Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does not “speak for India”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has declared after Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan objected to Mr. Kejriwal’s claim that a highly infectious variant of COVID-19 affecting children, came from Singapore. While 24 deaths were due to wall collapses during the cyclone, six died after trees fell on them, five each because of house collapse and electrocution, four due to roof collapse and one died due to a tower collapse, an official said.
NEW DELHI: The home ministry, in a breather to NGOs struggling amid the pandemic to comply with last year’s amendments to Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), has allowed them extended time until June 30, 2021 to receive foreign funding in an existing bank account in case their designated account in SBI New Delhi main branch (NDMB is still not opened.
The ministry on Tuesday also extended validity of FCRA registration certificates of NGOs and associations expiring between September 29, 2020 – when the amendments to FCRA were enacted – and September, 2021, until the latter date.
The home ministry had earlier set April 1, 2021 as the date from which NGOs either registered or granted prior permission under FCRA, would not be eligible to receive foreign contribution in any account other than the exclusive ‘FCRA account’ in SBI main branch here. Now this cutoff date stands extended to July 1, 2021.
Centre extends deadline for NGOs to open account with SBI till June 30 for foreign aid
New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) The Centre on Monday extended the deadline till June 30 for Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to open its bank account in State Bank of India to receive foreign funding.
In a order issued by the FCRA wing in Foreigners Division, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to extend the deadline for NGOs to open their accounts with the State Bank of India’s (SBI) main branch here from March 31, 2021 to June 30, 2021 for receiving foreign donations for their activities.
Opening of an account in the SBI’s branch is a mandatory requirement for the NGOs under the amended provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) enacted in September 2020 to receive foreign donations.
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