FCRA Advisory

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) and the Rules made thereunder impose significant restrictions on Indian Development Sector enterprises from raising philanthropic capital from sources outside India.  Our FCRA advisory services cover:

 

1. Evaluating applicability of FCRA to a proposed transaction

2. Examining contractual agreements for their permissibility under FCRA requirements

3. Review of contracts

4. Issuance of formal opinions

 

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Illustrative Engagements:

• Indian enterprise engaged in fact-checking services

• Media organization engaged in rural journalism

• Organisation engaged in training journalists in environmental issues

• Commercial organization receiving grants from foreign funders

• Organisation receiving awards for unique work in agriculture sector