September 29, 2026 10:37 am (IST)
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Home Ministry puts Ford Foundation under watch
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): After Greenpeace India, the Home Ministry has now ordered that Ford Foundation be put under a watch list, reports said.
The Ministry decided to keep a watch on all activities funded by Ford Foundation and by exercising the powers conferred under Section 46 of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010, it directed Reserve Bank of India to ensure that funds coming from it be brought to the notice of the Home Ministry.
"RBI is requested to instruct all the banks and their branches to ensure that any fund flow from the above mentioned agency to any person, NGO, organisation in India may be brought to the notice of the (Home) ministry so that funds are allowed to be credited into the accounts of the recipient only after clearance of of this ministry," the order said.
The Ministry has said that it wants to ensure that the funds received by the Foundation are utilized for bonafide purposes.
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