Overview
- The Centre approved Rural Development Trust to receive overseas donations under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, the law that governs foreign funding for NGOs.
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for resolving the funding issue in a post on X.
- Naidu said his appeal to Amit Shah, in which he outlined RDT’s decades of work for the poor, helped clear the roadblock.
- Earlier FCRA decisions had blocked foreign donations and disrupted RDT programs that serve communities across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- The Hindu reported the approval ensures continuity and expansion of RDT’s activities, which include healthcare, education, livelihoods, disability support, sports and women’s development in thousands of villages.