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NGO Darpan (NITI Aayog)

NITI Aayog · ngodarpan.gov.in Free Beginner India

NITI Aayog's portal where every non-profit, trust, society or Section 8 company, gets a Darpan unique ID on a self-declared basis. Its live counts show 6.37 lakh IDs issued: 49.84% trusts, 40.91% societies and 9.25% Section 8 companies.

  • A Darpan ID is issued online on the basis of a self-declared affidavit; there is no physical certificate.
  • About half of India's registered non-profits on Darpan are trusts and two in five are societies.
  • Register after you have formed the entity and opened a bank account in its name.
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