Close to 25000 NGOs are registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.  The details of NGOs who have filed annual returns during last three years, till date and the total amount received by each is available at fcraonline.nic.in under ‘Information Bank’.  However, the total amount received by the NGOs during the last three years is given below:-

Year	Quantum of foreign fund received (Rs. Crore)
2014-15	15,299
2015-16	17,773
2016-17 (till 30.12.2017)	13,750

 

5922 NGOs have been served notices for failing to file annual returns and the registration of 4867 NGOs has been cancelled.

 This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

 

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