TRUST DEED

This DEED OF DECLARATION of PUBLIC CHARIABLE TRUST is executed at

______________________________ on this __________________ day of ___________________ 2009 by --

-------------------------, S/o.of (------------------- aged about -------------- years residing at -----------------------

-------------------, -------------------, Managing Trustee cum Secretary, S/o. of (----------------------- aged

about ------------ years residing at ---------------------- and ----------------, W/o. ------------------------ aged

about --------------- years, residing at C/o--------------------------------- ------------------------------------,

hereinafter called the authors of the Trust.

Whereas the authors of the Trust have been involved for a long in the development activities, are

desirous of creating a Trust for charitable purpose and executing the requisite Deed of Trust setting

forth the terms and conditions and provisions thereof for the proper, permanent and efficient

administration of the Trust.

Hereinafter called as ------------------------- TRUST or to be referred to shortly as ------------ (Trust) which

expression, where the context so admits, shall mean and include their successors (hereinafter called the

TRUSTEES which expression, shall include the Trustee for the time being hereof) of the other part.

WHEREAS the above AUTHORS being associates -------------------------------------------, are desirous of

promoting and maintaining a Trust for providing relief to poor and welfare of the economically and

socially disadvantaged, the needy women, artisans, farmers, the land-less and others, providing

employment and social entrepreneurship to them and support education, community awareness,

medical relief and other activities and at the same time, undertake activities of employing or providing

employment to them without any profit motive. If the units incidentally have certain surplus, those

surpluses shall not be shared amongst members but shall be used for supporting the extension programs
 that the Trust may initiate and/or support the educational and community activities and awareness

programs that the Trust or other like-minded organizations are involved in.

AND WHEREAS the AUTHORS have a great interest in fighting poverty and marginalization, through

promotion & development of socio-economic conditions for the landless poor, artisans, farmers, the

oppressed and the marginalized.

AND WHEREAS the AUTHORS are desirous of setting on Trust, the sum of Rs.----------------------/- (Rupees

------------------------------ only) to be utilized in attaining the objectives of this Trust.

AND WHEREAS the AUTHORS hereto have given their consent to be the Life Trustees and --------------------

--------------as Managing Trustee for administering the affairs of the TRUST in accordance with the terms

and conditions hereinafter provided.

Now THIS DEED OF TRUST WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:

I. The name of the Trust shall be ------------------------- or to be known and referred to shortly as ' ---------

---------------Trust '.

II. The Offic00e of the Trust shall be situated at the ---------------------------------i and or at such other

place or places as the Trustees may decide from time to time

III. The authors of the Trust ----------------------- and -------------------------, will be the Life Trustees and

they will hold office as Chairperson, Managing Trustee cum Secretary and Treasurer of the Trust

respectively for three years as per the rules of the Trust. The aforesaid Trustees have signed this

Deed also in acceptance of the Office assigned to them.

IV. The following persons will be holding the Office as a Trustee for three years, from the date of
 appointment:

1. President, Secretary & Treasurer of - ------------------------------------------- will be Ex-officio

2. From among the SHG groups / networks associated with, Two Women Representatives actively
involved in income generation activities.

3. From among the Voluntary agencies (NGOs) representing Socio-economic development-

4. From among the Staff – Two Representatives, one each from ------------------------------------- and
one from -----------------------------

5. Three Experts or Specialists who are actively involved in micro enterprise support, Rural
development and sustainable livelihood areas, appropriate technology, khadi and rural
industries, micro-credit, fair trade, ethical consumption, community health & education and
allied areas.

Excepting Life Trustees and the Ex-officio Members as referred to in Sl. No.1 above, all other
members shall be identified and invited by the Managing Trustee / Secretary on behalf of the
Executive Committee of the Trust. All the members as Trustees will hold office for three years,
from the date of their acceptance to the Invitation and are eligible for re-cooption.

V. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees can co-opt upto three Trustees with mutual consent

as Trustees. The Trustees so co-opted shall hold office as Trustees for a period of three years from the

date of co-option. They may be co-opted again, when the Executive Committee for the time being,

so desire.

The total number of Trustees at any time however shall not exceed Fifteen.

VI. Vision / Mission of the Trust:

The Core Mission of the Trust is to work towards poverty alleviation thus promotion of and support to
 sustainable livelihood models that contributes to sustainable development of the Poor, the Marginalized

and the Oppressed, without any caste, creed or colour.

