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NGOs under Lokpal

Another compliance requirement to be fulfilled by NGO and NPOs. This time, its Lokpal and Lokayukt Act (LLA, 2013). Yes NGOs are under the scanner of Lokpal now. Recently notified by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions nos 1541, 1542 and 1543 (dated 20.06.2016) specify the procedure and clarity regarding Lokpal.

(See Full Notification here)

Let us discuss this in FAQs.

Which NGOs/NPOs are covered?

As per notification three types of trust / society and associations (NGOs) are covered.

  1. NGOs owned by government
  2. NGOs, which has received grant or Rs. 1 crore and above from Government
  3. NGOs, which has received FC funds of Rs. 10 lacs and above

What type of compliance?

“Public Servant” of above NGOs has to submit return declaring the Assets and Liabilities, as per sec44 of LLA, 2013.

Who is “Public Servant”?

Definition of “Public Servant” is not clearly given in the LLA, 2013. However all the Board Members are certainly covered.

Who is liable?

“Public Servant” in individual capacity is liable. Thus NGO per se is not liable, but all the trustees / board members are liable to comply with the provisions of LLA, 2013.

How to declare Assets and Liabilities?

There are 4 forms specify –

  1. Form I: Name of spouse, dependent children, public position held by them,
  2. Form II: Details of movable property such as cash, bank balances, investments, provident fund, loans and advances, vehicles, jewellery, gold, etc.
  3. Form III: Details of immovable property such as land, house, shops etc.
  4. Form IV: Details of loans taken, along with details

Download forms in excel from below link –

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Whose Assets and Liabilities?

  1. Self
  2. Spouse
  3. Dependent Children

Whom to Submit?

 

  • NGOs owned by government – Respective Department
  • NGOs, which has received grant or Rs. 1 crore and above from Government – Department from which highest grant received 
  • NGOs, which has received FC funds of Rs. 10 lacs and above – FCRA Department, Home Ministry.

 

How to send declaration?

For now, only by registered post.

For How many years and what is the last date?

As per act, till the grant is not utilized, every year such return should be submitted. So, currently, return for 2015-16 is to be submitted before 31.07.2016.

There after for every year, last date is 31st July.

Any person become public servant in between the year, has to file return within 30 days form the date he is appointed.

Penalty?

If declaration is not submitted or the assets are not declared, it is presumed that all the assets are acquired through corrupt means and also it will be treated as offense and Lokpal can initiate the inquiry against the “Public Servant”.

Video Tutorial

Any other question?

Kindly put your comments and question in the below comment section.

 

 

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FCRA registration further extended

FCRA department issued a notification on 29th june to further extend FCRA registration from 30 Sept 2016 to 31 Oct 2016.

Also extend the time for applying for renewal of registration up to 20 June 2016.

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Check – NGO has filled Quarterly Return or not

As all of you aware that now, every NGO having FCRA registration needs to either file quarterly return online at the FCRA website or upload it to their own website. Check out our blog on this.

FCRA department has just made it public the list of NGOs who have filled quarterly return for the period Oct-Dec and Jan-March for the year 2015-16.

Follow these steps to check whether your NGO has filled Quarterly Return or not.

Step 1 – visit https://fcraonline.nic.in

Step 2 – Click on “Information Bank” in the Menu

Step 3 – Click on last tab as mentioned below in screenshot

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Step 4 – Select the year and Quarter and a list will be displayed as mentioned below.

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So, on this list you can check which NGO has filled return. It is advisable use Find Button by pressing “Ctrl F”. Also search NGO by registration instead of name to get accurate result.

 

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Register your .NGO domain

For the very first time, new domain extensions can help identify and distinguish your Non- Governmental Organization (NGO) as a validated organization within the crowded digital world.

.NGO will be exclusively available to the NGO community, requiring validation for local, national and global NGOs like yours who are looking to advance their missions.

Procedure to register .NGO domain

Step 1 = Go to this website https://pir.org/products/find-a-registrar/?sorter=ngo%20desc

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Step 2 = Check the company, which provides .NGO domain.

Step 3 = Go to any such company website and check your organization domain.

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FCRA Registration Renewed to All

Good News :

All the NGOs FCRA, which expired on or before 30.09.2016 are extended to 31.10.2016. See the notification here.

What does it means :

It means all the organization’s FCRA registration is expired on 31.10.2016. As per FCRA 2010, registration of organization was going to be expired on 30.04.2016. But now it is automatically extended to 31.10.2016 by way of above notification.

Also, those organization, who has not apply for renewal, immediately apply in Form FC3.

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FCRA Renewal Last Date extended

As all of you aware, that today was the last day for filling Form FC-3 for renewal of FCRA. Major relief for those who have not filled this form. FCRA renewal Last date is extended till June 30, 2016.

Important Announcement by FCRA

So Now, Last date for filling renewal form FC-3 is June 30, 2016.

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Latest Updates FCRA – Quarterly Return

Latest Update

Recently FCRA department has updated website and integrated quarterly return tab. Now every NGO has to file a intimation of quarterly receipts of FCRA. Currently Quater – October 2015 to December 2015 is open. So fill this form and submit to FCRA. See the screenshot below.

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Steps to be followed :

Step 1 – Click on the link shown in the above image.

Step 2 – Login with you user id and password

Step 3 – After login,, first screen is your NGO info page. Click on the last link stating quarterly intimation.

Step 4 – Read all the instruction carefully.

Step 5 – Quarterly Intimation Tab – Select the quarter and entered the total fcra amount received during the quarter. Click Next.

Step 6 – Donorwise Detail Tab – Enter the donor details as per the below screenshot.

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Step 7 – Final Submit – Check all the details again and then, Final Submit.

Deadline :

As such in FCRA amendments rule quarterly details should be updated within 15 days of quarter end. However for this quarter Oct to Dec 2015, update all the information as early as possible.

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Track NGO FCRA Renewal Status

Many of the organization has already filled Renewal Form FC-3 as per new Rules Amended in December, 2015. If you have not still file FC-3 Form, check out my tutorial video on the same.

Once you filled, FCRA Renewal Form FC3, you have been allot a 10 digit File Number and you can track your application through it by following below steps, or alternatively you can watch video given in this blog at last.

Steps to Track Renewal Status

Step1 : Go to www.fcraonline.nic.in

Step 2: On the Right Side of the page, click Track Application in the Menu Item.

Step 3: Select FCRA Renewal Status from the list.

Step 4: Enter 10 digit file number of FC3 Receipt and enter captcha (access code)

Current Status

Currently, standard status showing : “You have been submitted your Application to Ministry of Home Affairs.

Tutorial Video

 

Conclusion

File FC3 Renewal form online before 15.03.2016 and frequently track your status on the website, hopefully it will be renewed before 31.03.2016.

Leave your query or experience in the comment box below.

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Video – How to upload FCRA documents to website

As you aware that as per new FCRA Act, all the organizations have to upload FCRA documents to the official website of the organization. Read this blog for more details.

If your organization do not have any website or do not afford to have one. you can create free website as illustrated in this video

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Video – How to renew FCRA Online in Form FC3

Hey, Find below tutorial video showing process of renewal of FCRA in Form FC3 as per amendments  in FCRA rules 2015.

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