Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s (RGF) FCRA licence was Cancelled

The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s (RGF) FCRA licence was cancelled under Section 14 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) for violating provisions under Section 11 and registration conditions under Section 12(4)(a)(vi) of the FCRA, 2010. The Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust’s (RGCT) FCRA licence was cancelled under section 14 of the FCRA, 2010 due to violations of provisions under sections 8(1)(a), 11, 17, 18, 19, and registration conditions under section 12(4)(a)(vi) of the FCRA, 2010.

In terms of provisions under section 14(3) of the FCRA, 2010, the association whose FCRA registration has been cancelled in terms of provisions under section 14 of the FCRA, 2010 shall not be eligible for registration or grant of prior permission for a period of three years from the date of cancellation of registration.

Details are tabulated below:-

S. No.	State/UT	The number of FCRA registration certificates cancelled during the last 05 years i.e. from 2017 to 2021.
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4
2	Andhra Pradesh	622
3	Arunachal Pradesh	14
4	Assam	87
5	Bihar	441
6	Chandigarh	13
7	Chhattisgarh	49
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	2
9	Delhi	233
10	Goa	14
11	Gujarat	186
12	Haryana	50
13	Himachal Pradesh	29
14	Jammu and Kashmir	24
15	Jharkhand	139
16	Karnataka	375
17	Kerala	178
18	Madhya Pradesh	180
19	Maharashtra	734
20	Manipur	197
21	Meghalaya	29
22	Mizoram	15
23	Nagaland	47
24	Orissa	417
25	Pondicherry	22
26	Punjab	39
27	Rajasthan	163
28	Sikkim	4
29	Tamil Nadu	755
30	Telangana	280
31	Tripura	11
32	Uttar Pradesh	635
33	Uttarakhand	78
34	West Bengal	611
Total	6677

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. PIB