NGO of Mary Kom, Rajiv Gandhi trust etc gets notice from govt

New Delhi, March 20: An NGO runby Olympic medalist and Rajya Sabha Member Mary Kom, the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Nasscom are among 42 organisations being probed by the Union Home Ministry for violating norms under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), the Centre told Parliament on Tuesday.

Bengaluru-based research organisation Centre for Internet Society, which claimed last year that 13 crore Aadhaar numbers had been leaked, has also been served a notice by Home Ministry for violating foreign fund laws.

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply that Mary Kom's Regional Boxing Foundation and 20 other NGOs have been "served standard questionnaire in receipt of foreign contribution".

Other NGOs include Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (Delhi), Asianet New Charitable Trust (Kerala), Amnesty International (India) Foundation and Bharat Swabhiman Nyas (Uttarakhand), the minister said in a reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha.

Rijiju said the Home Ministry has completed audit and inspection against 21 other NGOs like Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Nasscom, Catholic Church Welfare Society, Public Health Foundation of India and New Era Society which are based in Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Delhi.