Govt likely to relax foreign funding rules for NGOs amid Covid crisis
Govt likely to relax foreign funding rules for NGOs amid Covid crisis
The government is likely to temporarily waive provisions of the Foreign Currency Regulation Act (FCRA) to help NGOs utilise foreign funding and ramp up India s fight against Covid-19.
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UPDATED: April 29, 2021 14:23 IST
Foreign funding rules for NGOs likely to be relaxed temporarily after May 31. (Photo: Reuters/Representational image)
The unprecedented second wave of Covid-19 has put India’s healthcare system to test as the country continues to report over 3 lakh cases and thousands of deaths every day. To ease the burden on hospitals, several non-profit and philanthropic groups are extending support to patients.