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Government signals FCRA Bill may go to JPC
The Tribune··12 Aug
The government indicated willingness to refer the Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, 2026, to a joint parliamentary committee, while Opposition parties demanded complete withdrawal. Sources said a resolution could be moved in the Lok Sabha as early as Wednesday. The Bill, introduced on March 25, tightens NGO foreign-funding scrutiny and bars use of such funds for religious conversions.
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What It Means For You
- NGO workers handling foreign grants can watch whether a JPC revises conversion-funding and scrutiny clauses.
- Faith-based organisations that opposed the draft can track committee invitations for stakeholder hearings.
- Citizens following federal politics can note how Northeast chief ministers entered the national FCRA debate.
What's Happening
- The government signalled it may send the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026, to a joint parliamentary committee.
- Congress, TMC and DMK demanded the Bill be withdrawn entirely.
- The draft increases scrutiny of NGO foreign funding and bars such funds for religious conversions.
Committee Politics Before a Short Monsoon Close
- The Bill has remained House property since its March 25 introduction and can be taken up anytime.
- DMK has 22 Lok Sabha and eight Rajya Sabha MPs, numbers cited in wider constitutional-amendment arithmetic.
- Indications suggest a delimitation Bill may wait for a special session after August 13.
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