NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has refused to renew the registration of 25 NGOs under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010, for their alleged indulgence in "activities not conducive to national interest". This action comes after the cancellation of the FCRA licences of 11,319 NGOs for failing to apply for renewal within the deadline. The FCRA licence renewal of another 1,736 NGOs was withheld "for non-submission of documents or deficient documents or other statutory shortcoming within the stipulated time". As a result, the total number of NGOs that can receive foreign funding has now shrunk to around 20,000, down from 33,158, in the country. A final call on approving the renewal of the FCRA registration of the 1,736 NGOs will be taken after they explain deficiencies in their applications by November 8. While home ministry officials were tight-lipped on the identity of the 25 NGOs struck off the foreign funding list, the names of over 11,000 NGOs whose FCRA registrations are deemed cancelled - for not applying for renewal - includes several big names like Adani Foundation, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust, Office of the Chief Executive Officer of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, Indian Medical Association, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Mumbai-based Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre and The Loyola College Society, Chennai. According to a senior ministry officer, of the total 33,138 NGOs registered under the FCRA, renewal of 27,810 was due this year. The government, while extending validity of their licence till October 31, 2016 had in March directed them to submit applications for renewal by June 30, 2016. Of the 27,810 NGOs, only 16,491 sought renewal, while 11,319 did not submit any application. The government, in an order issued on November 2, said the licence of these 11,319 NGOs was "deemed cancelled" from November 1, 2016. As for 16,491 NGOs who applied for renewal of their FCRA registration within the deadline, the government found applications of 14,730 in order and approved renewal Of the remaining 1,761 NGOs, the documentation and papers submitted by 1,736 - of which Mata Amrithanandmayi Math and Rama Krishna Sevashram - was found as inadequate. The application of the remaining 25 NGOs was rejected despite complete documentation as the government found them to be allegedly working against "national interest". "NGOs that are not serving larger national interest or indulging in subversive activities should not be allowed foreign funding," said a senior home ministry officer. The officer said the 11,319 NGOs which did not bother to apply for renewal "were history as far as FCRA was concerned," he stated.