Oxfam India is in a spot of bother again as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recommended the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conduct a probe over alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA, 2010).
Oxfam India, which is registered to carry out social activities, allegedly routed funds to the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) through its associates and employees in the form of commission, sources said.
The Home Ministry had refused to renew Oxfam India’s FCRA application after 2021, due to a variety of reasons, which included the pandemic and amendments to the act in 2020.
At midnight on December 31, 2021, the FCRA registration of Oxfam India, along with that of 5,932 other NGOs, lapsed.
Oxfam India, according to its website, is a member of the global confederation of 21 Oxfams across the world.
The government registered Oxfam India as a ‘non-profit organization’ under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act, 2013.
During a recent survey carried out by the Income Tax department, multiple emails were found which revealed that Oxfam India was allegedly planning to circumvent provisions of the FCRA by routing funds to other FCRA-registered associations or through the for-profit consultancy route, sources told news agency PTI.
Oxfam India, which is registered to carry out social activities, allegedly routed funds to the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) through its associates and employees in the form of commission, the sources added.
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