Up to 85% of Indians surveyed across cities said they participated in some charitable action related to the pandemic. Two in three gave money or goods to charities or for community services, and an equal proportion said the government and businesses should have contributed more, says the ‘India Giving Report 2021’
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Indulekha Aravind | 30:28 Min | May 18, 2021, 8:00 AM IST Onerous restrictions on NGOs receiving foreign funds have made it hard for them to provide much-needed aid during the ongoing pandemic. Ingrid Srinath, director, Centre for Social Impact & Philanthropy at Ashoka University, and Sachin Jain, founder of Vikas Samvad Samiti, explain the ramifications.The news clip used in the episode belong to Times Now. Priyanka Chopra s plea for donation for India was posted by her on her Instagram handle.
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India is struggling to bring its rampant COVID-19 outbreak under control.
Around the world people and companies have donated oxygen and PPE, and millions of dollars.
But a law is stopping charities from distributing aid to smaller groups, making it hard to reach those in need.
Donations to help India fight its raging COVID-19 outbreak are flooding in from around the world, but a new law is preventing many nonprofits from using the money effectively.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi s government passed an amendment to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act last September. The amendment effectively prevents local NGOs from redistributing donations to smaller aid groups.
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A recently-imposed law in India is preventing local charities from accessing foreign donations, as the country keeps struggling with COVID-19
A recently-imposed law in India is preventing local charities from accessing foreign donations, as the country keeps struggling with COVID-19
Bill BostockMay 13, 2021, 16:05 IST
A critical patient who tested positive for COVID-19 is been taken to an ICU unit at a COVID-19 care hospital in Kolkata, India, on April 22, 2021.Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images
India is struggling to bring its rampant COVID-19 outbreak under control.
Around the world people and companies have donated oxygen and PPE, and millions of dollars.