The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), allowing Indians to receive up to ₹10 lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The earlier limit was ₹1 lakh.
In a notification, the home ministry also said that if the amount exceeds, the individuals will now have 90 days to inform the government, instead of 30 days earlier.
In a separate notification, the home ministry made five more offences under the FCRA “compoundable” instead of directly prosecuting the organisations or individuals. Earlier, only seven offences under the FCRA were compoundable.
