FCRA DRAFT 2011 - COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

Dear All

Another important policy is under amendment. In continuation to my earlier posting on the need of reflections and suggestion on FCRA Draft 2011. see my reflections and suggestions as:
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SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FCRA DRAFT 2011


1.Under: 9. Application for obtaining ‘registration’ or ‘prior permission’ to receive foreign contribution.

Any person whose request was ceased under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) may prefer a fresh on-line application with the Central Government only after six months from the date of cessation of the previous application.

Suggestion: consider for three month.

Explanation: Six months is quite long and applicants will suffer in general and particularly the one from rural villages.

2.Under: 10. Validity of Certificate. - Every certificate of registration granted to a person under the Act shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue.

Suggestion: Retain the old system of validity once for all.

Explanation: The process of renewal will take time and money. It will be more difficult for the rural organizations / people. Even the 80G which is valid for three years and needs to be renewed has realized the difficulties and amended for once for all. Keeping the barriers in the process and the trend of 80G, retain the FRCA validity once for all.

3.Add the Monitoring Mechanism once in 5 years: This is suggested in the place of renewal for an effective monitoring of the contributions received. NIL contributions continuously for 5 years can be viewed separately. This helps the Account holders to put their best efforts for getting the support for the cause for which it was approved.

4.Under: transferring FC funds to organizations: For the NGOs, CBOs, DPOs and others who are under federation or legally related or jointly operating, FCRA of Federation or mother organization should be considered for receiving contributions and for transferring with transparency.
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Looking froward to get better policies for the benefit of peoples' development with sustianbility...

with thanks