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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(FCRA returns of NGOs — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §4,RTI §7,RTI §8,FCRA,NGO returns,MHA,CIC)&metatag-description=(Annual FCRA returns of NGOs filed with MHA are public records disclosable under RTI. FCRA annual returns filed with MHA are public records — foreign-source,.)}}
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 +====== FCRA returns of NGOs — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
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 +**Annual FCRA returns of NGOs filed with MHA are public records disclosable under RTI. FCRA annual returns filed with MHA are public records — foreign-source,.**
 +
 +//FCRA annual returns filed with MHA are public records — foreign-source, purpose-use disclosable.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2019-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | RTI applicant |
 +^ Respondent | MHA |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §4, §7, §8 |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Annual FCRA returns of NGOs filed with MHA are public records disclosable under RTI.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +Under §4(1)(b) read with FCRA Rules, the annual returns (FC-4) filed by foreign-contribution recipient NGOs with MHA are public compliance records. Purpose-of-use, donor name, and utilisation details are disclosable subject to narrow §8(1)(d) carve-outs.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +FCRA, NGO returns, MHA, CIC
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/cic-foreign-aid-ngo-2017|Foreign-funded NGOs — FCRA + RTI]] (CIC 2017)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-bombay-rti-ngo-fcra-compliance-2021|NGO FCRA-compliance scrutiny — Bombay HC]] (HC-BOM 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-foreign-contribution-annual-reports-2022|FCRA annual reports aggregate disclosure — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-tax-returns-2020|Tax returns of public servants — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-minister-foreign-travel-2013|Minister's foreign-travel records — CIC]] (CIC 2013)
 +
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 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
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 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-cic section-4 section-7 section-8}}