Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020
APPENDIX : Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 as amended by the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2025
Foreign Contribution (Acceptance or Retention of Gifts or Presentations) Rules, 2012
Notifications issued under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 3.3
Guidelines issued under section 36(1)(a) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Implementation of the provisions of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 4.3
Guidelines for consideration of proposals for acceptance of foreign hospitality under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 4.11
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to open and operate the “FCRA Account” as provided under section 17(1) of the amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 with SBI, New Delhi Main Branch in terms of FCRA (Amendment) Act, 2020
Advisory for Compliance by FCRA NGOs/Associations with the amended provisions in FCRA, 2010 and FCRR, 2011 4.26
Submission of Applications for Revision of Orders under section 32 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, read with rule 20 of
(Regulation)
Introduction of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) related transaction code in
CASE LAWS DIGEST
FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
2.1 Foreign Contribution
Explanation 2.1
Explanation 3.— -
2.2 Meaning of ‘security’
2.3 Public disclosure of receipt of foreign contribution on websitea
Not necessary to put information about foreign contribution on websiteb
2.4 Foreign Source
Indian company having more than 50% foreign shareholding is ‘foreign source’
Meaning of ‘multi-national corporation’ Explanationg
2.6 Meaning of subsidiary
2.7 Persons who cannot accept, receive or deliver foreign contribution a b
c public servant, Judge, Government servant or employee of any corporation or any other body controlled or owned by the Governmentc vide
cannot accept foreign contribution on behalf of other person
2.8 Meaning of various words used in section 3(1)
Political party
Association
2.9 Candidate for election d
Panchayat k
Intimation by candidate for election receiving foreign contribution before nomination -in electronic form
‘Electronic form’ shall have the same meaning assigned to it in section 2(1)(r) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 - rule 2(ba) of FC (Regulation) Rules.
2.10 Person
2.11 Organisation of political nature cannot accept foreign contribution
Application for revision to Central Government if adverse order passed - -
Application shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees three thousand only, which shall be paid through the payment gateway specified by the Central Government-
Appeal against order
2.12 Guidelines for declaration of an organisation to be of a political nature
Asperrule3(1)ofFC(R)Rules(re-numberedw.e.f.10-11-2020), iii iii iv v
vi
Intimation about such organisationsor in electronic form I-23Para2.12
The organisations specified under clauses ( ) and ( ) of rule 3(1) shall be considered to be of political nature, if they participate in active politics or party politics, as the case may be - Rule 3(2) of FC(R) Rules as inserted w.e.f. 10-11-2020.
Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) UOI
EXEMPTIONS FROM RESTRICTIONS ON ACCEPTING FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
3.1 Exemptions from restrictions on accepting foreign contribution
3.2 Acceptance of gifts by member of Indian delegation
3.3 Intimation of receipt of gift from relative three months
3.4 Acceptance of gift by member of service
