Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Annual Returns by NGOs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*152 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 18, 1937 (SAKA)

ANNUAL RETURNS BY NGOS

*152. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  all  the  Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  registered under  the  Foreign  Contributions  (Regulation)  Act,  2010  are  submitting their annual returns of accounts regularly;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  if  not,  the  details  of  NGOs  which  have  not  filed  their  annual  returns during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and

(d)  the  details  of  action  taken  against  those  defaulting  NGOs  under relevant provisions of the law?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*152 FOR 08.03.2016.

(a)  to  (c):          As    per  data  maintained,  out  of  the  all  associations  registered under Foreign  Contributions  (Regulation)  Act, 2010  (FCRA, 2010) some have not filed their annual return regularly.  The State-wise/UT-wise details are at Annexure.

(d): As  per  Rule  17(1)  of  Foreign  Contribution  (Regulation)  Rules  2011 (FCRR, 2011) every person who receives   foreign contribution is required to submit Annual Accounts for each financial year within a period of nine months from  closure  of  the  year    i.e.    by  31 st December.  Action  against  defaulter Association is initiated as per provisions contained in FCRA, 2010 and FCRR, 2011, which include imposing of penalty , cancellation of registration etc.

FCRA, 2010 came in to force with effect from 01/05/2011.  Since   then, notices   were   issued   to around 21,000 associations in 2011 and to 10,343 associations in 2014 for not filing annual returns continuously for three years. Consequently,  registration  of  4138  associations  was  cancelled  in  July  2012 and  of  10,117  in  March  2015  after  issue  of  Show  Cause  Notices  to  such associations and giving them adequate opportunity. In 2014, penalty amounting to Rs.5,20,82,031/- has been imposed on 341 associations for late submission of mandatory annual returns.

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## PAGE 1 OF 3 OF ANNEXURE

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*152 FOR 8.3.2016

## State/UT-wise details of registered associations who have not filed annual return for 2010-2011

| State                    |   Total Registered associations on 31/03/2011 |   Total Number of Registered associations who did not file annual return |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                            20 |                                                                        8 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                                          5290 |                                                                     2561 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                                            65 |                                                                       44 |
| Assam                    |                                           442 |                                                                      186 |
| Bihar                    |                                          1772 |                                                                      928 |
| Chandigarh               |                                            72 |                                                                       25 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                                           305 |                                                                       75 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                            15 |                                                                        4 |
| Daman and Diu            |                                             1 |                                                                        0 |
| Delhi                    |                                          2179 |                                                                      716 |
| Goa                      |                                           173 |                                                                       69 |
| Gujarat                  |                                          1787 |                                                                      637 |
| Haryana                  |                                           241 |                                                                      122 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                                           199 |                                                                       93 |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                                           152 |                                                                       58 |
| Jharkhand                |                                           667 |                                                                      211 |
| Karnataka                |                                          2911 |                                                                     1270 |
| Kerala                   |                                          2786 |                                                                     1109 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                                           839 |                                                                      370 |
| Maharashtra              |                                          3788 |                                                                     1682 |
| Manipur                  |                                           822 |                                                                      498 |
| Meghalaya                |                                           184 |                                                                       58 |
| Mizoram                  |                                            57 |                                                                       27 |
| Nagaland                 |                                           202 |                                                                      105 |
| Orissa                   |                                          2358 |                                                                     1031 |
| Pondicherry              |                                           111 |                                                                       31 |
| Punjab                   |                                           220 |                                                                       95 |
| Rajasthan                |                                           765 |                                                                      326 |
| Sikkim                   |                                            23 |                                                                       13 |
| Tamil Nadu               |                                          5633 |                                                                     2204 |
| Tripura                  |                                            49 |                                                                       25 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                                          2932 |                                                                     1688 |
| Uttarakhand              |                                           389 |                                                                      107 |
| West Bengal              |                                          3379 |                                                                     1335 |
| Total                    |                                         40828 |                                                                    17711 |

