Legal registration of a Trust created by a settlor to hold and manage property or funds for charitable, religious, or private beneficiaries through a Trust Deed.
Individuals or families setting up charitable foundations, religious institutions, or estate/asset management structures.
Registrar/Sub-Registrar, Indian Trusts Act 1882 (private) / respective state Public Trusts Acts
PAN & Aadhaar of settlor and trustees; ID and address proof; passport photos; Trust Deed on stamp paper; registered office/property proof; photographs of settlor and trustees taken at the Sub-Registrar's office.
A private trust can generally be revoked per the Trust Deed terms; a public charitable trust is usually difficult to dissolve.
Mandatory for trusts holding immovable property, and recommended generally to claim tax exemptions.