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Associations, whose FCRA validity has expired, can make payment of Compounding Penalty and Fees from the FCRA Bank Account held with SBI, New Delhi Main Branch
As per Rule 12(5) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011, no person whose certificate of registration has ceased to exist shall either receive or utilize foreign contribution until the certificate is renewed. Accordingly, such associations, whose registration has ceased after the expiry of the validity period, are not able to make payment of compounding penalty and fees from the FCRA bank account.
In exercising of the power conferred u/s 50 of FCRA, 2010, MHA has allowed associations whose FCRA registration validity has expired, to pay the Compounding Penalty and Fees from FCRA bank account held with SBI, New Delhi Main Branch through online portal by introducing “SBI Branch Payment”.
However, any other receipt/ utilization from FCRA bank account during this period would be a violation of FCRA, 2010 and liable to penal action.
