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Society Registration (NGO)

Start your NGO as a National or State level Society. The registration of a society is mandatory under the societies registration Act, 1860. We advise and assist in Society Registration anywhere in India.

Society Registration: An Overview

Society or association is a group of people with an aim and objective for the specified purpose which results in a non-profitable service. According to the provision of Societies Registration Act, 1860, a society registration can be done through the office of the Registrar in which district the society is intended to be established.
 

Purpose of Society Registration:

  • Promotion of education, science, the literature of fine arts.
  • For maintaining the library or reading room for common use among the members or upon to the public.
  • Promotion of Khadi and Village industry and social welfare.
  • Instruction or diffusion of useful knowledge or political education.
  • Works of art, the collection of natural history
  • Military orphan funds
  • Instruction or diffusion of useful knowledge or political education
  • Foundation or maintenance or libraries.
  • Mechanical and philosophical inventions, instruments or designs
  • Public museums and galleries of paintings.
  • Establishment and maintenance of galleries of paintings and other works of art.
  • Establishment and maintenance of public museums.
  • Works of art, the collection of natural history.
 

Stepwise process of Society Registration in India

The State Government approves the Society Registration through Assistant  Registrar under whose jurisdiction the applicant society comes.

Step 1: To register a Society, the applicant should prepare the application, required documents and the affidavit in a prescribed format.

Step 2:  Draft a Memorandum of Association and By-Laws of the society. Also, the Memorandum and By-Laws are strictly to be as per the guidelines in Society Registration Act and must be used only for the charitable purpose.

Step 3: Then take the address proof of all the members of the society and one of the registered address of the society. Draft a Board Resolution where all the members had desired to form a society together with the approval of the name of the society.

Step 4: Finally, the applicant should submit all the documents to the office of Additional Registrar-Cum- General Manager, District Industries Center of the respective District.

Documents Required for Society Registration

Documentation is the most significant aspect of Society registration in India. The application for Society Registration must be accompanied by the documents prescribed for it in the Societies Act, 1860. A failure to produce any of the prescribed documents or the incorrect form of the prescribed document might result in the complete rejection of your application. Therefore, we advise that you file all the documents with utmost carefulness to avoid any hassle or hindrance in the process of formation and registration of your Society. Follow the list given below for a complete list of documents on Society Registration in India.

The following documents are essential while applying for the society registration:

  • Four copies of bye-laws of the society
  • A certificate from the bank, which should state the credit balance in favour of the proposed society.
  • A list of persons who share the capital amount and the entrance fee.
  • A copy of the scheme should include the details explaining the society’s economic growth and sustainability and where the plan envisages the holding of immovable property by the society, the description of an immovable asset proposed to be purchased, transferred or acquired to the society.
  • A copy of the file resolution passed at the promoter’s meeting while appointing the Chief Promoter, which should be duly signed by the promoters.