Accounts of 30 NGOs frozen, 70 banned from receiving foreign funds: govt

The government has frozen accounts of 30 NGOs and banned 70 other voluntary organisations from receiving foreign contribution following allegation of violation of laws.

Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran told Rajya Sabha that 24 such cases have been referred to the CBI while seven other cases have been given to state police for investigation.

"Accounts of 30 NGOs have been frozen, 35 NGOs have been placed in prior permission category and 70 NGOs have been prohibited from receiving foreign contribution," he said.

The Minister said a total of Rs 9,946.91 crore was received as foreign contribution by various non-governmental organisations in 2007-08 and Rs 10,993.56 crore was received as foreign contribution by the NGOs in 2008-09.

Rs 10,352.07 crore was received by various NGOs as foreign contribution during 2009-10, he said.

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