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Supreme Court refuses to extend foreign funding licences of non-profit organisations

The petitioner had asked the court to exempt humanitarian organisations from the purview of FCRA till Covid-19 continues to be a ‘notified disaster'.

An FCRA registration is mandatory for non-profit organisations to be able to receive foreign funds. On January 1, the registrations of 5,933 organisations lapsed as either they did not apply for renewal, or the home ministry refused to sanction their applications.