The government is going to tighten control over NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) . The government is set to bring the FCRA Amendment Bill in this session to increase transparency in foreign funding for national security and ensure accountability of such entities. There is a provision that the foreign contribution should also be spent on the same head. If an NGO commits wrongdoing, the government can also sell its assets.

According to a senior government minister, 16,000 FCRA-registered entities in the country receive Rs 22,000 crore from foreign contributions every year. The current law does not have a clear provision for the proper use management of foreign contributions. In such a situation, foreign contribution can harm the security of the country. This bill is being brought to put a full stop to this.

It provides that the government can take possession of the properties of an NGO whose FRCA license has been cancelled or suspended or has not been renewed. For this, the prescribed authority will be constituted. Through this, the government will have the right to take possession of the assets created from foreign funds of the institution or deposit the amount received by selling the property in the Consolidated Fund of India. NGOs will not be allowed to sell property without the government's permission.