Author Archives: SRRF

FCRA CANCELLATIONS – Further developments

Posted on August 23, 2012 by SRRF

Friends, I continue with our Dialogue on cancellation of FCRA. There is no doubt that due to large scale cancellations many genuine organisations have also been put in a lot of difficulty and anguish. Several of them, if not all, … Continue reading →

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A young innovative student designs sensor stick for visually challenged

Posted on August 23, 2012 by SRRF

17 year old Shantanu Gangwar was pained to see his blind friends bump into walls, furniture and other objects. This prompted the aspiring engineer from R K Puram to develop something that warns the visually impaired students about obstacles. Shantanu … Continue reading →

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Farm labour shortage and MGNREGA

Posted on August 17, 2012 by SRRF

The agriculture sector in India has been characterized with high supply of labour than demand, low wages, and limited options of earning livelihood. In recent past, due to the increased rural-to-urban migration and the inception of MGNREGS in 2006 and … Continue reading →

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Query – Documents Required for FCRA Registration

Posted on August 14, 2012 by SRRF

Dear Sir ours is a Charitable trust registered at Jaipur Rajasthan and we work in two states Raj and UP and have four offices (Project wise locations) three in Rajasthan and one in UP. We are planing to apply for … Continue reading →

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Amendments in Juvenile Justice Act

Posted on August 12, 2012 by SRRF

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2010, was passed by Rajya Sabha. It will end the segregation of disease-hit children from other occupants of juvenile homes. Replying to a brief debate on the Bill, Women and Child … Continue reading →

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Financial Inclusion : Indian Perspective

Posted on August 11, 2012 by SRRF

The term “financial inclusion’’ has gained importance since the early 2000s. Financial inclusion is now a common objective for many central banks among the developing nations. As per a estimate by a TCS study India has second largest population around … Continue reading →

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New Income Tax Return (ITR-7) form

Posted on August 7, 2012 by SRRF

Dear SRRF Members, Greetings of the day, The new form of Income Tax Return (ITR-7) for the NGO has been released. Thanks to Account aid for sharing the relevant information. Please refer to the mail below for details:- Income Tax Department has released … Continue reading →

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Transfer of foreign funds to Private Trust/Private Limited Company

Posted on August 4, 2012 by SRRF

Hi All, Can an NGO transfer foreign funds to private trust or Private Limited Company as an Sub Award and if so, what is the process and legal work to be looked into Would TDS be applicable and at what … Continue reading →

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PF related query

Posted on July 25, 2012 by SRRF

Hi My office has got its staff affiliated to Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) w.e.f. February 2012. We had applied for the affiliation in February 2012; however, the approval came in April 2012. By that time, the salaries for February … Continue reading →

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Query:- FCRA- Receipt of medicines from abroad.

Posted on July 25, 2012 by SRRF

Dear Sir, Greetings from New Life! We received Vitamin A capsules from a foreign agency for one of our projects. However the capsules were sent to one of the organisation in India and then resent to us from the Indian … Continue reading →

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