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Govt likely to send FCRA Bill to Joint Parliamentary Committee: Sources

Sanjeev Kumar | August 11, 2026 10:21 PM CST

The government is likely to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 (FCRA) to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed examination, said sources on Tuesday.

It is pertinent to mention that the Bill seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for the supervision, management and disposal of foreign contributions and assets through a designated authority.

FCRA bill to be discussed in Parliament on August 12?

Earlier on August 7, the , Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma said after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Lalduhoma, accompanied by a delegation of church leaders from Mizoram, met Shah to convey concerns over the proposed legislation, which seeks to tighten oversight of foreign-funded organisations by creating a powerful designated authority to take control of the assets of NGOs that lose their FCRA licence. "We have conveyed our apprehensions on the new FCRA bill to the home minister. He assured us that the Bill will not come into effect retrospectively," Lalduhoma told reporters in the Parliament House complex.

Asked about the timeline for the legislation, the chief minister said Shah informed the delegation that the Bill would be debated in Parliament on August 12. The proposed law was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25.

About FCRA Bill 2026

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 seeks to empower the government to create a "Designated Authority" to take over the management of foreign contributions and assets created using foreign contributions when an organisation's FCRA registration is cancelled, surrendered or ceases because it is not renewed.

This bill also states that in case of assets that are a place of worship, the Authority must ensure that its religious character is maintained. Apart from this, the proposed legislation will also reduce the maximum penalty for violation of the Act from imprisonment of five years to one year. The FCRA portal indicates that, as of July 15, 2026, there are 14,449 active FCRA certificates, 22,498 cancelled, and 15,212 deemed as expired.