VII. The objects of the Trust shall be as follows:

OBJECTIVES

1. To promote, organize, support and maintain economic activities for the relief to the

marginalized community, especially the women and the differently-abled, small and

marginal farmers, indigent artisans or senior citizens.

2. To undertake Income Generation activities and such other functions pursuant to the

development of economic activities mentioned above for poverty alleviation among the

Marginalized and generally to the poor.

3. To undertake, assist or encourage the production of Khadi and Village Industry product-

range and related activities and also apply and get recognition from Khadi & Village

Industries Commission for such activities.

4. To encourage and promote development of Village Industries and to provide facilities for

research in design, production-process and techniques relating to Village Industries.

5. To conduct Training Programmes for propagating Khadi and Village Industries, organic and

eco-friendly range of products and Traditional system of medicines and conduct programmes

for the benefit of those interested.

6. To do fundamental research, develop and propagate production & consumption of

environmental and eco-friendly products and take related initiatives.

7. To utilize the services of rural women and men for such production & manufacturing

activities which it deem fit to be use with the intention of providing employment

opportunity.
8. To promote, establish, maintain and support SHGs and form federations and undertake

Micro-credit and Micro-enterprises including Study / Training centres and others.

9. To promote and manage food processing and similar training-cum-production centres with a

motive of creating / offering employment potential for rural women and others and train

the interested from other NGOs for replication.

10. To start and manage Community Colleges and Training centres to train urban and rural poor,

specially the women and youth for self-employment and job-oriented courses and others.

11. To canvas and to have programmes for aforestation and ecological balance.

12. To have programmes for all-round development of villages and rural communities and other

for the benefit of all the members of the community.

13. To provide awareness, capacity-building, design development, product adaptation of crafts

and proper presentation to consumers and to this, seek support & assistance from Ministry

of Rural Development and other Ministries, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts),

NABARD, SIDBI, other Financial Institutions and Donor agencies.

14. Towards an integrated socio-economic development, provide needed hand-holding and

render technical / consultancy services, training, and undertake research and development

and all other activities for the promotion of the economic interest of the community.

15. To work for and facilitate welfare measures or facilities for the benefit of the focused

community, as may be decided by the Trust.

16. To propagate and promote Fair trade and ethical standards and to have needed

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for effective partnership with NGOs, Cooperatives and

other people centered organizations for effective support & coordination.

empowerment for sustainable development of the marginalized Communities.

18. To work for the reconstruction of the Social order in our country along the lines laid down by

Mahatma Gandhi in building-up of a casteless, classless and gender-just society of complete

justice (both Social & Trade justice) to the common man through wholly non-violent means

with special emphasis upon the social and moral values of manual labor.

19. To co-operate with other organizations having similar objectives and especially fair and

ethical trading and consumption.

20. To do all or any of other charitable activities as indicated, conducive to attainment of the

above objects of the Trust and furtherance of the objects, but shall not focus activities of

profit. The income will be applied for charitable purposes.

VIII. INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY OBJECTS:

The objects incidental or ancillary to the main objectives are :

1. To serve as a catalyst promoting the interest of the marginalized in improving their livelihood

standards towards sustainable development of rural and urban poor, the needy, the neglected and

the oppressed.

2. To create opportunities to improve the physical, social, productive and entrepreneurial capacity of

artisans / producer groups and Development agencies through better education, self-reliance and

income-generation programmes.

3. To act as a consultative body / or a consortium for designing, developing and delivering of training

models and services and to act as a clearing-house for collection and dissemination of information
 to focused groups.

4. To carry-out, implement, co-ordinate skill-information and development programmes for self-

reliance in the frame-work of the strategies, methods and procedures of Voluntary Agencies’.

5. To act as a liaison or as a federal Network among & between the SHGs Networks, Producer groups,

Voluntary agencies, Trusts, Co-operative Societies and other people-based organizations / groups

and seek & affiliate with the supporting National and International / Overseas organizations, State

and Central Governments, in all matters of mutual concern and interest.

6. To experiment, develop and assist in designing and disseminating appropriate technology suitable to

local situations, keeping in mind the traditional and cultural values / systems in different areas.

7. To facilitate, assess and evaluate income-generation programmes and related activities for needed

impact assessment review and when required sponsor such programmes as pilot projects.

