There were news of a lift on curbs...Good decision by Government...The NGO's only goal is conversion....They are very active in Southern part of TN and also in Northern part of TN for conversion!
[h=1]Government has no immediate plans to lift curbs on US-based NGO Compassion International[/h]Bharti Jain | PTI | Updated: Oct 18, 2016, 23:40 IST
NEW DELHI: The government has no immediate plans to take American NGO Compassion International off the 'prior permission' list, which means that it will have to keep seeking the home ministry's nod before making foreign contributions in India.
The reluctance of the government to show any leniency towards the international donor comes despite an intervention on its behalf by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Kerry, during a visit to India in September, is said to have asked external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to reconsider the decision to place Compassion International in the 'prior permission' category. The donor was put on the watchlist in March after Indian intelligence agencies reported several FCRA violations, including contributions to Indian NGOs like Caruna Bal Vikas being diverted to organisations working in the religious and socio-religious fields. Many of the end-user NGOs were suspected to be involved in proselytisation.
"The concerns that led us to put Compassion International in 'prior permission' category, as per provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, still remain. There is no proposal as of now to reconsider our decision for mandatory home ministry clearance to all its donations to Indian NGOs," said a home ministry officer.
Incidentally, when Kerry took up Compassion's case with Swaraj during his visit here, she is believed to have told him that all NGOs operating in India were expected to adhere to the country's rules and regulations.
A home ministry official on Tuesday clarified that there was no bar on foreign funding of Indian NGOs by Compassion International.
"We pre-approved 34 donations by the American NGOs prior to Kerry's visit here (after it was placed on 'prior permission'), and 10 after the visit. This was after some of the recipient NGOs approached us claiming that they were not involved in religious activities, including proselytisation, and we found their plea to be genuine.
The home ministry's nod for the recent donations by Compassion International was not linked to Kerry's visit here," said a home ministry official.
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[h=1]Government has no immediate plans to lift curbs on US-based NGO Compassion International[/h]Bharti Jain | PTI | Updated: Oct 18, 2016, 23:40 IST
NEW DELHI: The government has no immediate plans to take American NGO Compassion International off the 'prior permission' list, which means that it will have to keep seeking the home ministry's nod before making foreign contributions in India.
The reluctance of the government to show any leniency towards the international donor comes despite an intervention on its behalf by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Kerry, during a visit to India in September, is said to have asked external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to reconsider the decision to place Compassion International in the 'prior permission' category. The donor was put on the watchlist in March after Indian intelligence agencies reported several FCRA violations, including contributions to Indian NGOs like Caruna Bal Vikas being diverted to organisations working in the religious and socio-religious fields. Many of the end-user NGOs were suspected to be involved in proselytisation.
"The concerns that led us to put Compassion International in 'prior permission' category, as per provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, still remain. There is no proposal as of now to reconsider our decision for mandatory home ministry clearance to all its donations to Indian NGOs," said a home ministry officer.
Incidentally, when Kerry took up Compassion's case with Swaraj during his visit here, she is believed to have told him that all NGOs operating in India were expected to adhere to the country's rules and regulations.
A home ministry official on Tuesday clarified that there was no bar on foreign funding of Indian NGOs by Compassion International.
"We pre-approved 34 donations by the American NGOs prior to Kerry's visit here (after it was placed on 'prior permission'), and 10 after the visit. This was after some of the recipient NGOs approached us claiming that they were not involved in religious activities, including proselytisation, and we found their plea to be genuine.
The home ministry's nod for the recent donations by Compassion International was not linked to Kerry's visit here," said a home ministry official.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ssion-International/articleshow/54922811.cms?
