CHARTER FOR THE BANKS
No bank should credit any foreign contribution to the account of an association/NGO unless it produces documentary evidence of having obtained registration/prior permission from the Central Government for the same.
In case any foreign contribution is credited to the account of an NGO/Association/Trust directly, the bank should not allow utilization of such fund and inform the NGO/Association/Trust concerned to obtain necessary permission/registration from the Central Government for the same. Simultaneously, the bank should inform the Deputy Secretary (FCRA), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi about such receipt.
Non-compliance of the above by the bank will constitute a violation and will render the defaulting bank liable for appropriate action by the Reserve Bank of India.