8. To assist needy voluntary organizations & NGOs to prepare viable project proposals, to make

appropriate changes in their income-generation programmes and to recommend for required

financial, technical and other support from Government sources, financing institutions and funding

agencies.

9. To promote, establish, equip, conduct, manage, maintain, administer and co-ordinate income-

generation programmes, skill-formation & Vocational / Technical Training Centres, Self-Help Groups

especially among women, social education and study circles, Development projects, training

centres, Village Information Centres, printing and publishing houses, cottage and village industry

centres, special projects to support the handicapped and the disabled, health centres, co-operative

thrift societies, housing schemes etc. in support of and for the welfare of the Marginalized

Communities, conclusive in realizing the objectives of the Trust.

10. To lease, purchase, build or otherwise acquire property and / or properties, both movable and
 immovable for carrying out the aims and objectives / of the Trust and to keep, repair, add, alter

and maintain the same.

11. To alienate by way of sale, mortgage, lease, release, loan, charge, hypothecate, exchange, hire,

gift, transfer or otherwise with or without any security, as the case may be and also to divide, sub-

divide if necessary and of the properties and funds of the Trust or any portion there-of for the

purpose or purposes of achieving the aims and objectives of the Trust.

12. “To seek, receive and accept financial assistance by way of loans or to avail credit, seek Bills and

Cheque purchase facilities and utilize any other credit facilities offered by the Nationalized Banks

and other Financial Institutions from time to time for the better functioning of the Trust and to

organize working-capital to assist the SHGs / Rural Entrepreneur groups to function more effectively

and to attain the objectives of the Trust”.

13. To accept subscriptions, gifts and donations both in cash and kind from individuals, organizations,

Government sources, funding agencies in India and abroad.

14. To invest funds not immediately required in such manner as may be determined from time to time.

15. To advertise in mass-media and organize publicity campaigns in favour of the social and economic

activities of the Trust and its constituent Members, exchange information and to organize or take

part in local, national and International conventions, sales ventures including trade fairs.

16. To appoint Committees and establish institutions and service societies for the purpose of

implementing and furthering the objectives of the Trust as well as its maintenance and viable

functioning.

17. To amalgamate wholly or partly and/or co-operate and seek and/or get affiliate with any

organization whose objectives are similar in full or part, in furtherance of the objectives of the

Trust.
 18. To open and operate accounts of any description with any Nationalized / Scheduled Bank/s.

19. To draw, make, accept, discount, endorse, execute, discharge and issue cheques, promissory notes,

bills of exchange etc to raise loans and accept advances or any other negotiable or transferable

instruments.

20. To insure the property / properties of the Trust and to establish, create and maintain provident

funds, depreciation fund, reserve fund, sinking fund, or any other special funds whether for

depreciation or for repairing, improving, extending or maintaining any of these property of the Trust

or for any other purpose conducive to the interest of the Trust.

21. In short, to do or cause to be done any and all such acts or things as shall be conductive to the

social, economic, cultural, educational, moral, ethical, civic and physical welfare of the people or

groups of people and the associate organisations requiring support and assistance of the Trust

provided such things or acts are not contrary to, nor inconsistent with the spirit and principles of

law under which this Trust is being organised and registered.

IX. NATURE OF THE TRUST: This Trust shall be a Public Charitable Trust having non-profit motive. It

shall be maintained and administered to cater the needs of the Poor in fighting poverty. The benefit

of this Trust shall ensure to all sections of public with a focus on the Poor and the Marginalized, across

India without any distinction. The Trust property including its funds and income shall be applied

solely towards promotion of the objects for which this Trust is established.

X. The Trust hereby created is not revocable.

XI. BOARD OF TRUSTEES / GENERAL BODY:

The Trust shall be managed by the Trustees and the following will be Founder Trustees:

1. -------------------- - Chairperson
2. ------------------ - Managing Trustee / Secretary
3. --------------------------- - Treasurer
 4. - Trustee
5. - Trustee
6. - Trustee
7. - Trustee
8. - Trustee
9. - Trustee
10. - Trustee
11. - Trustee
12. - Trustee

General Body so constituted shall be instrumental for organizing the Trust, ordinary trustees who are

nominated from the beneficiaries and persons who have been committed as the associated taking part

on the developmental and enlightening functions of the Trust.

