NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Tuesday issued notices to over 10,000 associations registered under the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) for failing to file mandatory annual returns for three successive years starting 2009-2010.

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Some of the organizations named in the defaulters' list include the University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Supreme Court Bar Association, Indian Council for Agriculture Research and YMCA units in many states.As per Section 18(1) of FCRA, 2010, and Rule 17(1) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules 2011 (FCRR 2011), associations registered under FCRA 2010 must submit annual report in Form FC-6, accompanied by an income and expenditure statement, receipt and payment account, balance sheet etc for every financial year, to the Union home secretary within nine months of closure of the financial year.Even associations which do not receive any foreign contribution during a particular year are required to furnish a ‘NIL' return for that financial year within the aforesaid period."On scrutiny of records, it has been found that the mandatory annual returns for the years 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 have not been received from the associations whose names appear in the annexure below. Notices are being sent to these associations by post at their known addresses," the home ministry said in the note listing around 10,330 associations spread across 32 states and Union Territories.( JNU campus)The home ministry has instructed the defaulting associations to either submit proof of returns if already filed, or immediately justify "why their registration under FCRA, 2010, must not be cancelled for non-filing of return within the stipulated time period under Section 14(1)(d) of FCRA, 2010 for violating Section 18 thereof and Rule 17(1) of FCRR 2011".According to the state-wise list, Andhra Pradesh accounts for the largest number of defaulting associations (1,441), followed by UP (1,167) and Tamil Nadu (1,108).