PHFI has been put under prior permission category: MHA

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 06 2018 | 8:50 PM IST
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), an NGO whose FCRA licence was cancelled by the Home Ministry for alleged violation of laws, will now have to obtain prior permission before acceptance of each foreign funding, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said the renewal of registration of the PHFI was rendered "non-est ab-initio" after receiving information of alleged violations of the provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010.
"The PHFI shall have to obtain prior permission before acceptance of each foreign contribute," he said in written reply.
Rijiju said the PHFI shall provide detailed information to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare regarding utilisation of the foreign contribution at the end of every quarter.
A Committee constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is to review the foreign contribution received and spent by the PHFI on quarterly basis, he added.

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First Published: Mar 06 2018 | 8:50 PM IST

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