NEW DELHI : The Union Home Ministry has announced that NGOs engaging in activities that threaten national interests—such as religious conversion, instigating protests, or connections to terrorism—will have their FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) registrations canceled, barring them from receiving foreign funds. According to a notice on the ministry’s website, FCRA licenses will be revoked if an NGO is found to be involved in religious conversions by coercion or inducement, or in actions that may disrupt social or religious harmony.

The ministry also specified that NGOs failing to utilize foreign contributions according to their stated goals, neglecting to file annual returns, or not spending at least ₹15 lakh on core societal welfare activities over the last three years may also lose their FCRA registrations. Additionally, the license can be canceled if an organization has become inactive or if a field inquiry reveals that it has not engaged in meaningful societal welfare activities in recent years.

Further grounds for cancellation include any adverse reports from field agencies, prosecution against office bearers, and affiliations with radical or terrorist organizations. The MHA reiterated that only NGOs registered under the FCRA are legally permitted to receive foreign contributions.