The membership in Board of Trust / General Body will not exceed 15. The quorum of the general body

shall be one third of the total trustees. The General body can consider co-opt other Trustees.

XII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Executive Committees shall be constituted with 5 general body members including the Life Trustees.

Chairperson, Managing Trustee cum Secretary and Treasurer of the Trust and the Secretary of --------------

-------------------------------- and one selected from the Staff will be in the Executive Committee.

The following will be the first Executive Committee members **

1 -
2 -
3
4

XIII.POWERS, DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

The Trustees shall be competent and are hereby empowered to:

a Help and render relief to the poor in all possible way.

c Receive Funds, Money and assets in any shape or form as and when given by the Federation of

South India Producer Associations and / other associate institutions, financial institutions, State

& Central Government institutions, National or international donor agencies and others.

d Meet necessary expenses to be incurred in connection with the execution and administration of

the Trust.

e Establish centers in different parts of the country and appoint staff and hire services of

Consultants for carrying out the objects of the Trust.

f Acquire on lease, purchase, or otherwise, sell, mortgage, lease out or transfer in any other

manner properties (movable or immovable), construct buildings and effect other improvements

for the purpose of the Trust.

g Invest the funds to the extent necessary in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(1) read

with Section 13(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 or such other sections of the Income Tax Act as

amended from time to time so that the income of the Trust will be exempt from Income Tax.

h Borrow for the purposes of the Trust with or without charges or responsibility upon the assets of

the Trust.

i Make donations or contributions for attaining and in furtherance of the objects of the Trust.

j Do all or any of the aforesaid things, transactions or matters and do all such other things as are

incidental or conducive to the attainment of the aims and objects of the Trust without profit

motive.

XIV.Powers, Duties & Responsibilities of Managing Trustee / Secretary:

1. The Managing Trustee / Secretary as the Chief Executive of the Trust shall be overall in-charge

of the administration & coordination and execution of programmes of the Trust.

2. The Managing Trustee / Secretary of the Trust may bring or defend or cause to be brought or

defend any action or other legal proceedings touching or concerning any property, right or claim
 of the Trust any, may use or be used in respect of any such property, rights of claims.

3. The Managing Trustee / Secretary shall, in consultation with the Chairperson convene the

meetings from time to time and keep regular minutes of all meetings.

4. The Managing Trustee / Secretary shall normally sign all the agreements, contracts and deeds

for and on behalf of the Trust with the Government and / or other agencies. However, for the

purpose of expediency, in consultation with Chairperson, he may sub-delegate this authority and

/ or issue a power of attorney to any one of the Trustees and the Officers for specific purposes.

5. The Managing Trustee / Secretary shall be responsible and empowered for the preparation and

filing with the Registrar and other statutory bodies such records, annual statements and such

other reports of the Trust which are specified in the Act and the Rules.

6. The Managing Trustee / Secretary, jointly with Treasurer shall be responsible for the financial

transactions of the Trust. He/She shall operate the bank accounts as co-signatory along with

Treasurer and / or Chairperson.

XV. Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Treasurer:

1. The Treasurer shall be responsible for rendering accounts of the Trust. He / She shall further be

responsible for accounting of the subscription, donations and other income of the Trust.

2. The Treasurer shall review and report to the Executive Committee, resource mobilization and

facilitate annual budgeting and utilization of funds in relation to budgetary provisions and both

short term and long term plan of action in relation to financial matters.

3. The Treasurer shall also from time to time review the accounts maintained in the office/offices

and arrange to prepare and circulate the periodic statements of income and expenditure to the

Executive Committee Members and others as may be decided by the Executive Committee.
XVI. Financial Transactions :

1. The funds of the Trust shall be deposited / invested in any Nationalized Banks / Scheduled Bank

or Financial institutions approved / recognized by appropriate authorities.

2. There will be a separate grants account exclusively for the purpose of receiving foreign grants /

remittances under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

3. The second account will be the main account wherein the subscriptions and all other income

shall be remitted.

4. There may be separate Administrative and or Project Accounts both and such accounts shall be

operated upon as per the resolutions of the Executive Committee of Board of Trustees.

5. The income and the property of the Trust whatsoever derived shall be applied solely towards

the promotion of the objectives of the Trust as set-forth and no portion shall be paid or

distributed to the Trustees, provided nothing herein contained shall prevent any payment in

good faith of any reasonable and proper remuneration / consultancy fees for such services.

6. Unless or otherwise specifically mentioned by a resolution of the Executive Committee, all the

payments shall be made by the Secretary and accounted for.

7. For the present, no funds be ear-marked specifically for the purpose of making provisions for

any dependent of the deceased or disabled Member as laid by Section 25.

8. The financial year shall be from April to March. The accounts of the Trust shall be maintained in

accordance with the provisions of the Act.

9. Appointment of qualified Auditor / Panel of Auditors will be made by the Board of Trustees /

General Body for carrying out audit for the ensuing financial year
XVII.None of the powers enumerated above will be deemed to authorize the carrying on of any activity

for profit by the Trustees and these powers shall be exercised by the Trustees in such manner that the

income of the Trust will be totally exempted from tax under Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Income

Tax Act, 1961 or such other sections or clauses as amended from time to time.

XVIII.All or any of the powers vested in or exercisable by the Trustees as per this Deed of Trust shall be

capable of being performed or exercised by a majority of the Trustees present at the meeting of the

Trustees and any action or decision of such majority shall be valid and effective as it would have been

if done by all the Trustees.

XIX. The Trustees shall take charge of the assets of the Trust and hold and administer the same in

accordance with the terms of this Deed. All bank accounts shall be operated by two out of the

following: Managing Trustee cum Secretary along with Treasurer or Chairperson of the Trust. The

Board may authorize the others to operate the accounts depending upon the need.

XX. Any Trustee may, at any time resign his office of Trusteeship by giving one month's notice in writing to

the Managing Trustee / Secretary and upon the expiry of the period, such Trustee shall be deemed to

have vacated his office. The office of the Trustee falling vacant either by death or by resignation

before expiry of the three years period, may be filled-in by nomination by the Managing Trustee of the

Trust.

XXI.The meeting of the Trustees shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Trust and in his absence,

the Trustees present in the meeting shall elect one of them to preside over that meeting.

XXII.The Trustees shall meet from time to time as and when necessary and once atleast in a quarter or

four times in a year, to transact business and for considering the betterment of the Trust and its
 assets. The Chairperson of the meeting, shall have a casting vote in case of equality of votes. Fifteen

days notice of all meetings of the Trustees shall be given to all the Trustees either by Registered Post

or in any other manner as decided by the Trustees. The quorum for the meeting shall be one-third of

the total number of Trustees. In case there is no quorum at the time fixed for the meeting, the

meeting shall stand adjourned by half an hour and the Trustees present at the adjourned meeting shall

form the quorum. The postponed meeting is entitled to transact its business without waiting for the

quorum, but it shall not undertake any matter for consideration which is not announced in the agenda

of regular meeting.

XXIII.The office of the Trustees will normally be honorary but the Trustees will be entitled to be paid their

actual travelling expenses and other incidental charges incurred by them in attending the meetings

and in connection with carrying out the objects of the Trust.

XXIV. The Trustees are wholly indemnified against any expenses or losses incurred or suffered in regard to

any act, deed or omission of theirs in the performance of their duties as Trustees or any payments

made by them in the administration of the Trust and such expenses, losses and payment shall be

borne by the Trust and none of the Trustees shall in any way be personally liable or responsible for the

same.

XXV.The rules governing the administration of the Trust may be amended by the Trustees with the

permission of the Commissioner of Income Tax, so however, that the amended rules are not

inconsistent with the object of the Trust and are not repugnant to the provisions of Sections 2(15),

11, 12, 13 and 80-G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 or such other sections or clauses as may be

amended or added from time to time governing the activities of Public Charitable Trusts.

XXVI. The benefits of the Trust shall be open to all irrespective of caste, creed and religion and the funds

and income of the Trust shall be solely utilized towards the achievements of the objects and no

portion of it shall be utilized for payments to Trustees by way of Profit, dividend etc.
XXVII. In the event of the dissolution or winding up of the Trust, the assets remaining as on the date of

dissolution shall under no circumstances be distributed among the Trustees but the same shall be

transferred to another charitable trust, society, association or institution whose objects are

similar to those of this Trust and which enjoys recognition under Section 80-G of the Income Tax

Act, 1961.
 TESTIMONIUM AND ATTESTATION

IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------ have executed these presents on the day, month and year

first above written:

AUTHORS:

1.

2.

3.

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED BY the said AUTHORS

In the presence of

Witness No.1 : Witness No. 2 :