{"id":1837,"date":"2018-07-09T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T11:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyregistrationonline.in\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2020-10-07T10:14:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T10:14:30","slug":"steps-registration-ngo-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyregistrationonline.in\/blog\/steps-registration-ngo-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration of NGO in India – Section 8 Company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is an NGO?<\/h2>\n

NGOs can be defined as organizations formed for non-profitable purposes such as Charity, religious, cultural, or educational. Their main sources of revenue are donations, government grants, membership fees, etc. They cannot distribute their profits and are required to spend their proceeds for non-profit activities.<\/p>\n

NGO Registration<\/a><\/strong> is useful to be eligible for donations and grants from various government agencies and also enjoy the tax benefits and exemptions.<\/p>\n

There are three types of NGOs<\/p>\n

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  1. Trust under Indian Trusts Act, 1882<\/li>\n
  2. Society under Societies Registration Act 1860<\/li>\n
  3. Section 8 Company<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>under Companies Act, 2013<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Section 8 Company is an organization that is registered as a Non-Profit Organization (NPO). NPO\/company has its objective of promotion of arts, commerce, charity, education, protection of the environment, science, social welfare, sports, research, religion and intends to apply its profits, if any, or other income in promoting its objects. Section 8 company registration<\/a> <\/strong>is very important and easy to do just by following some specific steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    A minimum of two directors is required if section 8 company is incorporated as a private limited company<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>and three directors in case of a public limited company. The maximum number of members can be 200 in case of the\u00a0private limited company registration<\/a> <\/strong>and for a public limited company, there is no such limit.<\/p>\n

    Also, there is no requirement of minimum paid-up capital in the case of section 8 company.<\/p>\n

    \"Registration<\/p>\n

    Important \u00a0Forms for Registration of NGO<\/strong><\/h2>\n