As a Public Charitable Trust. , a NGO can be registered in certain provinces in India. There is no national level Public Charitable Trust Act. It may be note that Indian Trusts Act 1882 is mean for Private Trusts, which is legally treated like a for-profit entity. Societies Registration Act of 1860: A society can be formed by a group of seven or more people. Its formation is simple (but may take a little longer time to complete the registration process than that of a trust) and less expensive than that of a trust, but it also affords more flexibility in terms of regulations. Companies Act of 2013: An association that is formed for the promotion of art, science, commerce, religion or charity can be registered as a not-for-profit company but its members cannot be paid a dividend. All income and profits, if any, should be utilized for furthering the objectives of the company.
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