FCRA Registration Details

Essential is the fcra registration for receiving any type of funds or contributions from any foreign source. The fcra of 1976 facilitates the lawful acquisition and strict utilization of all foreign funds and contributions by all Indian entities for the specified objectives anywhere within the country. All associations, organizations, trusts, societies, and social-development organizations which want to receive funds or monetary contributions from any one or more foreign sources are compulsorily required to obtain the fcra registration number from the FCRA Section of the Home Affairs of the Government of India. The section below furnishes the detailed information about our fcra registration services in India, along with the fcra registration process. Ours well-resourced and reputed law firm situated in India with connections worldwide, has been extending reliable and perfect legal services to all economic sectors in connection with all areas of the legal practice in nations situated in all across the world for a long time.
CHARTER FOR ASSOCIATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION
OR REGISTRATION UNDER FCRA
An association granted prior permission or registration under the repealed
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 shall be deemed to have been
registered or granted prior permission, as the case may be, under the Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) and such registration
shall be valid for a period of 5 years from the 1st May, 2011, i.e., up to the
30th April, 2016.

FCRA is stand for Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was enacted in the year 1976 in India with the prime objective of regulating the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality by associations and persons working in the important areas of national life. The focus of this Act is to ensure that the foreign contribution and foreign hospitality is not utilized to affect electoral politics, judges, public servants and other people working the important areas of national life like journalists, printers and publishers of newspapers, etc.

The organizations seeking foreign contributions for definite cultural, economic, educational ,social or religious programmers may either obtain registration to receive foreign contribution from Ministry of Home Affairs by making application in the set format and furnishing details of the activities and audited accounts. The FCRA registration in India is granted only to such involvement, which has proven track record of functioning in the selected field of work during last three years, and after registration, such organization is free to receive foreign contribution from any foreign source for stated objectives. The FCRA registration in India is granted thorough sanctuary vetting of the activities and antecedents of the organization and office bearers thereof. On the other hand, such organizations which are newly established and do not have proven track record of functioning may as well receive foreign contribution for specific activities, for a specific purpose from a specific source after seeking project based previous permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs.