Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Sanjay Jaiswal was appointed chairman of the 31-member joint parliamentary committee constituted to examine the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. The committee was formed on September 3, 2026, and includes 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The panel includes representatives from several political parties, with 14 BJP members and 5 Congress members. It is required to submit its report by the last day of the first week of Parliament’s Winter session. The Bill proposes tighter government oversight of NGOs and foreign funding and provisions for managing assets when an organisation’s FCRA licence is cancelled.