Government cancels FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs
The government on Tuesday cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of about 20,000 of 33,000 NGOs, allegedly for improper documentation, reports said. The FCRA licence allows NGOs to receive funds from foreign sources. This comes after the government cancelled the licences of 11,319 NGOs in November after they failed to apply for renewal of their registration.