Society & Trust Registration
Society and Trust Registration
Key decisions to be taken for Society and Trust Registration in India
What is the proposed purpose?
How many members will it have?
Whether it will be registered / unregistered?
What will its name be?
Where will it be located?
Who will provide donations to it?
Stepwise process of Society and Trust Registration in India
STEP 1 – Documentation
In India, the process of registering a society is incomplete without the submission of proper documents. Since inadequate or inaccurate documentation can even lead to the rejection of the entire application for Society Registration, we always advise that you arrange all the necessary documents before beginning the process of formation and registration of your Society, so that the chances of your application getting rejected is reduced to negligibility.
STEP 2 – Select Unique name
A Society’s name needs to be distinctive and conveying of the purpose for which it was founded. While selecting the name of your Society, you must ensure that it is not the same as that of an existing Society or any other type of NGO, an applied or a registered trademark. A name that is exactly the same as the name of an already existing Society will be deemed invalid for naming your Society, whereas a name that is exactly the same as a trademark that has been registered or applied for will be deemed to be an infringement on the trademark owner’s intellectual property rights.
STEP 3 – Draft MoA and the Rules & Regulations
Two of the most important documents on which the foundation of a Society is dependent are the Memorandum and the Rules of the Society. While the Memorandum of the Society describes the main object for which the society has been formed, the rules are meant for the management of the internal affairs of the society such as, the quorum of meetings, powers and responsibilities of the official positions of president, secretary, and the treasurer of the Society.
STEP 4 – Application for registration of Society
After the MoA and Rules of the Society have been drafted, the Registrar of Society is approached with an application along with the signed MOA, the rules and regulations, the affidavit declarations and the KYC documents of the members and officials of the society. The Registrar of Society is an authority under the state government, and therefore, the fee charged for registration of society differs for different states in India. The register which contains the names of societies is also maintained by the state governments. After filing the application along with the supporting documents, you can check its status on the official website of MCA.
STEP 5 – Issuance of Certificate of Society Registration
The process of society registration ends with the issuance of the Certificate of Registration to society. The Certificate of Registration is a document of conclusive proof that the Society has been registered by the Registrar. Usually, it takes nearly a month to complete the process of Society Registration in India.