The programme is funded by Indo-Global social service society (IGSSS), Pune under FCRA, funding. The theme of project is to strengthen local self governance through am capacity building of the representative of CBO’s members and the gram sabha “ To activate gram sabha”. The project is implementing in 5 panchayats Viz. Kumantal, Bazgaon, Manajakhedi, Sukarvas & Hameedganj of block Nasrullaganj of District Sehore of Madhya Pradesh.
Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) is a non-profit development organization, established in 1961 to support development programmes across India, especially to empower the vulnerable communities and grassroots community-based organizations. Currently, IGSSS is present in 16 states and one Union Territory of India. Through the years, IGSSS has evolved as a major player in the development sector in India, working on the themes of Climate Change, Sustainable Livelihood, Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban Poverty Reduction, Gender Equity, and Youth Development. IGSSS is recognized by Credibility Alliance, NGO Darpan (Indian government platform) and BSE Sammaan as a credible development agency in India. IGSSS has deployed appropriate technological solutions to ensure a timely and qualitative delivery of work. IGSSS has proven to be a reliable development partner working with government agencies, the private sector and civil society organizations across India.
The Foreign Contribution (regulation) Act, 2010 is an act of the , by the 42nd Act of 2010. It is a consolidating act whose scope is to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental the reto. It is designed to correct shortfalls in the predecessor act of 1976. The bill received presidential assent on 26 September 2010
The Minister of Home Affairs Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020, which made several changes to the existing Act, including making it mandatory for office bearers of any non-governmental organisation (NGO) to provide their Aadhaar numbers. It also gives the government the power to hold a "summary enquiry" to prevent an organization from using foreign funds. These changes were intended to increase transparency regarding the use of foreign money for non-governmental organisations.
The Bill was unanimously passed by the Lok Sabha on 21 September 2020. The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the bill on 23 September 2020.
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The Centre has also omitted provision ‘b’ in rule 13, which dealt with declaring foreign funds including details of donors, amount received, and date of receipt every quarter on its website. Now only once a year the organizations in FCRA can file the audited balance sheet in the website of the Ministry or also on their own website.
A number of NGOs receiving foreign funding are seen by the India's central government as involved in anti-development activism and hence posing a negative impact on the economic growth by two to three per cent. An Intelligence Bureau report titled 'Impact of NGOs on Development,’ claims the NGOs and their international donors are also planning to target many fresh economic development projects.
Home ministry has cancelled some more registrations including top 8 national educational institutions such as – Jawaharlal Nehru University, IIT-Kanpur and Jamia Milia Islamia saying that these institutes are not maintaining proper FCRA account. So, unless their registrations are restored, these institutions cannot receive contributions from abroad. Later the FCRA status of Jamia Milia Islamia was restored in September 2012 following the submission of its report to the government. The Ministry of Home Affairs has since clarified that Jamia is exempt from all provisions of the FCRA and therefore there is no bar on Jamia to receive/spend foreign contributions.