Tightening noose around NGOs

The Government had ordered all the NGOs to open accounts only in 32 designated banks for receiving foreign funds. 156 NGOs have been barred for 6 months for not sticking to the order.
The move has vindicated the Government's stand for transparency in NGOs' funding which have been infamous for some major juggling.
The latest order was made in wake of violation of provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010. Suspension of the FCRA registration means the NGOs and entities cannot accept funding from abroad.
This is a welcoming step for tightening the noose around the NGOs, many of which were instrumental in hawala and terror funding, tax evasions and money laundering like activities in India.
Thankfully, in Jammu Kashmir, the State Administrative Council led by the Governor approved in the last week only a legislation to curb mushrooming of NGOs and other civil societies and streamline their functioning in state.
The Jammu & Kashmir Societies Registration (Amendment) Act, 2018 was approved by incorporating provisions for renewal, appeal, de-registration and mandatory requirement of maintenance of accounts, address, details of members. The amendment will help to streamline various issues related to NGOs/societies and improve accountability in our state.
The FCRA 2010 provides for the regulation of acceptance of the foreign funds or foreign hospitality by certain individuals, associations, organisations and companies to ensure that such contributions or hospitality is not being utilised for the activities detrimental to the national interest.
Ministry of Home Affairs had also launched an “Online Analytical Tool” to monitor flow and utilisation of authorised foreign contributions received by various organisations with a suspicion that some NGOs could be involved in fuelling agitations on the payroll of foreign agencies.
Back in 2013, the Delhi High Court stated that 99% of the NGOs in India are money-making devices. That's only 1 out of 100 NGOs serve the purpose they had actually been established for. Increasingly, the charity organisations were duping donors, diverting funds for their personal purposes and becoming a haven for laundering black money.
Last month, the Home Ministry had served show cause notice to 1,775 entities for their “failure” to submit annual income and expenditure statement on foreign funding for up to six years.
Efforts like these need more serious implementation at a war footing.