The Sadbhavana Trust, a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Delhi dedicated to empowering Dalit and Muslim women, has faced the cancellation of its Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence by the Union government.

• One of the cited violations for the cancellation relates to the trust’s failure to open an FCRA bank account in the designated State Bank of India branch in New Delhi, according to officials.
• Established in 1990 by a group of social activists committed to supporting laborers in Mehrauli, the Sadbhavana Trust collaborates with other NGOs to enhance the well-being of rural women in economically disadvantaged areas of India, as stated on its official website.
• The cancellation of the Sadbhavana Trust’s FCRA licence follows a similar fate experienced by the Young Women’s Christian Association of Delhi, making it the second women-focused NGO to face such consequences in two weeks.
• Additionally, CNI Shishu Sangopan Griha and Program for Social Action (PSA) are among two other NGOs that recently lost their licences.