The Union home ministry on Friday is likely to brief a Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) on the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026.
Opposition parties, sections of civil society and religious organisations have argued that the amendments, if cleared, would give the government broad control. In August, the bill proposing controversial amendments to the country’s foreign contribution law was referred to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament. The 31-member JPC was constituted earlier this month after Parliament referred the bill to it for detailed examination. The panel comprises 21 members from the Lok Sabha and ten from the Rajya Sabha.
Union home minister Amit Shah, who piloted the bill, said the amendments ensure that such inflows of charity “do not adversely affect national interest, public order or national security,” pitching the bill as essential for sovereign interests. “Over the period, certain operational and legal gaps have been identified, particularly in relation to the management of foreign contribution and assets created therefrom in cases where registration is cancelled, surrendered or otherwise ceases”, Shah had said on the proposed legislation.
