All NGOs receiving foreign funds will have to compulsorily file their account details online failing which they will face penal action. The Union Home Ministry said this in a recent directive. The move is aimed at checking misuse of foreign funding by voluntary organisations. <br/><br/>The Ministry has discontinued submission of hard copies of such returns by the NGOs and will only accept details filed online.<br/><br/>The Centre had, on Tuesday, faced some tough questions from the Supreme Court for failing to evolve a regulatory mechanism to monitor thousands of crore worth of funds of over 32 lakh NGOs, societies and voluntary organisations. <br/><br/>The court had said, public money cannot go unaccounted and those misappropriating it must be prosecuted.