India's FCRA Amendment Bill sent to Joint Parliamentary Committee

A Joint Parliamentary Committee, chaired by Sanjay Jaiswal, held its first meeting on September 18, 2026, to examine the FCRA Amendment Bill. Active FCRA registrations have dropped from 29,000 to 14,449 since 2010. The bill proposes a designated authority for cancelled NGOs' assets and mandatory social media disclosure to curb foreign fund misuse.