Total Ban on acceptance of Foreign Contribution & Hospitality

8.1 Ban relating to FC applies to

1. Candidate for election;
2. Correspondent, columnist, cartoonist, editor, owner, printer or publisher of a registered newspaper;
3. Government servant, judge or employee of any Government corporation;
4. Member of any Legislature;
5. Political party or office-bearer thereof
6. Organisation of political nature;
7. Association or company engaged in production or broadcast of audio news or audio visual news or current affairs programmes through any electronic mode or form;
8. Correspondent or columnist, cartoonist, editor, owner of the above association or company.

8.2 Ban does not apply to FC received by way of

1. Salary, wages or other remuneration, or
2. Payment in ordinary course of international trade or commerce, or
3. Payment received by an agent of a foreign source in relation to any transaction made by such foreign source with the State or Central Government, or
4. Gift or presentation made to a member of any Indian delegation, provided the same is in conformity with the rules framed by the Central Government in this regard, or
5. Gift from relative. Gifts exceeding ₹1,00,000 per annum requires intimation to the Central Government in Form FC-1 within 30 days from date of receipt of such gift, or
6. Any scholarship, stipend or any payment of like nature, or
7. Remittance received in ordinary course of business through official channels.