India, Aug. 12 -- India's government is poised to gain sweeping powers to seize NGO assets, including schools, hospitals and places of worship, if an organisation's foreign-funding licence is cancelled or not renewed, under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which has now been pushed toward a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) amid fierce opposition from Congress, TMC, DMK and Christian groups, just a day before Parliament's Monsoon Session is set to end on August 13. What is FCRA Amendment Bill

Introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25th by the home ministry, the bill amends the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 which regulates foreign funding of NGOs and associations in India.

The new Amendment create...