Actor Mahesh Babu's NGO Mahesh Babu Foundation gets FCRA nod
An MHA official said earlier this month that they have granted FCRA registration to the Mahesh Babu Foundation. After granting this, MHA has granted FCRA registration to 389 organisations.
Mahesh Babu, who entered the film industry in the late 1990s, has been an influential celebrity, actively supporting surgeries for children with heart ailments and is vocal about causes like education for girls and women's empowerment. The Foundation has been providing financial assistance to families with newborn babies with heart ailments, helping poor children afford education, and adopting and developing villages into smart villages.
'Mahesh Babu was inspired to start the foundation after the birth of his son Gautam, who was born prematurely and had to be treated in the NICU for several days. Mahesh Babu's motivation to support hospitalization and treatment for children came from the fact that there are families who cannot afford expensive treatments. He has funded over 2000+ heart surgeries in collaboration with Andhra Hospitals and Rainbow Hospitals,' it said.
A query has been sent to Mahesh Babu Foundation, based in Hyderabad, Telangana, and its response is awaited.
Data shows that of the approximately 16,248 organisations that have received FCRA registration, 20,724 have been cancelled, and 15,068 have been deemed expired to date.
State-wise breakup of all types of FCRA associations shows that the highest number of FCRA registrations is in Tamil Nadu with 6,735, followed by Maharashtra with 5,424, Andhra Pradesh with 4,264, West Bengal with 4,243, and Karnataka with 3,851.
In May, MHA had amended the rules under the FCRA, and henceforth, NGOs engaged in publication-related activities and receiving foreign contributions will not be able to publish any newsletter and must get a certificate from the Registrar of Newspapers for India stating that it does not circulate any news content.
In a notification, the ministry said under the amended rules, NGOs seeking permission to receive foreign funding must give an undertaking that they will adhere to the Good Practice Guidelines of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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