JPC Holds Key Meeting on FCRA Amendments

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, will hold its second meeting in Delhi today. Officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs and Law and Justice are scheduled to brief the committee members clause by clause on the proposed legislation. The meeting will cover issues including the utilisation of foreign contributions, maintenance of accounts, transparency and regulatory oversight. The panel will also hear the views of experts and stakeholders.

One of the key proposals in the Bill concerns the supervision, management and disposal of foreign contributions and assets created from such funds when an organisation’s FCRA registration is cancelled, surrendered or ceases to be valid. The Bill proposes a Designated Authority for this purpose. Opposition members have raised objections to the proposed powers relating to such assets, while the government has maintained that the amendments are aimed at strengthening transparency and oversight in the use of foreign contributions.