List of foreign donors on Prior Permission of FCRA Dept

Posted on June 21, 2016 by SRRF

FCRA Dept has further increased number of foreign organisations on Prior Permission List, which means that an NGO before receiving funds from these organisations would need to take prior permission from the FCRA Dept. It is likely that bankers may also not allow automatic credit from these funding agencies. Following is the current list (20 June 2016) of such organisations.

  1. 350.Org
  2. Avaaz, USA
  3. Bertha Foundation
  4. BIC, USA
  5. Caritas International
  6. Catholic Organisation of Relief and Development Aids (CORDAID)
  7. Climate Work Foundation (CWF), USA
  8. Compassion International, USA
  9. Dan Church Aid (DCA)
  10. Danish Institute of Human Rights (DIHR)
  11. Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
  12. Family Federation for World Pease and Unification, South Korea
  13. Greenpeace International
  14. HIVOS, Netherlands
  15. ICCO Stretegische Samenwerking (ICCO), Netherlands
  16. Inter Church Pease Council – Pax Christi (IKV-PC), Netherlands
  17. Mercy Corps, USA
  18. National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
  19. Sierra Club USA
  20. World Movement of Democracy (WMD)
  21. Open Society Foundation

We give credits to Accounts Aid Team for bringing the above info to our attention.
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10 Responses to List of foreign donors on Prior Permission of FCRA Dept

  1. DIKRONG VALLEY ENVIRONMENT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY says:
    June 28, 2016 at 8:03 am

    We are interested to serve project for rural development in Assam, India.

  2. Subhash Mittal says:
    June 24, 2016 at 10:04 am

    Thanks to Accounts Aid Team to provide clarification.

  3. Gaurav Jain says:
    June 24, 2016 at 6:32 am

    Can any one provide little more details on NGOS coming under Lokpal. How it will impact the functioning of NGO ?

  4. B V Soma Sastry says:
    June 23, 2016 at 4:18 am

    Dear All,

    I have tried to find out the list of organizations put under the “Prior Permission” category from the website of FCRA. I was not able to find the list. I would be interested to know if there is an official communication in this regard. Also, that not being the case then the there is no reason to seek prior approval from FCRA before receiving funds from these organizations. I have come across some instances, where, in the absence of any written communication, the banks have not prohibited the flow of money into the FCRA account of the concerned NGO.

    Please clarify.

    • AccountAid says:
      June 24, 2016 at 8:42 am

      The list is not a public document – it has been compiled from newspaper reports, which are based on secret RBI instructions given to banks from time to time. The list presently has 21 names. https://mobile.twitter.com/FCRA2010/status/744843849793699840

      NGOs do not have to seek permission. The bank is required to refer these to MHA before crediting funds. If MHA permits, the funds are released. If not there are returned.

  5. Dr. Axel Harneit-Sievers says:
    June 22, 2016 at 5:51 am

    Dear SRRF team,

    thanks for this info. Would you have some information about the source of the data that AccountAid compiled?

    Also, pls correct the first entry in your blog (it reads “org” only and should read “350.org”, I presume)

    Thanks again for compiling this and sending it around – much appreciated!

    With kind regards

    Axel Harneit-Sievers
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    Dr. Axel Harneit-Sievers
    Director, India Office, Heinrich Böll Foundation
    C-20, 1st floor, Qutub Institutional Area
    Delhi 110016, India

  6. V.B.Chandrasekaran says:
    June 22, 2016 at 4:38 am

    Dear All, 22nd June 2016
    Instead of perceiving this threat as a threat, why not this be seen as a challenge and opportunity for us to come together and reflect? Instead of wasting mental and physical time fighting the Government shall we utilise our valuable time among ourselves and above all the communities that is our constituency?
    Why not we learn from agencies like GOONJ that we can do it within India and make the ruling powers weak and helpless or to impose emergency? FundRaising is FriendsRaising. Today, we have friends all over the world but not to the desirable level within India- among the flourishing middle and upper middle class AND also the lower class looking towards the flourishing middle classes.
    A time has come to revisit MARX read with SARVODAYA and GANDHI AND recast in the context of devastating environment to find new strategies of ‘People Centered Activism’. We should reflect that success stories we talk of are heavily funded ones, our style of work has become luxurious and top heavy, the Indian funding agencies have become exploitative of the project holder like the foreign ones/CSR AND above all immense wastage of human power chasing funds and not the communities.
    I remember what Swamy Ramand Tirtha said something like…” You can break my back but you cannot make me bend”.
    It is time for us to reflect collectively and come out with new strategies following AHIMSA path. Our Aashramam will be happy to host at no cost one such meet if someone can take initiative. Initially, we should not exceed 50 persons but this is urgently needed.
    This is not just the concern of those already getting substantial funds but all in our Voluntary /NGO sector genuinely wanting to serve the community and liberate them.
    Regards,
    V.B.Chandrasekaran,
    Grand Father and Chief Cook,
    Mahatma Gandhi Sabari Aashramam,
    Chatti Post, Chinthur Mandal, East Godavari District,
    Andhra Pradesh- 507 129

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