Representatives of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State Federation of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) NGOs on Tuesday (April 7) expressed serious concern over certain provisions of the FCRA Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026.
At a press conference in Vijayawada, they expressed apprehensions about the proposed creation of a designated authority vested with sweeping powers to take provisional and, in many cases, permanent control of all foreign contributions and assets created — even partly — from such funds. This includes schools, hospitals, places of worship, equipment, and infrastructure built over decades through the dedicated efforts of non-profit organisations, they said.
They said that the treatment of assets created with a mix of foreign contribution and domestic funds was a matter of grave worry. “Under the proposed provisions, any asset acquired even partly from foreign contribution, shall vest wholly in the designated authority,” said federation’s convenor Oliver Rayi. He said while there is a limited right to seek return of clearly identifiable domestic-funded portions, in practice most organisations have inter-mingled resources over the years, making segregation extremely difficult and uncertain. “This risks unjust loss of hard-earned assets that were largely built with Indian contributions and sweat equity,” he said.
