Monthly Archives: March 2017

How a foreign non-profit entity can work in India?

Dear Members, Please provide your/expert inputs in the following areas: a) Is it legal if any registered society/ organisation based in India hosts another global network body/ organisation? In that case, all financial administration would be managed by host agency … Continue reading

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Can a foreigner work/volunteer for an NGO?

If a foreigner joins as an unpaid volunteer in a NGO for a long term period more than 180 days or for around 2-3 years on an employment visa or student visa and foreigner is registered with FRRO as per … Continue reading

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Treatment of FCRA Fund received in Non FC Account

What happen when a NGO receives the FCRA amount in its NON FC accounts? How it can be send back to the Donor ? Regards Neeraj Kumar Sinha

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Donation from NRE Account

Dear Members, Greetings to ALL! My query is about receipt of individual donations from NRE account to a NGO which does not have FCRA certification… What can be done if donations of Rs. 2,500 – 10,000 are received in NGO’s … Continue reading

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Updating detail of FCRA Bank Accounts

As you may be aware that FCRA Dept had issued a Notice dated 18th July 2016 requiring all ‎organisations to update their Utilisation Accounts on FCRA website. Now the Department has ‎published a list of FCRA registered NGOs who have … Continue reading

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Intimation or Approval

Dear SRRF Dialogue Members, I have one NGO in which they open sub-utilisation accounts for their various projects and intimate the same within time as prescribed in the Act & Rules. My query is whether NGO can start utilising funds … Continue reading

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Is intimation to FC dept. required for opening a sub designated FC account?

Dear Dialogue member Greetings! is intimation to FC dept. is required for opening a sub designated FC account? Sakshi Sharma

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Treatment of FCRA fund received in utilisation account instead of main account

Dear Members, Our NGO has received a foreign donation directly into our Utliisation account, instead of the FCRA Main account. How can this be corrected? Regards, Sujatha Krishnaswamy

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NGO’s working not to be stifled even if FCRA registration not renewed

In a major reprieve for Lawyers Collective, a non-profit run by former ‎additional solicitor general Indira Jaising, Bombay High Court issued an ‎interim order recently, restraining the charity commissioner from attaching ‎the organisation’s assets and accounts.‎ Justice MS Sonak observed … Continue reading

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How many cash donations of Rs.2000/- in a year

Dear Sir, As per the latest budget, Sec 80G exemption would not be provided to cash donations exceeding Rs. 2000. Would like confirmation that this is per annum per donor? Otherwise, there would people giving multiple donations of Rs. 2000 … Continue reading

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