FCRA licences of JNU, IIT wrongly cancelled?

Home Ministry released a list of more than 18,000 entities which allegedly failed to file their annual returns about foreign funding received

The Union home ministry has released a list of more than 18,000 entities, including non-government organisations (NGOs), trusts, and educational institutes, which allegedly failed to file their annual returns about foreign funding received by them over the past five years.

The list includes Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Panjab University, Delhi University, besides hundreds of colleges and educational institutes.

The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010, was enacted to control and check the misuse of foreign funding received by the organisations that are outside the purview of the central and state governments. FCRA rules mandate these