India, April 20 -- The proposed National Christian Welfare Board, first reported in the media in early April 2026, is described as a quasi-judicial body with state government representation, framed as part of a wider outreach effort to grant 'micro-minority' status to Christians in India.

The same reports said the Board's intended focus includes marriage, funerals, interfaith family matters (including a child's right to choose his or her religion), access to worship, and potentially the management of assets belonging to organisations that lose or fail to renew their licences under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).

Although the government presents this as a welfare initiative designed to address community concerns, it is ...