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Transcript of A Presentation on FCRA and Bilateral Development Assistance.
A Presentation on FCRA
and Bilateral Development
Assistance
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976
• An act to regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain persons or associations, with a view to ensuring that parliamentary institutions, political associations and academic and other voluntary organizations as well as individuals working in the important areas of national life may function in a manner consistent with the values of a sovereign democratic republic, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Need for Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976
• Regulating acceptance and utilization of Foreign contribution and Foreign hospitality by individuals and associations working in important areas of national life.
• Not meant to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution for genuine purposes.
• Security considerations.
Stakeholders
Citizens
Chartered Accountants &
other professionals
Public servants, Juges, Members of legislature, political
parties
Banks
Ministry of Home Affairs &
NIC
NGOs/Trusts
Organizations of political
nature
Employees of MHA Security
agencies
FCRA FCRA
Focus
Facilitate receipt of Foreign Contribution for genuine purpose without compromising National security concerns
Foreign contribution
Foreign contribution means the donation, delivery or transfer, made by any foreign source of any
a)article, not given to a person as a gift, for personal use, if the market value in India of such article exceeds one thousand rupees;
b)currency, whether Indian or foreign; or
c)foreign security
Foreign Source• Government of foreign country or any agency of such Government.• International agencies, not being of
a) United Nations or its specialized agenciesb) World Bank Groupc) International Monetary Fundd) Such other agencies so notified by the Central Government.
• Foreign company or Corporation incorporated in foreign country• Trade Union in a foreign country • Foreign Trust or Foundation or Society or Club formed or registered
outside India• Company where more than half of shareholding held by foreign Govt.,
foreign citizens, foreign corporations• Citizens of foreign countries
Who cannot accept Foreign Contribution
a) Candidate for elections.
b) Correspondents, columnists, cartoonists, editor, owner, printer.
c) Judge, Government servant or employee of any corporation
d) Member of any Legislature
e) Political party or office-bearer thereof.
Types of permission
An association having a definite cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme can receive foreign contribution after it obtains
-the prior permission of the Central Government, or
-gets itself registered with the Central Government.
Registration• Means permanent permission to accept foreign foreign
contribution from any foreign source.• Granted to associations with proven track record
Reasons for rejection of Registration• Association being in formative stage• Association formed for personal gain• Association involved in proselytisation• Members of Executive Committee involved in illegal/criminal
activities• Sister association prohibited under the act• Applicant association prohibited• Association involved in anti-national activities • Stated objects of the association not being pursued.
Must DOs for the Registered Association
• Designated exclusive Bank account for receipt and utilization of foreign contribution.
• Submission of annual FC-3 returns.• Change in members, address, objectives of the association
to be reported to Central Government within 30 days.• Change in the O.B’s by 50% or more with prior permission
only• Exclusive accounts for receipt and utilisation of foreign
contribution and audit by the Chartered Accountant.• Substantial proportion of foreign contribution to be spent on
welfare activities• Reduction in Administrative expenses
Prior PermissionWhen required• Where the association does not have a FCRA registration• Where the association is placed under prior permission
category• Where registration is frozen• Associations of political nature, not being political party
Essentials of prior permission• Donor specific• Donee specific• Amount specific – within overall limits• Purpose specific
RECEIPT OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
Year Amount % Increase over Rs/ crores Previous Year
2000-01 4535.2 15.52001-02 4870.5 7.42002-03 5046.5 3.52003-04 5105.5 1.22004-05 6256.6 22.5
Amount wise break-up of reporting association
Foreign Contribution
Year Below Between Between Above
Rs. 1 cr Rs 1-5 cr Rs 5-10 cr Rs. 10 cr
2000-01 13815 669 62 52
2001-02 14761 721 77 59
2002-03 15650 798 76 66
2003-04 16187 818 83 57
2004-05 17373 985 112 70
TOP DONOR COUNTRIES
Foreign Contribution Rs/crores
Country 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
USA 1679 1584 1926
Germany 715 757 930
U.K. 685 676 764
Italy 315 350 432
Netherlands 261 304 353
Top donor Agencies Foreign contribution (Rs. in crores)
DONOR’S NAME & COUNTRY 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Foundation Vicent E Ferrer, Spain 79.16 135.15 183.31
World Vision International, USA 90.24 94.36 123.25
Gospel for Asia, USA 50.82 39.80 110.12
Foster Parents Plan Intl., USA 53.73 57.56 65.60
Compassion International, USA 3.60 40.54 60.93
Top Recipient DistrictsForeign Contribution Rs/crores
DISTRICT 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Chennai 363.45 384.53 560.40
Bangalore 357.66 357.66 376.97
Mumbai 283.59 299.63 321.82
Ananthapur 168.95 209.16 287.70
Kolkata 181.44 179.86 206.35
TOP RECIPIENT ASSOCIATIONS
Foreign Contribution Rs/crores
NAME OF ASSOCIATION & STATE 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
World Vision, Tamil Nadu 98.01 103.74 133.57
Rural Develkopment Trust, Andhra Pradesh 84.66 125.99 118.75
Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Andhra Pradesh 60.19 49.96 77.57
Caritas India, Delhi 49.49 37.54 65.30
Foster Parents Plan International Inc. Delhi 53.65 56.80 64.91
TOP TEN PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2004-05
PURPOSE Foreign Contribution
(Rs. In crores)
Establishment expenses 948.20 Relief/Rehabilitation of victims of natural calami 655.65 Rural Development 582.48 Welfare of Children 303.20 Construction of school/college 295.94 Grant of stipend/scholarship/assistance 210.13 Welfare of the orphans 189.37 Construction/Running of hospital/dispensary/clinic 182.69 Construction/Repair/Maintenance of places of worship 137.21 Holding of Free Medical/Health/Family Welfare/ 126.28
Immunization camps
TOP RECIPIENT STATES/UNION TERROTORY
Foreign Contribution
(Rs. in crores)
State/UT 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Tamilnadu 774 800 1190
Delhi 880 857 1075
Andhra Pradesh 629 684 913
Maharashtra 505 480 552
Karnataka 489 528 509
Bilateral Development Assistance
Policy for Government and subordinate agencies
Bilateral development assistance to be accepted from• G8countriesnamelyUS,UK,Japan,Germany,France,
Italy, Canada,Russian Federation and European commission
• European Union countries if bilateral annual assistance to India exceeds USD 25 million
• Routed through or co-financed with a multilateral agency
Tied aid not to be accepted
Bilateral Development assistance to NGOs,autonomous institutions and other such bodies
• Assistance may be accepted from any country• Assistance to be accepted for projects of economic and
Social importance only• Registration or Prior Permission under FCRA mandatory• Proposals to be submitted to DEA through concerned
development partner• Bilateral partner may transfer funds after approval of
DEA• Bilateral partner may make arrangement for monitoring• Bilateral partner to submit status report to DEA in April
and October every year
Some Initiatives
• Empowering the stakeholders by transparency in administration
• Online status enquiry• Management by objectives• Process standardization• Revamped monitoring• G2B partnership
THANKS