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Mizoram and Nagaland CMs welcome FCRA Bill's JPC path
The Hindu··13 Aug
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on August 13 welcomed the Centre's decision to send the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee. Lalduhoma thanked Home Minister Amit Shah for moving the motion. Rio called it a positive step that would let stakeholders examine the proposed amendments in detail.
Prism
What It Means For You
- If you work in an FCRA-registered NGO or church institution in the Northeast, the Bill will not be voted in this session; a JPC will hear it first.
- Donors and charities can mark the first week of the Winter Session as the deadline for the 31-member panel's report.
- Anyone who asked for consultation can see Mizoram, Nagaland and the Assam Christian Forum treating the referral as the process they had sought.
What's Happening
- Lalduhoma and Rio welcomed the August 12 Lok Sabha motion that sent the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
- The JPC will have 31 members and is asked to report by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session.
- The Assam Christian Forum said it looked forward to engaging the Home Ministry and the JPC during scrutiny.
Why Northeast CMs Asked for a Joint Committee
- Church-run schools, hospitals and social trusts in Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya receive foreign grants that already need FCRA registration.
- Opposition parties said some clauses could hit minority institutions; the government said the Bill is about national security and is not religion-specific.
- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma had also raised concerns with the Centre before the motion was moved by Minister of State Nityanand Rai.
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