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About 6,000 companies, including IIT Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Indian Medical Association, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, were among the 6,000 companies whose licenses for receiving foreign donations expired on Saturday, according to the PTI news agency.
Organizations and NGOs operating in India are required to obtain a license under the Foreign Donations Regulation Act to receive donations from abroad.
In this case, about 6,000 companies have not applied for renewal of the license or their applications have been rejected by the Union Home Ministry, officials said.
“The NGOs were given ample time to renew their licenses, but they failed to renew their licenses. Although the period for renewal of licenses was extended, they did not apply,” the ANI news agency reported.
Companies and organizations including Indira Gandhi National Arts Center, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation, Lady Shriram Women’s College, Delhi Engineering College, Oxfam India have lost their licenses or their licenses based on official website information related to the Foreign Donation Discipline Act. Reported.
Officials from the Union Home Ministry, which regulates the activities of NGOs and organizations registered under the Foreign Donations Regulation Act, said registration under the Act was suspended with effect from Saturday (January 1).
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Under the law, there were 22,762 licensed NGOs as of Friday. That number dropped to 16,829 today, Saturday. Because, 5,933 NGOs lost their licenses. Earlier, the licenses of 6,587 NGOs were suspended. As a result, the licenses of more than 12,000 NGOs have expired.
These organizations and organizations include the Indian Medical Association, the Emanuel Hospital Association, which runs more than a dozen hospitals across India, the Indian Tuberculosis Association, the Vishwa Dharmayathan, the Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation, and the National Fisheries Cooperative Federation.
Hamdard Education Society, Delhi School of Social Work Society, Bharatiya Sanskriti Parishad, DAV College Trust and Management Society, Islamic Cultural Center of India, Carthage Memorial Foundation, Delhi Public School Society, College of Genetic Science Center, India , Delhi College of Engineering, All India Marwari Youth Munch.
Meanwhile, the licenses of some NGOs, which expire between September 29, 2020 and September 30, 2021, have been extended to March 31, 2022.