The Central government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of two Odisha-based NGOs for violating various provisions linked to the law, sources said on Thursday.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the nodal ministry that has the authority to regulate FCRA licence, took the decision as `People`s Organisation for Empowerment of Tribals` (POET) and `Heavenly Grace Ministries` "failed the basic criteria needed to regularise their FCRA licences", an official said.