1655 associations received foreign contributions of Rs. one crore in 2006-07.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Feb 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal, today said that a total number of 1655 associations have received foreign contribution of an amount of more than Rs. one crore n. 1. Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000) s>. Noun 1. crore - the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million in 2006-07. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha today, Jaiswal said that out of 1655 associations, 155 have received foreign contributions from donors based in India. "As per the provisional data compiled so far for the year 2007-08, 1435 associations have received foreign contribution of an amount of more than Rs. one crore, out of which 122 associations received foreign contribution from donors based in India," Jaiswal added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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