FCRA
ame dme t
bill
se t
to
JPC
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IANS)
NEW
DELHI:
The
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Act
(FCRA)
Ame dme t
Bill
was
fo mally
efe ed
to
a
Joi t
Pa liame ta y
Committee
(JPC)
o
Wed esday
afte
the
Ce t e
moved
a
motio
to
this
effect
i
Pa liame t.U io
mi iste
Nitya a d
Rai
moved
the
motio
i
the
Lok
Sabha
afte
the
House
esumed
p oceedi gs
followi g
its
mo i g
adjou me t.”That
the
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026,
be
efe ed
to
a
Joi t
Committee
of
the
Houses
co sisti g
of
21
Membe s
of
this
House
to
be
omi ated
by
the
Ho ‘ble
Speake ,
Lok
Sabha,
a d
10
membe s
of
Rajya
Sabha
to
be
omi ated
by
Ho ‘ble
Chai ma ,
Rajya
Sabha,”
the
motio
moved
by
the
Home
Mi iste
stated.Acco di g
to
the
Suppleme ta y
List
of
Busi ess
fo
the
Lok
Sabha,
the
p oposed
Joi t
Committee
will
comp ise
31
membe s,
i cludi g
21
f om
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
10
f om
the
Rajya
Sabha.The
committee
will
exami e
the
Bill
i
detail
a d
submit
its
epo t
to
Pa liame t
by
the
last
day
of
the
fi st
week
of
the
Wi te
Sessio
i
2026.The
motio
also
specified
that
o e-thi d
of
the
committee’s
total
membe ship
would
co stitute
the
quo um
fo
its
meeti gs.
While
the
gove me t
has
moved
to
efe
the
Bill
to
a
committee
fo
eview,
the
Co g ess
has
mai tai ed
its
oppositio
to
the
legislatio
a d
called
fo
its
complete
withd awal.
The
Oppositio
has
p eviously
aised
co ce s
that
the
p oposed
ame dme ts
could
be
used
to
ta get
civil
society
a d
mi o ity
i stitutio s.Co g ess
MP
KC
Ve ugopal
sought
the
withd awal
of
the
Bill,
a
dema d
that
also
eceived
suppo t
f om
Samajwadi
Pa ty
MP
Akhilesh
Yadav.I
eply,
pa liame ta y
affai s
mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
said
the
oppositio
should
welcome
the
gove me t’s
decisio
to
efe
the
Bill
to
a
JPC,
addi g
that
it
co tai ed
o
p ovisio
ta geti g
mi o ity
i stitutio s.The
FCRA
egulates
the
eceipt
a d
use
of
fo eig
co t ibutio s
by
i dividuals,
associatio s
a d
o ga isatio s
i
I dia,
with
the
aim
of
e su i g
that
such
fu ds
a e
used
fo
the
pu poses
fo
which
they
a e
eceived.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
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Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
The
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill,
2026,
was
i t oduced
i
the
Lok
Sabha
o
Ma ch
25
a d
is
cu e tly
u de
co side atio
by
Pa liame t.The
mo soo
sessio
of
Pa liame t
bega
o
July
20
a d
is
scheduled
to
co clude
o
August
13.
P oceedi gs
have
bee
epeatedly
dis upted
by
oppositio
p otests
ove
seve al
issues,
i cludi g
Delhi
Police
actio
agai st
p oteste s
o
July
20.
Seve al
Bills
have
bee
passed
i
the
Lok
Sabha
amid
oppositio
p otests
a d
limited
debate.
