New Delhi, July 1 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched the FCRA 2.0 portal to make processes related to applications, renewals and filing of annual returns fully digital, stating that the move will enable faster, more accurate verification and improved compliance monitoring of the receipt and utilisation of foreign funds, thereby strengthening national security and governance. Shah also launched an e-OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card that will eliminate the need to re-issue the OCI booklet when receiving a new passport upon its expiry after 20 years while allowing the government to reduce paperwork and strengthen data management and centralised tracking. The two initiatives were launched in Delhi in the presence of foreign secretary Vikram Misri, home secretary Govind Mohan and new Intelligence Bureau chief Mahesh Dixit, and other senior officials. Shah said the FCRA 2.0 portal will "resolve the difficulties faced by those receiving donations through the FCRA portal". "It has been developed to simplify compliance under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act [FCRA] and to strengthen the monitoring and enforcement mechanism. All major processes related to applications, renewals, annual returns, and other services have now been made fully digital (end-to-end)," Shah said. The portal, he said, includes features such as process re-engineering, an integrated dashboard, Aadhaar-based authentication, e-Sign facility, and OCR-based document analysis. For NGOs, Shah said the new portal will reduce paperwork, save time, and provides a simple and convenient experience....