Lok Sabha Question No. 3946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Directives to NGOs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3946

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2018 /PHALGUNA 29, 1939 (SAKA) DIRECTIVES TO NGOs

3946. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it  is true that over 10,000 Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have come under the scanner of the Government and may end up losing the license required to receive any foreign grant;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether many NGOs were given one time opportunity to furnish the details of their income and expenditure within a stipulated period;

(d) if so, the total number of NGOs which complied with the direction of the Government; and

(e)  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  NGOs  which  had failed to comply with the directions of the Government?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):   Yes, Madam.

(b): Close to 5,000 FCRA registrations have been cancelled since 1 st  April

2017.  Their details are available on the website www. fcraonline.nic.in

(c) & (d): Yes,  Madam.  One  time  opportunity  to  upload  pending  Annual Returns from 2010-11 onwards  without depositing any penalty  was provided to all the defaulting NGOs from 14/05/2017 to 15/06/2017. Details of compliance are provided in the Annexure 'A'.

(e) :   Registration certificates of non- compliant NGOs were cancelled.

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## L.S.US.Q  NO.3946 FOR 20.03.2018

## Annexure - 'A'

## STATUS OF COMPLIANCE BYTHE DEFAULTING NGOs DURING THE AMNESTY PERIOD (14.05.2017 TO 15.06.2017)

| S.NO.   | DESCRIPTION                                            |   STATUS AT THE BEGINNING OF AMNESTY PERIOD AS ON 14/05/17 |   STATUS AT THE END OF AMNESTY PERIOD AS ON 15/06/17 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 01      | No. of Associations with all 5 Annual Returns uploaded |                                                          0 |                                                 8267 |
| 02      | No. of Associations with 4 Annual Returns uploaded     |                                                       5766 |                                                 2239 |
| 03      | No. of Associations with 3 Annual Returns uploaded     |                                                       4379 |                                                 2072 |
| 04      | No. of Associations with 2 Annual Returns uploaded     |                                                       3398 |                                                 2057 |
| 05      | No of Associations with 1 Annual Return uploaded       |                                                       3145 |                                                 2339 |
| 06      | No of Associations with Nil Annual return uploaded     |                                                       1835 |                                                 1549 |
|         | Total                                                  |                                                      18523 |                                                18523 |