New Delhi: The government has constituted a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to undertake a detailed examination of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. BJP Lok Sabha MP Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal will chair the committee.
The decision follows the agreement reached by both Houses of Parliament on August 12 to send the proposed legislation to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for closer scrutiny.
The Bill proposes further amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA), the law governing the receipt and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and organisations in India.
Who are the members of the committee?
The 31-member panel includes 21 Lok Sabha MPs and 10 Rajya Sabha MPs, representing the ruling party as well as various Opposition parties.
Lok Sabha members:
- Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal – BJP, Chairperson
- Bhartruhari Mahtab – BJP
- Tejasvi Surya – BJP
- Kamlesh Jangde – BJP
- Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal – BJP
- Nishikant Dubey – BJP
- Vishnu Dayal Ram – BJP
- Ananta Nayak – BJP
- Arvind Dharmapuri – BJP
- Anto Antony – Congress
- Captain Viriato Fernandes – Congress
- Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed – Congress
- Kali Charan Munda – Congress
- Zia Ur Rehman – Samajwadi Party
- Kalyan Banerjee – Trinamool Congress
- A. Raja – DMK
- Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu – TDP
- Naresh Ganpat Mhaske – Shiv Sena
- Kaushalendra Kumar – JD(U)
- Supriya Sule – NCP (SP)
- E. T. Mohammed Basheer – IUML
Rajya Sabha members:
- C. Sadanandan Master – BJP
- Harsh Vardhan Shringla – BJP
- Ujjwal Deorao Nikam – BJP
- Alka Gurjar – BJP
- Sat Paul Sharma – BJP
- Praful Patel – NCP
- Sanjay Kumar Jha – JD(U)
- Christopher Manickam – Congress
- Menaka Guruswamy – Trinamool Congress
- P. Wilson – DMK
The Joint Parliamentary Committee will examine the provisions of the proposed amendments, seek views from relevant stakeholders and submit its recommendations before the Bill proceeds further through the legislative process.
The constitution of the panel is significant as the FCRA framework regulates the flow and use of foreign funds in India, making parliamentary scrutiny of proposed changes particularly important for NGOs, associations and other entities covered by the law.
The Bill will now move into the committee stage, where its provisions will be examined in greater detail before Parliament takes a final decision.