Maharashtra tops in the number of NGOs cancelled in the country

Q.  The government has cancelled the licenses of over 2000 Non-Governmental Organisations. Which state has topped the list with the cancellation of maximum NGOs?
- Published on 24 Jun 15

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Delhi

ANSWER: Maharashtra
 
Maharashtra tops the list with the cancellation of licences of 964 NGOs followed by Uttar Pradesh with 740 and Karnataka with 614. The licences of 88 NGOs were cancelled in Tamil Nadu. The decision to cancel the registration of these entities under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was taken by the Union Home Ministry after the NGOs allegedly failed to submit their annual returns and in view of other anomalies.

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