JPC on FCRA Amendment Bill to hold first meeting on September 18

To constitute the 31-member panel headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sanjay Jaiswal, the government moved a motion on August 12, during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is yet to be prorogued. File | Photo Credit: PTI

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.

To constitute the 31-member panel headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sanjay Jaiswal, the government moved a motion on August 12, during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is yet to be prorogued. The Opposition had, however, demanded that the Bill be withdrawn completely, accusing the government of intentionally targeting minority-run institutions through the legislation.