India Blocks Overseas Funds To Mother Teresa's Charity: Foreign Media
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Missionaries of Charity, started by Mother Teresa, was set up by the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1950
India's government has barred the Missionaries of Charity, the Catholic religious order and philanthropic organization started by Mother Teresa, from accessing foreign donations for not meeting eligibility conditions under local laws, the Home Ministry said.
The charity, set up by the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1950, has its headquarters in Kolkata and works with some of the country's most poor and destitute people.
The group's application to renew its license to continue getting foreign funds under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act "was refused on 25 December 2021 for not meeting the eligibility conditions," the ministry said in a statement Monday. "No request / revision application has been received from Missionaries of Charity (MoC) for review of this refusal of renewal."
The Christian charity confirmed in a statement that the renewal of its FCRA application hasn't been approved and that it has asked its centres not to operate foreign contribution accounts until the matter is resolved. The ministry's statement gave no details on what rules the group had flouted.
