New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The ministries of Home Affairs and Law and Justice on Tuesday gave a clause-by-clause briefing to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which has invited criticism from Opposition parties and Christian groups over its contentious provisions.
A 31-member committee, headed by BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal, was constituted to examine the provisions of the legislation in details before coming out with a report.
Sources said the officials of the two ministries gave detailed presentations, explaining the reasons behind bringing the amendments to the 2010 law and its future actions.
All organisations and NGOs receiving foreign funding have to mandatorily register under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and their activities are closely monitored by the Ministry of Home Affairs acting as nodal authority.
During the day, domain experts like Chairman of the State Bank of India Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, top law officers of the government and senior lawyers are expected convey their views to the JPC, the sources said.
The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25 this year and referred to the JPC on August 12 following consistent demand of the Opposition parties.
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