UK raises with India Oxfam India's FCRA license refusal issue

New Delhi: The UK has raised with India the issue of the refusal of FCRA licence given to Oxfam India, Union minister Nityanand Rai said on Tuesday, asserting that the NGO did not fulfill the eligibility criteria specified in the law.

Rai also told Lok Sabha that Oxfam India has filed an application for revision of refusal order issued under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.

"The government of United Kingdom (UK) raised the issue of the status of the Oxfam India under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 during the bilateral dialogue held on February 10, 2022. The status of the Oxfam India was shared with the UK side during the dialogue," the union minister of state for home said in his written reply.

He said the renewal application of Oxfam India was refused as it did not fulfill the eligibility criteria specified in the FCRA, 2010 and rules made thereunder.