The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, cleared by the Rajya Sabha, is passed by the Lok Sabha by voice vote.
As per FCRA (Amendment) Bill, 2020 introduced in the Lok Sabha on Sunday, any application for prior permission, registration and renewal of registration under FCRA will now have to mandatorily furnish aadhaar number of all office bearers, directors and key functionaries of the applicant NGO, and, in case of a foreigner, a copy of the passport or overseas citizen of India (OCI) card.