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Home Minsiter launches online Analytical tool to monitor foreign contributions by various organisations under FCRA

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Home Minister Rajnath Singh today launched an online analytical tool to facilitate closer monitoring of the flow and utilisation of foreign contributions received by various organisations registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />''</span>The web-based tool enables decision-makers in various Departments of Government to scrutinise source of foreign funds and their actual use in India. Home Ministry, in a statement said, it gives them capacity to take data-driven and evidence-based decisions regarding the compliance of the provisions of the FCRA, 2010. It has analytical features to conduct big data mining and data exploration.  Its dashboard will be integrated with the bank accounts of the FCRA-registered entities through the Public Financial Management System for updation of transactional data on a real-time basis.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />''</span>Home Minister witnessed a presentation on various aspects of the Analytical Tool and appreciated the painstaking work done by all concerned officials. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />''</span>There are approximately 25 thousand active organisations registered under the FCRA. Foreign Contributions worth 8,065 crores rupees were received by such organisations from foreign donors for various social, cultural, economic, educational and religious activities during financial year 2016-17.  </div>

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