Amit Shah launches new FCRA portal and e-OCI card

📌 Summary:

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the FCRA 2.0 Portal and an e-Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) card initiative on June 30, 2026
• The new portal reduces paperwork and will speed up clearance of registration applications under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA)
• It also enables real-time monitoring of foreign fund inflows to NGOs and associations
• Senior officials present: Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, and IB Director Mahesh Dixit
• The e-OCI card digitises Overseas Citizen of India documentation for the diaspora

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 Governance — regulation of foreign funding of NGOs, transparency and monitoring under FCRA; diaspora engagement via OCI.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• FCRA = Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010; administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs
• NGOs must register/renew under FCRA to receive foreign contributions
• OCI = Overseas Citizen of India; now being issued in an e-OCI (digital) form

🔑 Key Term: FCRA — the law regulating acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies, aimed at ensuring such funds do not harm national interest.