NGO body calls for sending the Bill to a select or standing committee of Parliament for scrutiny
The Voluntary Action Network India (VANI), an apex body of Indian voluntary organisations, has demanded that the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020, passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday be sent to a select or standing committee of Parliament for scrutiny. It said the amendments assume that all NGOs receiving foreign grants were “guilty unless proved otherwise,” virtually making it impossible for NGOs to function.
The association said in a statement that the Bill would be a “death blow to the development relief, scientific research and community support work of the NGO community as it prohibits collaboration with other Indian organisations.”
“At a time like this, when India is battling a deadly disease, with so much at stake and collaborations internationally…