Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 18 September 2026
Purposes for Registration. Part of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 hub — see the linked provisions, forms and official sources below for the operative text.
The selectable Schedule is granular, not five free-text buckets. It contains 105 notified purposes grouped under Religious (16), Cultural (18), Economic (19), Educational (22) and Social (30). Registration/prior-permission scope should be mapped to the exact notified purpose(s) and State/UT rather than only to a broad category.
Finin2min summary — explanatory text. The official Act, Rules, Regulations and notifications control if there is any difference. Educational and research resource, not legal, regulatory, tax or investment advice; verify the instrument in force on the relevant date.