Polity Prelims FCRA

Prelims Quick Revision

FCRA = Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

✓Regulates foreign funds received by

NGOs, religious bodies, media, etc.

✓Administered by MHA

✓Prevents foreign interference in India's internal affairs

✓Violations → MHA can cancel registration

✓Politicians, judges, govt servants barred from receiving foreign funds

✓Amended in 2016, 2018, 2020 (progressively stricter)