The voluntary sector in India has been under regulatory pressure for one reason or the other. Thousands of organisations have seen their licences cancelled for violating norms relating to foreign contributions. Income tax provisions, on the other hand, make it difficult to show any income at all even though it may come from bona fide social initiatives and be intended to achieve financial sustainability. Now there is GST to contend with as well since there is lack of clarity on what NGOs should be paying at the time of making transactions.
The role of NGOs as agents of development and. . .