Socio Research & Reform Foundation

Dear All,

In the category of “Persons Specially Debarred From Receiving Foreign Contribution” one of the category is “association or company engaged in the production or broadcast of audio news or audio visual news or current affairs programmes through any electronic mode, or any other electronic form as defined in clause (r) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 or any other mode of mass communication”.

The general understanding is that NGOs cannot engage in Community Radio Service (CRS) and if they do engage then that NGO cannot receive FC money. The clarity I am seeking is:

1.       Is this understanding correct?
2.       Can general awareness programmes be conducted as part of CRS?
3.       Do NGOs have to seek any kind of approval from MoHA for this since the CRS license is provided by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting?  

Thanks and regards,
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B V Soma Sastry
Director – Finance and Admin
Centre for World Solidarity
12-13-438, Street No. 1, Tarnaka
Secunderabad 500 017
Andhra Pradesh

Dear All,

Could anyone elaborate on “Service Tax” applicable to a person working as contracted service (contractor) under an international organization on referred terms (a) operating in India and (b) not operating in India.     

Regards,

Dr. Subrata Dutta, PhD
National Coordinator-(FFI-India)

Dear SRRF Members,

Whether any written permission is required from Ministry of Home Affairs to open a bank Account  for expenses of FC Grant?

Loooking forward your response,

Thanks in advance.

Thiyagarajan Devarajan

Dear SRRF Dialogue Members,
Greetings from SRRF!!!!

We have received following query form Mr. Sunil Kumar Suryavanshi on “Applicability of Service Tax on Grants”. Kindly give your responses.

Dear Members

Kindly provide suggestion on Service Tax applicable on NGOs on receipts of funds as below:

With Regards

Sunil Kumar Suryavanshi

Sir,

Money transfer from our foreign donor by mistake has been sent to another organization’s FC account as the wire transfer carried the other organization’s details instead of ours. How do we go about correcting this? Is it enough if the donor writes to the recipient and ask him to transfer the amount to us ? Will it be within the FCRA regulation? How can we correct this? The recipient will be ready to transfer/oblige.

Bhooma Parthasarathy

My Quarry is that We are a small part of a big group called Rotary Dist. 3010.

Do we need to register ourselves on behalf of the individual capacity of our club.

In every individual Rotary Club The President is changed every Year & there is no permanent address of the club. Only the address of current club president is valid.

So how do we apply. We have to register ourselves every year ?

Rotary Club Of Delhi Capitol.

D. L. Jalan

Hi

What are the criteria for a trust to apply / get FCRA…please guide us….. ????

Your’s Sincerely

Ravi Bhushan
OMABM Foundation

Dear Sir,

We are having exemption u/s 35 AC for specific one project. We want to know after completion of the project can we transfer asset from project to the organization?

Regards,

Sushma Bhonsale
Head – Accounts
Deepak Foundation
Within Nijanand Ashram Premises,
Nr. Laxmi Studio, Adjoining L&T Knowledge City,
On NH-8, Ta. & Dist. Vadodara-390 019