Govt did not freeze bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity: MHA

New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs has said that it did not freeze bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity. It said, State Bank of India informed that Missionaries of Charity itself sent a request to SBI to freeze its accounts.

The renewal application under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act for the renewal of registration of Missionaries of Charity was refused on 25th of December this year for not meeting the eligibility conditions under the act and



Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules.

The Ministry said, no request or revision application has been received from Missionaries of Charity for review of this refusal of renewal.

However, while considering the renewal application of Missionaries of Charity, some adverse inputs were noticed. In consideration of these inputs on record, the renewal application was not approved.