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A blank, fillable trust deed for a public charitable trust, covering the settlor and trustee schedule, an objects clause, trustee powers, and a dissolution clause that sends surplus assets to a similar trust, never to the trustees. Ships with a state-by-state stamp duty and registration guidance note.
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One trust deed for a public charitable trust, built on the settlor/trustee/beneficiary drafting vocabulary courts and registrars expect. It covers the settlor's declaration, the trustee schedule, an objects clause, and a dissolution clause that sends surplus assets to a trust with similar objects, never to the trustees themselves.
Maharashtra and Gujarat run a separate Charity Commissioner process on top of registration. In Maharashtra, the application itself carries a Rs 100 court-fee stamp, though the deed's own stamp duty rate under the Maharashtra Stamp Act isn't confirmed to a specific figure here. Karnataka's deed stamp duty is Rs 500 where only money is settled on the trust, or higher where immovable property is involved. Every other state's stamp duty and registration authority varies and isn't printed in this template. Confirm the current rate with your own state's Stamp Act or Sub-Registrar before you buy stamp paper.
Deciding between a trust and a different structure first? Read Which Non-Profit Structure Actually Gets Picked for CSR and Grants. Registering a society instead? Our Society MOA + Rules & Regulations template covers that filing.
Fill in the settlor, trustee, and objects details, then take the executed deed to your Sub-Registrar (or, in Maharashtra and Gujarat, also to the Charity Commissioner) with two witnesses present.
Have the finished deed reviewed before anyone signs.
Registered? 12A and 80G are the step that actually determines whether your trust's income stays tax-free and your donors get a deduction.
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Rule 4(1) of the CSR Policy Rules 2014 puts trusts, societies, and Section 8 companies on equal footing for CSR funding. The law draws no line between them. What actually separates them is how fast a corporate CSR team can verify you.