No profit distribution
All income and property is applied solely to our objects. No dividend, bonus or profit may be paid to any member. This is a condition of our licence, not a policy we could quietly change.
Governance & compliance
Everything you would check before giving us money.
Published here rather than made available on request, because the second one is what organisations say when the answer is awkward.
Section 8 non-profit
CIN U87300PN2026NPL253500
Licence No. 182113
Registered in Pune, Maharashtra
Registration
Statutory details
| Registered name | Manas Dalai Foundation |
|---|---|
| Legal form | Section 8 company limited by guarantee, not having share capital |
| Governing statute | Companies Act, 2013 — sections 7(2) and 8(1); Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 |
| Date of incorporation | 18 March 2026 |
| Corporate Identity Number | U87300PN2026NPL253500 |
| Section 8 Licence Number | 182113, dated 18 March 2026 |
| Issuing authority | Registrar of Companies, Central Registration Centre, Manesar |
| Registered office | C-1104, Bonita Bella Casa, Survey No. 42/3/3, Sus, Haveli, Pune 411021, Maharashtra, India |
| Directors | Manas Kumar Dalai · Vineeta Manas Dalai |
| Members | Two, each with liability limited to ₹10,000 |
| Objects extend to | The whole of India |
| Banker | ICICI Bank, Sus–Pashan Road branch, Pune |
All of the above can be independently verified on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs portal at mca.gov.in using our CIN.
Money
How funds are handled
No member remuneration
No member may receive remuneration or benefit in money or money’s worth, beyond genuine out-of-pocket expenses, proper interest on money lent, or proper rent on premises let.
Audited annually
True accounts of all sums received and expended are kept, and examined each year by a qualified auditor. Accounts are open to inspection by members.
Constitution is locked
No alteration may be made to our memorandum or articles without the prior approval of the Registrar of Companies.
Assets protected on wind-up
If the foundation is ever wound up, remaining assets pass to another organisation with similar objects — never to members.
Separate banking
Foundation funds are held in a dedicated current account in the foundation’s own name, separate from any personal or business account.
Where we stand
Compliance position, stated honestly
We are five months old. Some registrations a mature non-profit would have, we do not have yet. Rather than leave you to work out which, here is the position as it actually stands.
If you are a CSR team reading this: we cannot yet receive CSR funds, because CSR-1 has not been filed and accepted. If you want to work with us, the useful conversation right now is about what you would need to see before the next financial year. Start it here.
| Registration | Status |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Incorporation MCA, Companies Act 2013 | Granted 18 Mar 2026 |
| Section 8 Licence Licence No. 182113 | Granted 18 Mar 2026 |
| PAN & TAN Income Tax Department | Issued |
| 12A registration Income tax exemption | In progress |
| 80G registration Donor tax deduction | In progress |
| CSR-1 filing To receive corporate CSR funds | In progress |
| FCRA Foreign contributions | Not eligible until 2029 |
Safeguarding
How we treat the people we support
Most of the people we work with are children, and children cannot meaningfully consent to being used in an organisation’s marketing. We therefore hold ourselves to a few rules that go beyond what the law strictly requires.
First names only. We do not publish the surname of any child we support.
No locatable detail. School names, village names and any other information that would let a stranger find a child are removed from anything we publish, including redacting documents before they go online.
Photographs are optional. No child has to appear in a photograph to receive support, and consent can be withdrawn at any time without any effect on their sponsorship.
No performed gratitude. We do not ask children to write thank-you letters to donors or appear at fundraising events.
Ask us the awkward questions.
We would far rather answer them now than have you wonder later.