Author Archives: SRRF

Forest Act to be amended to reduce tribal harassment

Posted on August 12, 2011 by SRRF

The Union Cabinet of India approved the amendments to the India Forest Act, 1927 to stop instances of unnecessary harassment and prosecution of forest dwellers and tribals for minor offences.  Besides, to restrain the arbitrary power of the forest official, … Continue reading →

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Interest earned on FC money

Posted on August 12, 2011 by SRRF

Dear Sir, When we receive grant for some specific program, it comes with a condition that any interest earned on the said grant should be treated as donor grant fund only. I have two queries on this: 1. Will the … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 8 Comments

Efforts needed to bring more property deals under the registration net

Posted on August 11, 2011 by SRRF

While talking of black money often focus is at money stashed abroad, one must recognize that the biggest source of black money in India is the real estate sector. This fact has been further supported in a survey undertaken by … Continue reading →

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Performance Incentives for Central Staff

Posted on August 6, 2011 by SRRF

Centre is all set to bring in a Performance Related Incentive System (PRIS) for its employees. The system devised & tested by IIM, Ahemdabad allows any employee to receive cash incentives if s/he gets a performance rating of 70% or … Continue reading →

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Payment Gateway

Posted on August 5, 2011 by SRRF

At our organisation we are exploring the option of initiating a payment gateway.Would appreciate pointers for choosing an appropriate vendor. Who are the most popular vendors among NGOs. Are there any special concessions that we could negotiate from the vendors? … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 7 Comments

Pay Pal accounts and e-LS international a/cs

Posted on August 5, 2011 by SRRF

Dear Sir, Your workshop on DTC & FCRA is very useful and gave an intro to the amendments in both. I attended the workshop in Chennai and thankful to you for making the day 100% useful. Now many online international … Continue reading →

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Government prepared SOP for tracking the missing children

Posted on August 2, 2011 by SRRF

Delhi government has recently taken a decision in forming Missing Person Squad (MPS) under the Crime Branch of the city police to search the missing children. It has also submitted a 14-page Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to Delhi high court. … Continue reading →

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RBI working on major Financial Inclusion Scheme

Posted on August 1, 2011 by SRRF

RBI has high ambitions for its financial inclusion scheme. It plans to provide banking access to all villages with population of over 2,000 by March 2012. There are 72,800 villages in the country identified as falling into this category. It … Continue reading →

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Query on FCRA

Posted on July 25, 2011 by SRRF

Dear S.Mittal Sir, I have attended your FCRA workshop held in Chennai on 8th July (organized by CSO Partners). I have a query on transferring our FC fund to a few un-registered organization. This is mentioned that as per Rule … Continue reading →

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E-based Procurement

Posted on July 25, 2011 by SRRF

Considering the flak Government has been receiving on corruption, a Group of Ministers formed to combat the same have suggested a public procurement law and a switch to e-procurement. It seems the government is considering the proposal to create a … Continue reading →

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