Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
Parliament of India
  • An Act to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed19 August 2010
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed27 August 2010
Assented to26 September 2010
Commenced1 May 2011
Legislative history
First chamber: Rajya Sabha
Introduced18 December 2006
Committee reportDepartment-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs One hundred and thirty fourth report on The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Bill, 2006
Amended by
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2022
Status: Amended
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The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 is an act of the Parliament of India. It is a consolidating act whose scope is to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest. It is designed to address the shortcomings of its predecessor law enacted in 1976. The bill received presidential assent on 26 September 2010.

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