Indian Laws for the Social Sector
Plain-English guides to the laws that shape development work in India — who they apply to, what they oblige you to do, the gray areas nobody resolves for you, and checklists you can actually run.
The FCRA for the Social Sector
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 — registration vs. prior permission, the SBI Delhi gateway account, the sub-granting ban, the 20% admin cap, and how organisations actually lose their licence.
Read the guide →CSR Law for the Social Sector
Section 135 of the Companies Act and the CSR Rules — the 2% obligation, Schedule VII, CSR-1 registration for NGOs, unspent-funds timelines, and statutory impact assessment.
Read the guide →The POSH Act for the Social Sector
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 — Internal Committees, the "workplace" that follows field work, statutory timelines, and what small NGOs must do.
Read the guide →The RTI Act for the Social Sector
The Right to Information Act, 2005 — using it as an advocacy and evidence tool, filing applications that work, and when your own NGO counts as a "public authority."
Read the guide →Child Protection Laws for the Social Sector
POCSO 2012 and the JJ Act 2015 — the mandatory reporting duty that binds every staff member, CCI registration, the CWC/Childline machinery, and photographs done right.
Read the guide →The RPwD Act for the Social Sector
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — your duties as employer and service provider, reasonable accommodation, accessibility standards, and disability-inclusive programming.
Read the guide →Data protection is a full course
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — consent, notice, children's data, and what NGOs handling beneficiary data must change — has its own foundational course: Data Protection & DPDP 101. Start there for the seventh law every organisation now lives with.
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