NEW DELHI: The Central Government is expected to move a motion in Parliament today to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) at 2 PM, sources said on Wednesday.
In the day, on the demand to send the FCRA Bill to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, “It should be sent.”
The FCRA regulates the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and organisations in the country and seeks to ensure that such contributions are used for the purposes for which they are received.
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25 and is currently under consideration of Parliament. The revised FCRA Rules, 2026, were notified on June 22 and are in force.
Both houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were adjourned till 2 pm.
