NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 will hold its second meeting at Parliament Annexe on Tuesday, with officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs and Law and Justice scheduled to brief members on various provisions of the proposed legislation.
According to a notice issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the meeting will be held on September 29 from 11 am to 2 pm in Committee Room 3, followed by a working lunch.
The committee will receive a clause-wise briefing on various provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 from representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law and Justice.
From 2 pm onwards, the panel will hear the views of domain experts and stakeholders, including State Bank of India Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty and Additional Solicitor General of India for the Delhi High Court Chetan Sharma.
The meeting will be the second sitting of the newly constituted Joint Committee, which held its maiden meeting in New Delhi on September 18.
During the first meeting, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan briefed the panel members on the rationale, objectives and broader policy framework behind the proposed legislative changes.
The briefing focused on how the proposed amendments are expected to reshape compliance, operational transparency, and financial oversight for non-governmental organisations (NGOs), educational institutions, think tanks, and other entities operating on foreign grants.
Following the maiden meeting, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal, who chairs the committee, said discussions were productive, and members across party lines participated in the deliberations.