## PAGE 2 OF 3 OF ANNEXURE

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*152 FOR 8.3.2016

## State/UT-wise details of registered associations who have not filed annual return for 2011-2012

| State Name               |   Total Registered associations on 31/03/2012 |   Total Number of Registered associations who did not file annual return |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                            21 |                                                                        9 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                                          5475 |                                                                     2943 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                                            72 |                                                                       45 |
| Assam                    |                                           457 |                                                                      198 |
| Bihar                    |                                          1880 |                                                                     1038 |
| Chandigarh               |                                            78 |                                                                       27 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                                           317 |                                                                       84 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                            15 |                                                                        4 |
| Daman and Diu            |                                             2 |                                                                        1 |
| Delhi                    |                                          2306 |                                                                      824 |
| Goa                      |                                           179 |                                                                       94 |
| Gujarat                  |                                          1858 |                                                                      783 |
| Haryana                  |                                           258 |                                                                      141 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                                           208 |                                                                       96 |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                                           162 |                                                                       60 |
| Jharkhand                |                                           710 |                                                                      254 |
| Karnataka                |                                          3075 |                                                                     1414 |
| Kerala                   |                                          2826 |                                                                     1175 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                                           876 |                                                                      401 |
| Maharashtra              |                                          4045 |                                                                     1982 |
| Manipur                  |                                           854 |                                                                      569 |
| Meghalaya                |                                           191 |                                                                       57 |
| Mizoram                  |                                            66 |                                                                       35 |
| Nagaland                 |                                           216 |                                                                      130 |
| Orissa                   |                                          2462 |                                                                     1139 |
| Pondicherry              |                                           119 |                                                                       35 |
| Punjab                   |                                           243 |                                                                      104 |
| Rajasthan                |                                           816 |                                                                      373 |
| Sikkim                   |                                            27 |                                                                       12 |
| Tamil Nadu               |                                          5835 |                                                                     2489 |
| Tripura                  |                                            53 |                                                                       25 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                                          3097 |                                                                     1859 |
| Uttarakhand              |                                           415 |                                                                      131 |
| West Bengal              |                                          3615 |                                                                     1550 |
| Total                    |                                         42829 |                                                                    20081 |

## PAGE 3 OF 3 OF ANNEXURE L.S.S.Q.NO.*152 FOR 8.3.2016

## State/UT-wise details of registered associations who have not filed annual return for 2012-2013

| State Name               |   Total Registered associations on 31/03/2013 |   Total Number of Registered associations who did not file annual return |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                            22 |                                                                       16 |
| Andhra Pradesh/Telgana   |                                          5682 |                                                                     3403 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                                            74 |                                                                       57 |
| Assam                    |                                           485 |                                                                      249 |
| Bihar                    |                                          1950 |                                                                     1234 |
| Chandigarh               |                                            82 |                                                                       42 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                                           330 |                                                                      116 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                            16 |                                                                       10 |
| Daman and Diu            |                                             2 |                                                                        1 |
| Delhi                    |                                          2386 |                                                                     1092 |
| Goa                      |                                           181 |                                                                      100 |
| Gujarat                  |                                          1923 |                                                                      940 |
| Haryana                  |                                           279 |                                                                      178 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                                           209 |                                                                      110 |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                                           172 |                                                                       78 |
| Jharkhand                |                                           733 |                                                                      297 |
| Karnataka                |                                          3154 |                                                                     1589 |
| Kerala                   |                                          2860 |                                                                     1248 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                                           933 |                                                                      498 |
| Maharashtra              |                                          4247 |                                                                     2406 |
| Manipur                  |                                           880 |                                                                      639 |
| Meghalaya                |                                           193 |                                                                       79 |
| Mizoram                  |                                            68 |                                                                       37 |
| Nagaland                 |                                           223 |                                                                      147 |
| Orissa                   |                                          2519 |                                                                     1328 |
| Pondicherry              |                                           123 |                                                                       43 |
| Punjab                   |                                           254 |                                                                      121 |
| Rajasthan                |                                           854 |                                                                      462 |
| Sikkim                   |                                            27 |                                                                       17 |
| Tamil Nadu               |                                          5991 |                                                                     2989 |
| Tripura                  |                                            54 |                                                                       31 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                                          3179 |                                                                     2151 |
| Uttarakhand              |                                           442 |                                                                      176 |
| West Bengal              |                                          3715 |                                                                     1860 |
| Total                    |                                         44242 |                                                                    23744 |

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