NGO Registration brings credibility to the organization. Those providing donations will be more inclined towards associating themselves with those NGOs which are registered since NGO Registration gives a sense of authenticity.

NGO Registration ensures more exposure to the organization. NGO Registration may help a local NGO expand its scope/ area of operations

NGO Registration widens the scope of bringing in resources both financial and manual. More volunteers will come forward and that will be beneficial for the NGO.

NGO is a general term used and to make it a legal entity, it requires to be registered with the appropriate authority under the appropriate law. NGO registration may be done as:

All the three shall serve the same purpose of working towards a common agenda which is not for the benefit of the members and the others involved, only are governed by different regulations.

A Section 8 company under Companies' Act, 2013

Few states in India have their own Trusts Acts in force to govern the trust registration in that particular state. If the state does not have any Trust Act for itself, then for Trust Registration the provisions of the Indian Trust Act, 1882 shall apply.

- The first step is to draft the Trust deed. Trust deed is non-mandatory but always preferred. Details to be mentioned in Deed are:

- Name and address of the Settler

- Name(s) and address(es) of the other trustees

- Name of the trust (minimum 3 preference shall give)

- Minimum and maximum number of trustees that are allowedMinimum and maximum number of trustees that are allowed

- Address of the registered office of the trust

- Beneficiaries to the trust

- Rules and Regulations to be followed by the trust

- Address for correspondence & Evidence: recent electricity bill/ telephone bill/ property card of the trust location.

- Tenure of Trustees: Tenure may be fixed as minimum 1 year to maximum 5 years

- Application for 80G and 12A certificate

- Approach a local registrar & submit the Trust Deed, along with one photocopy for Trust registration. Physical Presence of Settler/s and two witnesses is required at the time of Registration along with Original ID proofs

- The Registrar retains the photocopy & returns the original registered copy of the Trust Deed.

- Name, Father's name, Age, Residential Address, Occupation, Contact Number and Email address with two latest photographs

- Voter I.D / Driving license / Passport

Electricity Bill or House Tax Receipt or Water Bill Receipt or Ownership Proof of Property. If the property is rented, then a Rent Deed duly notarized with rent receipts and NOC from landlord on a Rs.10/- stamp paper

Prepare all the required documents for NGO Registration.

Apply for the DSC and DIN for the proposed Directors

Application for 80G and 12A certificate

Apply for the name of the company which should be according to the rules provided for the name and also check for name availability for NGO Registration

A Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association has to be drafted.

An application in INC-12 form has to be made by the individual who is desires to incorporate the Section 8 Company to the Registrar.

After complete satisfaction of the documents, required details and the fee, the Registrar of Companies will issue the Certificate of NGO Registration

Identity proofs and PAN of all the Directors/Promoters

Address proof (Telephone Bill/Electricity Bill/valid Passport/Driving License/Aadhar)

Latest passport size photographs of all the Directors/Promoters

Rent Agreement or a Leave &License Agreement, of the registered office, if on rent

NOC from the owner of the Registered Office

The Utility Bills of the proposed registered office

the Consent to act as a Director in Form DIR-2

Details of the Director's directors in other companies, if any.

A NGO or Non Profit Organisation is an entity that operates for promotion of art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object.

In India, an NGO can be registered as any of the three structures being Company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013(section 25, companies act 1956), Trust or Society.

Section 8 Company format of a NGO is most popular form of NGO in India. It is easy to register, run or manage a Section 8 Company in comparison of a Trust and a Society.

Name of the society has to be selected for NGO Registration.

State Government looks after the Society Registrations. All the required documents with requisite fee as prescribed in 2 copies should be submitted to the Registrar of the Societies of the State where the society shall be situated.

After careful examination of the documents, an Incorporation Certificate with a NGO registration number shall be allotted.

The procedure till the allotment of the Incorporation Certificate takes about 1 month of time to be completed.

The Account Masters will do satisfying NGO Registration. We are providing NGO Registration services in Zirakpur Punjab, India