Most NGOs don’t have SBI account
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From April 1, a Delhi account is a mandatory provision to receive foreign funds
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From April 1, a Delhi account is a mandatory provision to receive foreign funds
An Assam-based NGO has also moved the Gauhati High Court against another amended provision of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that makes Aadhaar mandatory for opening and operating the account in Delhi.
The Gauhati High Court on May 5 sent a notice to the SBI asking it to explain why Aadhaar was necessary to open a bank account, when in 2018, the Supreme Court in the
Indian entities, including hospitals and charitable trusts, hoping to receive COVID-19 relief material from overseas individual donors or donor agencies, could be in trouble, unless they are registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) with a stated objective involving provision of medical care.
A heated debate has dominated the Chinese social media attention this past week in the wake of a post linked to an official Communist Party account that mocked India’s COVID-19 crisis, and subsequently polarised opinion among those calling for sympathy and others justifying a comparison of the two countries’ responses to the pandemic.
Requirement of a positive test for the COVID-19 virus is not mandatory for admission to a COVID-19 health facility and no patient will be refused services on any count, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, announcing the revised national policy for admission to various categories of COVID-19 facilities.
FCRA rules hit overseas COVID aid to hospitals, NGOs
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FCRA approvals take a lot of time, the government needs to urgently grant an exemption for all such donations, tax and legal experts said.
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FCRA approvals take a lot of time, the government needs to urgently grant an exemption for all such donations, tax and legal experts said.
Indian entities, including hospitals and charitable trusts, hoping to receive COVID-19 relief material from overseas individual donors or donor agencies, could be in trouble, unless they are registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) with a stated objective involving provision of medical care.
Want To Help India With The Current COVID Crisis? Don t Send Medical Supplies on Your Own
Workers load oxygen cylinders to supply hospitals and medical facilities treating COVID-19 patients in Bangalore on May 5, 2021.
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The heartbreaking stories and images coming from India have many wondering how they can help. Local families with relatives there are scrambling to raise funds and send medical goods. But is it the best way to help? Doctors and public health experts say donating money to established organizations in India that have on the ground networks is a better approach.
India’s current COVID-19 wave has created an overwhelming need for oxygen and oxygen concentrators the small devices that can distill oxygen from ambient air as well as ventilators and certain medications like Remdesivir, said Dr. Dhrumil Shah, a primary care physician and current president of the Indian Medical Association of New England (IMANE). But Dr. Shah says