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Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Rajya Sabha GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22nd JULY, 2015/ ASADHA 31, 1937 (SAKA) NGOS REGISTERED UNDER FCRA AND BLACKLISTED 227. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the names of the NGOs registered under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, 1976 (FCRA) and blacklisted along with the reasons during the last three years, particularly in Maharashtra; (b) the names of the NGOs which applied for permission along with the letter of sanction received from the foreign funding agency for collecting foreign funds under FCRA; (c) whether the activities of the foreign funding agencies have been found to be against the national interest; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the steps and action taken by Government against foreign funding agencies working against the national interest? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU) (a): The list of NGOs registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA) is available on the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs http://mha1.nic.in/fcra.htm. Instances of non-Government Organisations violating provisions of the FCRA and FCRR have come to Government’s notice. FCRA and Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rule, 2011 (FCRR) came into force with effect from 01.05.2011. Since then, FCRA registration of 1296 NGOs have been cancelled in the State of Maharashtra, after issue of Show Cause Notices to such associations and giving them adequate opportunity. --2/- -2- R.S. U.S.Q. No. 227 for 22.07.2015 After inspections and scrutiny of accounts, 3 cases were referred to CBI and 2 associations have been prohibited from receiving foreign contribution in State of Maharashtra. (b) to (e): The names of the associations who have applied for prior permission under FCRA, 2010 is annexed. Foreign funding agencies don’t come directly under the purview of FCRA, 2010. However, since 2011, whenever it has come to the notice of Central Government that certain associations who are not authorized or entitled to receive foreign contribution are getting funds from these foreign donors, 16 donor agencies were placed under prior approval category under Section 46 of FCRA, 2010. This ensures that any funding from these agencies will require prior approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs. ***** ANNEXURE NAMES OF THE NGOs WHICH APPLIED FOR PRIOR PERMISSION ALONGWITH THE LETTER OF SANCTION RECEIVED FROM THE FOREIGN FUNDING AGENCY FOR COLLECTING FOREIGN FUNDS UNDER (JANUARY 2013 TO TILL DATE) FCRA S/No. Association Name State 1. Hasiru Dala Karnataka 2. Maitriz jk8i Tamil Nadu 3. AL MANAAR ISLAMIC WELFARE TRUST West Bengal 4. SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS INNOVATING FOR RESULTS INDIA Delhi 5. JEEVANIDHI TRUST Karnataka 6. NETWORK FOR CERTIFICATION AND CONSERVATION OF FORESTS Delhi 7. SHANTI AND DHARAMK DOGRA CHARITABLE EYE FOUNDATION Punjab 8. EKTARA West Bengal 9. Savitri Jagdish charitable Trust Delhi 10. Priyanka Foundation Telangana 11. Arka Art Trust Maharashtra 12. MAHARISHI RAM RAJ TRUST Delhi 13. Jaldhaara Foundation Telangana National Council for Climate Change Sustainable Development and 14. Gujarat Public Leadership 15. SARVA DHARMA SAMVAAD Delhi 16. SAGE FOUNDATION Karnataka 17. SAI DASHAMA