Home Ministry has now come with a notice requiring all registered NGOs to update all changes in office bearers. Till now Rule 17A required that any change shall be intimated electronically online, within fifteen days, The Rule covered several aspects of information about the NGO registered or having prior permission including changes in key members of the association if at any point of time such change causes replacement of fifty percent or more of the original key members as reported in the application for grant of registration/ prior permission/ renewal of registration under the Act [in Form FC-6E].
However now the Home Ministry’s new Notice states that all changes must be updated ‘online’ in real time. That means one needs to update all changes as and when the change occurs. It may be noted that earlier it was required only when more than 50% change happens from the date of position as included in the application submitted for registration / prior permission. In fact, earlier online Form did not have option to make this change if changes were less than 50%. Earlier the Rule 17A was for intimation, but now the Notice states that it has to be ‘approved’. This makes a marked change.
Notice requires the NGOs to submit applications for addition/ deletion/change of details about office bearers/ key functionaries by 7th July 2019, failing which penal action will be initiated against them. Although presently the Form is not updated for individual changes, we hope it will be soon amended to allow the NGOs to update necessary changes.
One clarification, which was not their earlier has also come that in case Chief Functionary is not a Trustee / member, still his/her details should be intimated, since the applications are required to be signed by Chief Functionary only.
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Socio Research & Reform Foundation (NGO)
512 A, Deepshikha, 8 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110008
IT INFORMATION WANTS TO BE UPDATED FOR THE CHIEF FUNCTIONRIES OTHER OFFICE BARERORS OF THE ASSOCIATION /CHARITIES IF THE GERT FCRA REGISTRATION GRANT
How much time will the MHA take to approve. When we have to file change reports to the Charity Commissioner, Mumbai in a specified time period, and the approval does not comes through within the time frame what happens to the report to be filed with the Charity Commissioner?
During the AGM elections take place and the newly elected Trustee’s election will be on hold until the MHA approves. If disapproved, the elections held will be null and void. How do we conduct elections again as the AGM is already conducted?
Dear All,
The notification states that “All associations / persons who have been granted certificate of registration and who have effected any change / modification in the details of their office bearers / key functionaries after their registration”. Does this mean that the changes made since the date of FCRA registration have to be intimated? I understand the necessary changes have not been effected online for NGOs to update the information.
Thanks and regards,
B V Soma Sastry
There new notification is in contradict with the amendment made in March earlier. Earlier it was intimation and in form also it is intimation and not prior permission.