New Delhi. The Central Government is not going to relax its stance on changes in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). According to media reports, the central government will move towards making changes in the FCRA law in the winter session of Parliament. According to the news, the government is only waiting for the JPC report. After looking at the recommendations of the JPC, the government will decide whether to make changes in the bill or not, if it deems it necessary.
The FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 was introduced by the Central Government in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2026. Then on the demand of the members, on August 12, the FCRA amendment bill was sent to the JPC for review. The 31-member JPC is to submit its report on the FCRA amendment bill by the first week of the winter session of Parliament. One of the provisions in the FCRA Amendment Bill is to create a designated authority for the management and disposal of assets created from foreign funds. Church and opposition parties are opposing it. They fear that through this provision the government can take over the properties of the church.
Church representatives had also met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to express their apprehensions over this provision of the FCRA Amendment Bill. At the same time, JPC Chairman and BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal, who is considering the FCRA Amendment Bill, had said that the main provisions of the proposed Act are the same which were included in the law implemented by the UPA government in 2010. JPC has held talks with all communities including Christians on the FCRA amendment bill. Under FCRA, NGOs, social institutions and organizations working in India have to follow the prescribed rules for the use of funding received from abroad. With this law, foreign funding is controlled and it is ensured that the money is used only as per the prescribed rules. To raise funding under FCRA, it is necessary to obtain NOC from the Home Ministry.