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Ford Foundation-funded NGOs not registered under FCRA: Minister
New Delhi, May 5
The Ford Foundation had
funded some NGOs which are not registered under the provisions of the
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010, as well as the
Sabrang Trust which is linked to activist Teesta Setalvad, parliament
was told on Tuesday.
"There are inputs from security agencies
that some amounts have been credited from Ford Foundation to some NGOs
which are not registered under the provisions of FCRA, 2010. Hence, to
keep a watch on such recipients, the credits from Ford Foundation have
been put under prior permission category under FCRA, 2010," Minister of
State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told the Lok Sabha.
Setalvad
is associated with two NGOs, namely Citizen for Justice and Peace, and
Sabrang Trust, which are registered under FCRA, 2010. As far as funding
from Ford Foundation is concerned, only Sabrang Trust has been funded,
he said.
Last month, the government put international donor Ford
Foundation on the watchlist for funding organizations not registered
under the FCRA.