Centre Cancels FCRA Registration of Centre for Financial Accountability

 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act , 2010 FCRA registration of the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA). This NGO critically examines financial institutions’ impacts on development, human rights, and the environment.

Recently, CFA reported increased health risks and environmental hazards from new projects in the Adani Group’s Special Economic Zone in Gujarat’s Kutch region, warning of significant ecological damage.

Joe Athialy, CFA’s Executive Director, told The Hindu that while they had not received official cancellation orders for CFA’s parent entity, CACIM (India Institute for Critical Action Centre in Movement), they were informed online. Athialy suggested the cancellation, ostensibly due to incorrect financial filings for 2018 and 2019, was an excuse to curb their critical work. ‘This may be just an excuse, as they had all the years to ask us to rectify the mistakes. We certainly believe that the work we did has contributed to this action,’ he said.

Athialy asserted that the government aims to silence critical voices but affirmed CFA’s commitment to continue their mission through innovative methods, including domestic donations.

Earlier this year, the MHA also cancelled the FCRA registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Since 2015, over 16,000 NGOs have lost their FCRA registrations for various violations. Currently, 15,946 NGOs in India hold active FCRA registrations, with nearly 6,000 losing their status from  1 January  2022, due to non-renewal or refusal by the MHA.

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