Home Ministry cancels FCRA registration of Centre for Policy Research
Vijaita Singh | 17 January 2024 | The Hindu
The Union Home Ministry has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a leading public policy research institution in New Delhi.
The Ministry suspended the FCRA registration of CPR that enabled it to receive foreign donations on February 27, 2023. The suspension on grounds of violation was initially for a period of 180 days, which was extended subsequently.The think tank is learnt to have received the cancellation order on January 10.
The Home Ministry website said the registration was cancelled on grounds of “violation”. One of the reasons cited is that the institute published reports on “current affairs programmes,” which is a violation of FCRA.