GHAR CHARITABLE TRUST Maharashtra 18. SUSHIL ANSAL FOUNDATION Delhi 19. Rapha Unlimited Tamil Nadu 20. YAKULT INDIA MICROBIOTA AND PROBIOTIC SCIENCE FOUNDATION Delhi 21. ECO FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES Karnataka Jammu & 22. HILLS AND DALES FOUNDATION Kashmir 23. SHREE HARI JAGSUKHKARAK CHARITABLE TRUST Gujarat 24. Helping Hope Foundation Bihar SUSTAINABLE ASSOCIATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF LIVELIHOOD 25. Tamil Nadu SAIL 26. native missionary fellowship of india Tamil Nadu 27. RURAL ASSOCIATION FOR INDIGENCE NEEDS Andhra Pradesh 28. MUMMYJEE EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST Bihar 29. KARUNAMAYA CHARITABLE TRUST Andhra Pradesh 30. KINDERHILFE CHARITABLE TRUST Andhra Pradesh 31. AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF INDIA West Bengal Delhi 32. IPE Global Centre for Knowledge and Development 33. NAVA JYOTHI YOUTH ASSOCIATION Andhra Pradesh SOUTHERN REGIONAL CHAPTER OF INDIAN SOCIETY OF CLEFT LIP 34. Tamil Nadu PALATE AND CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALIES TAMILNADU 35. krishna lila bahudeshiya sikshan sanstha Maharashtra Arunachal 36. AmaAba MPCS Ltd. Pradesh 37. Swaniti Initiative Delhi 38. Care Foundation Tamil Nadu 39. CHITTI PRATISTHAN Rajasthan 40. LIFE CARE HEALTH FOUNDATION Maharashtra 41. KOLKATA SANJOG INITIATIVES West Bengal 42. PRIMAVERA INDIA Karnataka 43. kolkata bhalobashi foundation West Bengal 44. HOPE AND HELP INDIA TRUST Karnataka 45. Jhatkaa.Org Karnataka 46. MYLAN FOUNDATION Telangana 47. LIONESS CLUB OF VASANT VIHAR CHARITABLE TRUST Maharashtra 48. Handiya Baba Yogalaya Uttar Pradesh 49. SPRINGS OF JOY TRUST Jharkhand 50. SAI DASHAMA GHAR RELIGIOUS TRUST Maharashtra 51. OMMSAI EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST ODISHA Orissa 52. BROOKINGS INSTITUTION INDIA CENTER Delhi 53. The India National Trust for Education and Development Delhi 54. PURNAKAMAL EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST Orissa 55. KHWAHISH SEWA SOCIETY Punjab 56. MEWA WELFARE TRUST Telangana 57. Development Association for Women Tamil Nadu MANAGING COMMITTEE LABHU RAM DOABA SR SEC SCHOOL 58. Punjab JALANDHAR CITY 59. ANNADHATA CHARITABLE TRUST Andhra Pradesh 60. Syntel Prayas Foundation Maharashtra 61. GOOD NEWS SEVA SANGH Tamil Nadu 62. AGENCY OF WELFARE ACTIVITIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT Orissa 63. Neeti Foundation Delhi 64. MENSTRUPEDIA Gujarat 65. XENTO FOUNDATION Maharashtra 66. SRI MURUGAN ILLAM Tamil Nadu 67. RURAL ORGANISATION FOR OPPRESSED FOLK Tamil Nadu 68. WINNER YOUTH CLUB Tamil Nadu 69. KALANJIAM Tamil Nadu 70. DNYANAGAGOTRI PRATISHTAN Maharashtra 71. JSI R AND T INDIA FOUNDATION Delhi 72. DR HAHNEMANNS RURAL HOMOEO PRACTIONERS ASSOCIATION Karnataka 73. GOOD NEWS WELFARE SOCIETY Uttar Pradesh 74. TNS INDIA FOUNDATION Maharashtra 75. LIFE Delhi 76. Immanuel Pentecostal assembly Kerala 77. INDIAN PATIENTS SOCIETY FOR PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY IPSPI Orissa INTERNATIOAN JESUS RURAL AND URBAN EDUCATIOANL 78. Karnataka DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY 79. CHANGE PLANET PARTNERS CLIMATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION Telangana 80. PARANGA CHARITABLE TRUST Karnataka 81. HONEYWELL HOMETOWN SOLUTIONS INDIA FOUNDATION Haryana 82. AKTIS FOUNDATION Maharashtra 83. AKSHAT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Maharashtra 84. Fight Hunger Foundation Maharashtra 85. Pragatiyan Sanstha Prayas Rajasthan 86. KARTAVYA WELFARE FOUNDATION Maharashtra 87. SABTERA FOUNDATION Punjab 88. CENTRE FOR LABOUR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT Tamil Nadu 89. BTL EDUCATIONAL TRUST FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT Karnataka 90. NETRA PRATISHTHAN Maharashtra 91. AMBUJA HOSPITAL TRUST Gujarat 92. We Care Foundation Kerala 93. Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council Delhi 94. MASOOM CHARITABLE TRUST Jharkhand 95. NISWARTH CHILDREN FOUNDATION Gujarat 96. IRADA FOUNDATION Gujarat 97. Cankids Kidscan Delhi 98. SRIMATHA CANCER CARE Tamil Nadu 99. TOOLBOX INDIA FOUNDATION Maharashtra 100. PudumaiPenn Foundation Tamil Nadu 101. NETWORK FOR QUALITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION Delhi 102. SIDDHARTHA GAUTAM SIKSHAN SANSKRITI SAMITI Uttar Pradesh 103. Diabetic Association of India Poona Branch Maharashtra 104. SISTERS OF SACRED HEART CHARITABLE SOCIETY Tamil Nadu 105. INDICUS FOUNDATION Delhi 106. Livelihood Initiatives for Empowerment Delhi 107. JAGDISH PRASAD ADARSH VIDYA MANDIR INTER COLLEGE Uttar Pradesh 108. Hindustan Power Trust Delhi 109. RURAL CONNEXTION FOUNDATION Rajasthan 110. Assisi Initiatives For Development AID Tamil Nadu 111. The Hejamady Kodi Vidyaprasara Foundation Karnataka 112. Happy Science India Association Delhi 113. Tatyasaheb Churi Vasatigruh Maji Vidyarthi Sangh Maharashtra 114. GRAMVIKAS MANDAL MAKNI Maharashtra 115. HIVE INNOSPACE FOUNDATION Tamil Nadu 116. Siri foundation Andhra Pradesh 117. MAKKAL THAGAVAL THODARPU MAIYA TRUST Tamil Nadu 118. SULTANPET MULTIPURPOSE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY Kerala 119. CAREWORKS FOUNDATION Karnataka 120. FIELDS OF VIEW Karnataka 121. Parijat Trust Assam 122. YUVRAJ SINGH FOUNDATION Haryana 123. Samarpan Charitable Trust Kerala 124. VARSHINI GRAMABIRUDDHI MAHILA MANDLI Karnataka 125. SANJEEB KUMAR SAHU Jharkhand 126. SRCEF TRUST Andhra Pradesh 127. CONNECTING DREAMS FOUNDATION Delhi 128. WECONNECT INDIA INT ASSOCIATION Karnataka 129. MAA BHAGWATI VIKAS SANSTHAN Rajasthan 130. ARTICULATEABILITY Karnataka 131. Centre for Green Mobility Ahmedabad Gujarat 132. INDIA STEM FOUNDATION Delhi 133. UDDHAN CHARITABLE TRUST Kerala 134. MALAR TRUST INDIA Tamil Nadu 135. ID CARE TRUST Karnataka 136. SAKSHAM Maharashtra 137. ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LEPROSY Telangana 138. CHILD CARE THROUGH WORKS CTW Telangana 139. GRAMIN SHIKSHA AVAM VIKAS KENDRA Rajasthan 140. ANTONY FOUNDATION Tamil Nadu 141. Angel Xpress Foundation Maharashtra 142. B G SAMSTE Karnataka 143. DAF FOLIO Andhra Pradesh 144. Potukuchi Somasundara Social Welfare and Charitable Trust Telangana 145. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Maharashtra 146. SOURASHTRA KALVI VALARCHI KAZHAGAM Tamil Nadu 147. Prabhaav Foundation Delhi 148. MANAV SEWA JAN SAMAJIK CHARITABLE SOCIETY Delhi 149. URBAN WORKS INSTITUTE Tamil Nadu 150. DOCUMENTARY RESOURCE INITIATIVE West Bengal 151. THE DANDAMUDI TRUST Tamil Nadu 152. INSTITUTE FOR ASTHMA AND ALLERGIC DISEASES Andhra Pradesh 153. BUDHRANI CHARITABLE TRUST Maharashtra 154. PudumaiPenn Truat Tamil Nadu 155. SHRI SHANTINATH AKAMPAN KAHAN DIGAMBER JAIN TRUST Uttar Pradesh 156. AUDIOLOGY INDIA Karnataka 157. Development And Justice Initiative
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