FCRA Bill 2026 Sparks Debate Over NGO Foreign Funding Rules

The government of India wants to change a law called FCRA, which controls how charities and other groups can receive money from other countries.

The proposed new version is called the FCRA Bill 2026.

This idea has started a big conversation across the whole country.

Some people are excited, and some people are worried.

The government says the change will help everyone see where the money comes from and make sure it is used properly.

It says the law will also fix problems in the old rules.

The government has promised that the new rules will not apply to money groups received in the past.

The conversation has also reminded people about a famous preacher named Zakir Naik.

His group, the Islamic Research Foundation, was earlier checked by the government because people thought it may have broken the foreign money rules.

Everyone is now talking about what the fair rules should be.