Centre cancels registration of Infosys Foundation

The Union home ministry has cancelled the registration of Bangalore-based NGO Infosys Foundation for alleged violation of norms in receiving foreign grants, officials have said.

All non-government organisations (NGOs) are required to be registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) to receive foreign funding.

The home ministry had last year served a show-cause notice to Infosys Foundation for failing to submit annual income and expenditure statement on foreign funding for up to six years despite repeated reminders, officials said.

The registration was cancelled as Infosys Foundation allegedly did not file income and expenditure statement on foreign funding for the past few years, they said.