Government Asks Greenpeace To Provide Details On Foreign Funding

Acting on an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report that accused non-government organisations (NGOs) of derailing India’s economic growth, the Home Ministry has sent a questionnaire to Greenpeace, an environment-focused NGO, asking it to explain its foreign funding. The ministry also asked the organisation to provide details about the causes on which it spends the funds.

According to media reports, the licences of all the NGOs named in the IB report will be reviewed under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010.
Greenpeace had denied charges levelled in the IB report that labelled the NGO as ‘a threat to national economic security.’

The ministry has asked the NGO to furnish details regarding the sources of its funds, the beneficiaries and on what activities the funds are spent.

Greenpeace was funded by individual donors in the country and does not accept any donation from corporate or government entities.

“In FY2013-14, Greenpeace India raised around Rs 20 crore from more than three lakh individual supporters in India. More than 60% of our funds come from Indian supporters. Foreign grants form 37% of our funds,” Greenpeace said in a statement.