# JPC chair says faith groups get 6% of foreign funds in Shillong hearing

2026-11-02T22:06:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Faith-based organisations receive only about six per cent of the roughly Rs 22,000 crore in foreign contributions coming into India annually, Joint Parliamentary Committee chairman Sanjay Jaiswal said on Monday (2 November 2026) after the panel held its first outstation consultation on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in Shillong. Jaiswal said the remaining 94 per cent goes to NGOs and other organisations. Nearly 40 organisations from Meghalaya and other Northeastern states presented views, the JPC asked them to submit written responses within 15 days. Opposition parties have alleged that certain provisions of the Bill could affect legitimate foreign funding for Christian NGOs and minority-run institutions. Jaiswal said the committee was seeking 'practical solutions' and that the proposed amendments include safeguards for places of worship. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, who requested the Shillong sitting, called it a healthy democratic process. The panel will next hold consultations in Chennai and Kochi.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both outlets report Jaiswal's six-per-cent figure and the 15-day submission deadline in identical wire-copy fashion. The Shillong Times adds a direct denial-of-consensus quote and Sangma's description of the process, while The Meghalayan Express leads with Jaiswal's call for written views and prints his defence of the Bill against the 2010 law, including the claim that the new Bill explicitly protects religious places. The uniform core facts leave no framing gap: the coverage is straight reporting from both, differing only in which Jaiswal quotes each chose to include. The story's next step is the written-submission deadline and the Chennai and Kochi hearings.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- theshillongtimes.com (neutral report) <https://theshillongtimes.com/2026/11/03/faith-groups-get-only-6-of-foreign-funds-jpc-chief/>
  Straight reporting of Jaiswal's statements and stakeholder views, no slant.
- themeghalayanexpress.com (neutral report) <https://themeghalayanexpress.com/jpc-asks-stakeholders-to-submit-views-in-15-days/>
  Direct quotes from Jaiswal defending Bill, no critical or opposition framing.

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

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