The Home Ministry has cancelled renewal of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences of Greenpeace India and two NGOs run by activist Teesta Setalvad. The move comes three months after the licences were inadvertently renewed for five years.
The Ministry has also ordered a probe to ascertain if the computer systems had been hacked due to which the licences were renewed automatically.
Greenpeace India and Setalvad’s NGOs Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace were accused of prejudicial affecting public interest of the country and violation of various provisions of FCRA. The Ministry also ordered a review of recent renewal of FCRA registration of 13,000 NGOs to look into the possible violation of rules.