Annexure IX

Common to renewal / registration applications (Form FC-3C / FC-3A)

No activity has been carried out by association OR it has become defunct OR the claimed activities could not be corroborated during field inquiry OR field inquiry has revealed that no reasonable activity for welfare of society has been undertaken by the association during last 2-3 years.

Prosecution for any offence is pending against any office bearer(s)/ member(s)/ key functionary(ies) OR any of the office bearer(s)/ member(s) / key functionary(ies) is/are convicted under any law for the time being in force.

Section 16(2) read with section

12(4)(f)(iii) in case of renewal;

and 12(1) & (2) read with 12(4)(f) (iii) in case of registration.

Any of the Office bearer(s) / Member(s) / key functionary(ies) is/are not found at the given address provided by the association in its form FC-3C/FC-3A OR field inquiry has revealed that Office bearer(s) / Member(s) / key functionary (ies) is/are fictious / benami / only for namesake.

The    association    does    not    exist    at    the    given    address provided by the association in its form FC-3C/FC-3A.

The certificate of registration of the association has already been cancelled.  Therefore, as per section 14(3) of FCRA, 2010, the association is not eligible for accepting FC for three years from the date of cancellation.

Association has diverted foreign contribution for carrying out anti-development activities OR inciting malicious protests.

Section 12(4)(a) (vi) read with Section

12(4)(f)(iii)

Field inquiry has revealed adverse inputs against the association [e.g., involvement in anti-developmental activities, inciting protests with malicious intentions, linkage with terrorist organisation / anti-national organisations etc.]

Section 12 (4) (a) (vi) and 12(4)(f)(ii) and 12(4)(f)(iii)

Field agency has reported adverse inputs against the association and acceptance of FC is likely to affect social/religious harmony OR association is involved in induced/forceful religious conversion/ proselytization OR association or its office bearers have linkage with radical organisations.

Exclusive to Renewal applications (Form FC-3C)

During the last 05 years the association has not utilized any FC for projects as per aims and objectives of the association.

Association has violated any one or more of the provisions of the Act or Rules.  [Some example of violations are :- (a) Admin  expenses more than  20% (b) discrepancy  in  Annual Returns (c) non-compliance of mandatory  intimations (d) not utilizing  contribution  for the purpose for which  the contribution  has been  received  (e) not intimated  change of office Bearer/Member/Key  Functionaries as mandated  in Rule 17A (f) not uploaded  Bank  statements,  Income and Expenditure Account,  Receipts and  Payment account and Balance sheet along  with  Annual Return  in  Form FC-4  (g) not intimated  any  change in  details such  name/address, nature,  bank  account,  opening  of new account as mandated in Rule 17A (h) transferred FC to an bank account which  is a non-FCRA account (i) transferred  non­FC fund  in  FCRA account (mixing  of FC & non  FC) (j) the association  has utilized  FC for speculative activities (k) the association  has transferred  FC to  another association  in contravention of Section 7 of FCRA, 2010 etc.]

Exclusive to Registration applications (Form FC-3A)

Association has not fulfilled the criteria of spending a minimum amount of Rs.  15 Lakhs of its core activities **(excluding expenditure on administrative activities) for benefits of society during the last 03 Financial Years.