Trust / Society / NGO
Starting @5999
Starting @5999
Following are the different types of NGO Registration in India:
Trust Registration
Society Registration
Section-8 Company (Foundation)
Indian Trust Act, 1882 governs the procedure of registration and maintaining the trust in India although various states also enacted their own trust acts. Minimum members required for registration of Trust is 3 members. Further, the instrument by which this entire trust is created is called the “trust deed”.
Society NGO is incorporated under the Society Registration Act, 1860. Societies are formed to serve society and not to earn profits. A minimum number of 7 persons who are above 18 years of age can form a society or an association. There is no such limit for maximum number of persons. The States have defined their own act for formation of societies and their scope of area of work is restricted to the State in which it is registered.
The Section 8 Company means a Company formed with an object to promote commerce, art, science, sports, research, education, religion, protection of environment, charity or any other object, who intends to apply their income and profits in promoting their objects and prohibits the payment of dividend to its members.
This type of NGO is favorable for those who want to work on PAN India Basis and on a greater scale. Minimum members required to incorporate Section-8 is 2 members.