Society

Society

Society requires a minimum of seven individuals to come together and may be wound up if three-fifths of the members of the general body so desire. Societies are registered under the Society Registration Act. While this is an all-India Act, each state has its own...
Public or Charitable Trust

Public or Charitable Trust

Trust is the easiest to get started with like the minimum strength required to form a trust is just two—the author and the trustee. And the author could also be the trustee. So, if you want to start small or if you do not have many people who share your vision or...
How to set up your NGO

How to set up your NGO

There are no real statistics on the number of in the country. The estimates vary widely, with a recent article putting the number at over a million. And less than half of these are legally registered. Before we go further, What exactly is an NGO? Short form...
Forming an NGO

Forming an NGO

A public charitable trust is a possible form of not-for-profit entity in India. Public charitable trusts can be established for a number of purposes, including the relief of poverty, education, medical relief, provision of facilities for recreation, and any other...
Public trust and Private trust

Public trust and Private trust

Public Trust Public trust can be created for public charitable purposes. There is no All India Level Act for setting up public charitable trusts. Some of the states in India has enacted the Public Charitable Trust Act, while most states in India do not have a trust...
Registered Society

Registered Society

Society Registration Act, 1860 is a central act for registering not-for-profit organizations. Almost all the states in India have adopted (with modifications, if any) the central Act for creating state-level authorities for registering various types of not-for-profit...
A non governmental organization

A non governmental organization

A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operate independently from any form of government. The term originated from the United Nations (UN) and is normally used to refer to organizations that are...
Method of Registration of An NGO

Method of Registration of An NGO

In India, NGO can be registered in the following ways: A group of person can get them registered as an NGO in form of Trust, Society, Non-Profit Company under section – 25 companies. Non-profit organizations in India (a) exist independently of the state; (b) are...
How to register an ngo

How to register an ngo

The first question that comes to one’s mind is how to register an ngo. Registration of an ngo is very easy. NGOs in India are registered under two Acts. One is Indian Trust Registration Act 1882 and the other is Indian Society Registration Act 1860. A non-profit...