go
fu the
sc uti y
befo e
a y
fi al
decisio
o
passage.

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