The Income Tax Department has cancelled the tax exemption status of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a leading public policy research institution. The status was revoked on June 30.
The office of the Delhi-based think tank was surveyed by the Income Tax Department on September 7, 2022.
On February 27, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of CPR for 180 days. The registration made CPR eligible to receive foreign funds.
