The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), constituted earlier this month to examine the contentious Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, is scheduled for September 18, a notice circulated by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Friday (September 11, 2026) said.
In the first meeting of the JPC, officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs will brief members on the provisions of the Amendment Bill.
To constitute the 31-member panel headed by 
The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25 and proposes tighter government oversight of non-governmental organisations and foreign funding in the country.
Opposition’s concerns
The Opposition’s criticism is specifically regarding the provisions relating to the “designated authority”, which will have a wide ambit of powers. If an organisation’s