{"id":102347,"date":"2026-08-18T08:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102347"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:27:58","slug":"india-delays-problematic-fcra-amendment-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/india-delays-problematic-fcra-amendment-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"India Delays Problematic FCRA Amendment Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>India\u2019s Parliament has temporarily delayed action on a proposed amendment to the country\u2019s foreign-funding law that could significantly affect Christian ministries and other organizations receiving foreign contributions.\u00a0 India\u2019s Lok Sabha referred the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) earlier this month. The referral means Parliament will not take further action on the legislation during the current summer session. The committee is expected to submit its report during the first week of Parliament\u2019s winter session,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s Parliament has temporarily delayed action on a proposed amendment to the country\u2019s foreign-funding law that could significantly affect Christian ministries and other organizations receiving foreign contributions.\u00a0 India\u2019s Lok Sabha referred the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) earlier this month. The referral means Parliament will not take further action on the legislation during the current summer session. The committee is expected to submit its report during the first week of Parliament\u2019s winter session,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":102345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101521,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/indias-proposed-fcra-amendment-raises-new-threats-for-christian-ministries\/","url_meta":{"origin":102347,"position":0},"title":"India\u2019s Proposed FCRA Amendment Raises New Threats for Christian Ministries","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"7\u6708 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"India\u2019s Parliament is considering a sweeping amendment to the country\u2019s foreign-funding law that critics warn could give the government unprecedented authority over the assets of NGOs, including Christian ministries, hospitals, schools, and charitable organizations that rely on foreign donations.\u00a0 The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in India\u2019s Lok Sabha on March 25, would expand the government\u2019s authority over organizations that lose, surrender, or fail to renew their registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). 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