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FCRA, Domestic Giving and the Case for an Atmanirbhar Philanthropy Ecosystem

Domestic giving has crossed ₹1.18 lakh crore — five times foreign inflows — and that single fact rewrites the FCRA debate from existential to administrative. The tax signal that stalls giving, the share-donation route India lacks, and why the source of money decides the direction of accountability.

Chai Pe Charcha: FCRA Bill 2026 ki Puri Kahani

1976 mein regulation, 2010 mein refined regulation — aur 2026 ka Bill? Asset vesting, undefined 'public interest', aur ek exemption clause jo do classes bana deta hai. Regulation aur elimination ke beech ki line kaha khinchti hai, clause by clause.

NGOs & Civil Society — The Third Pillar That Holds Democracy Together

The third leg of the stool: what civil society is, the four-act journey from Gandhi's constructive work to the FCRA Amendment Bill 2026, the five lenses UPSC tests it through, and the calibrated compliance ladder that now defines the state's relationship with the sector.