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NEW DELHI: The prominent public think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has had its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence cancelled by the ministry of home affairs on Wednesday, according to authorities.
The prominent public think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has had its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence cancelled by the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to authorities. According to the officials, CPR’s licence under the FCRA has been suspended due to legal infractions.
After Income Tax checks on it and Oxfam India in September last year, the CPR was under investigation.
After the suspension of Oxfam’s FCRA licence in January last year, the Charity submitted a revision appeal to the home ministry.
With the suspension of its licence, given under the FCRA, CPR will not be able to receive any funds from abroad.
The donors of CPR included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania, the World Resources Institute and the Duke University, the officials said.
CPR, a non-profit organisation, which also receives grants from the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), is a recognised institution of the Department of Science and Technology.
The think-tank has been asked to give clarification and documents regarding FCRA funds received by it, officials said. The FCRA licence of CPR was last renewed in 2016 and was due for renewal in 2021.
According to CPR’s website, it has been one of India’s leading public policy think-tanks since 1973.
CPR is a non-profit, non-partisan, independent institution dedicated to conducting research that contributes to high quality scholarship, better policies, and a more robust public discourse about the issues that impact life in India, it claimed.
It brings together India’s best thinkers and policy practitioners who are at the forefront of both research and engagement in the policy space, drawing from various disciplines and professional backgrounds, the website said.
CPR conducts advanced and in-depth research on a wide range of policy-relevant issues, with a focus on India’s 21st-century challenges, it said.
Through its research and policymaking engagements, CPR works closely with policymakers in its aim to place India firmly on the path of building a twenty-first century policy ecosystem, the non-profit’s website said.
(With inputs from agencies)
Watch Centre suspends FCRA license of public policy think tank amid violation over funding norms
The prominent public think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has had its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence cancelled by the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to authorities. According to the officials, CPR’s licence under the FCRA has been suspended due to legal infractions.
After Income Tax checks on it and Oxfam India in September last year, the CPR was under investigation.
After the suspension of Oxfam’s FCRA licence in January last year, the Charity submitted a revision appeal to the home ministry.
With the suspension of its licence, given under the FCRA, CPR will not be able to receive any funds from abroad.
The donors of CPR included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania, the World Resources Institute and the Duke University, the officials said.
CPR, a non-profit organisation, which also receives grants from the Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), is a recognised institution of the Department of Science and Technology.
The think-tank has been asked to give clarification and documents regarding FCRA funds received by it, officials said. The FCRA licence of CPR was last renewed in 2016 and was due for renewal in 2021.
According to CPR’s website, it has been one of India’s leading public policy think-tanks since 1973.
CPR is a non-profit, non-partisan, independent institution dedicated to conducting research that contributes to high quality scholarship, better policies, and a more robust public discourse about the issues that impact life in India, it claimed.
It brings together India’s best thinkers and policy practitioners who are at the forefront of both research and engagement in the policy space, drawing from various disciplines and professional backgrounds, the website said.
CPR conducts advanced and in-depth research on a wide range of policy-relevant issues, with a focus on India’s 21st-century challenges, it said.
Through its research and policymaking engagements, CPR works closely with policymakers in its aim to place India firmly on the path of building a twenty-first century policy ecosystem, the non-profit’s website said.
(With inputs from agencies)
Watch Centre suspends FCRA license of public policy think tank amid violation over funding norms
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