INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The home ministry has actually suspended the registration of prominent public policy think-tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) after finding prime facie violations of arrangements of FCRA, according to
government sources.The suspension of CPRs FCRA licence for a duration of 180 days makes it disqualified to receive or make use of foreign
funds unless specifically licensed by the government.CPR-- which has actually had previous Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and previous Chief
Justice of India Y V Chandrachud on its governing board-- has actually recently been under the analysis of the Income-Tax department for
suspected tax law infractions
The I-T authorities had actually performed a survey at CPR properties in September 2022
On February 27, the home ministry provided a suspension order against CPR under Section 13 of the FCRA, pending factor to consider of the
question of cancelling its certificate over infraction of FCRA or the guidelines made thereunder
The reasons for suspension are required to be put in writing.CPR, in a declaration released on Wednesday, stated it is in total compliance
with the law and is consistently inspected and audited by government authorities consisting of the Comptroller and Auditor General of
We have yearly statutory audits and all our yearly audited balance sheets are in the general public domain
There is no concern of having undertaken any activity that is beyond our things of association and compliance mandated by law, it
stated.CPR even more said that it will check out all avenues in the light of the MHA suspension order
Our work and institutional purpose is to advance our constitutional goals and protect constitutional assurances
We are definitely positive that the matter will be dealt with quickly, in fairness and in the spirit of our constitutional worths, read its
CPR, established in 1973, deals with government departments, autonomous institutions, charitable organisations and universities in India and
Its partners and donors consist of The World Bank, Bill - & Melinda Gates Foundation, NITI Aayog, Ford Foundation, Foreign and Commonwealth
Office and universities like Georgetown University, Brown University and Ashoka University
CPR on Wednesday said it has actually also operated in collaboration with governments and grassroots organisations, consisting of ministry
of environment, forests and climate change; ministry of rural development; ministry of jal shakti; besides the state federal governments of
Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
