Patna: The Bihar government has launched a sweeping crackdown on inactive and non-compliant organisations, with around 37,000 NGOs facing deregistration for failing to submit mandatory income and audit details—even after repeated notices.
According to the state’s Registration, Excise and Prohibition Department, out of over 41,000 registered organisations, only around 4,000 have uploaded essential documents such as annual income-expenditure reports, audit reports, and FCRA disclosures. The remaining entities, most of which are suspected to exist only on paper, have been served final warnings to comply or face cancellation of their registration.
Officials have made public the list of all registered NGOs via the department’s online portal, nibandhan.bihar.gov.in, as part of a new digital compliance drive. Organisations must upload five years’ worth of records, including the 2024–25 annual report. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of registration, freezing of bank accounts, and seizure of assets.
“No individual will be allowed to operate in the name of these institutions once their registration is revoked,” said Rajnish Kumar Singh, IG, Registration. “The District Magistrates have been instructed to compile asset data for non-compliant organisations so that further legal action can be initiated.”
Previously, the manual reporting process made it difficult to identify dormant entities. Many NGOs reportedly continued to exist on paper while avoiding scrutiny and continuing to benefit from financial or legal status.
The state government’s move is part of a broader transparency push aimed at ensuring only legitimate organisations continue to operate, particularly those receiving public funds or foreign contributions.
