Budget proposals on transparency in political funding inconsequential: ADR
Politics | February 02, 2017 16:10 ISTThe government has imposed a Rs 2,000 upper limit for cash donations political parties.
The government has imposed a Rs 2,000 upper limit for cash donations political parties.
As much as 69 per cent of the total income of six national parties and 48 regional parties in the last 11 years came from unknown sources, according to data collected by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
India’s regional political parties have witnessed a decline of about 20 per cent in donations, equal to or more than Rs 20,000, that they received in 2015-16.
Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea for disclosure of sources of income by candidates for parliamentary and assembly elections and issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission.
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