Committee for Cooperatives & NPO Sectors
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
The Rajasthan Societies
Registration Act, 1958
(Rajasthan Act No.28 of 1958)
Received the assent of the Governor on the
23rd day of June, 1958.
An act to provide for the registration of
literacy,scientific,charitable and certain other
societies in the State of Rajasthan.
Societies that may be Registered
Societies established for Charitable purpose.
 Military orphan funds.
 Promotion of Khadi & Village Industry.
 Literature.
 Science or the fine arts.
 Instruction or diffusion of useful knowledge or political education.
 Foundation or maintenance or libraries or reading rooms for general use
among the members or open to the public museums and galleries of
paintings and other works of art, collection of natural history, mechanical
and philosophical inventions, instruments or designs.
Procedure for Registration of Societies
under Societies Registration Act
(Rajasthan)
1. The following documents shall be filed with Registrar for
registration Application Form.
 Copy of By-Laws and Main objects of the Society(self Attested).
 List of Members of Executive Committee with Name ,Address, Occupation
and Post along with Self Attested Address and ID Proofs of The Office
Bearers.
 List of Members, willing to registration of the Society with Name, Father’s
name, Occupation and Signature with Full Address.
Cont…
 Affidavits of Office Bearers i.e. President, Secretary, Vice president and
Treasurer with Photo attested by the Notary Public.
 Registration Fees as decided by the competent authority.
 NOC of Local Member of Municipal Corp. or Local Body or Sarpanch.
2.
There shall be Executive committee having at least three executive
members.
3.
There shall be minimum seven members for the formation of society.
4.
The bye laws must be witnessed by two witness apart from the notary
who shall not be members.
Cont…
5. Care shall taken while filing the PAN application because the PAN has
to be applied under status of AOP.
6. The name of Society shall not have the restricted name India, Govt.,
Rajasthan, etc.
By-Laws (Memorandum of Association)
of a Society
Memorandum of Association and Rules & Regulations-
 The main instrument of any society is the
memorandum of association and rules and
regulations (no stamp paper required), wherein
the aims and objects and mode of management (of
the society) should be enshrined.
Cont…..
The memorandum of association shall contain
the following The name of the society.
 The objects of the society.
 The names, addresses and occupations of the
governors, directors, trustees or members of the
council, committee or other governing body.
Cont…..
 The copy of Rules & Regulations of the
society certified to be a correct copy by not less
than three of the governors, directors, trustees
or members of the governing body shall be
filed with the memorandum of association.
Cont…..
 Minimum Members Required for Registration-
A Society needs a minimum of seven managing
committee members associated for any literary,
scientific or charitable purpose. The Board of
Management is in the form of a governing body or
council or a managing or executive committee. The
members subscribe their names to the memorandum
of associations and file the same with the Registrar to
form the society.
Filing of Annual Documents
The following documents are required to be filed to
the registrar annually: List of names, addresses and occupations of the
governors, directors, trustees or members of the
council, committee or other governing body
entrusted with the management of the affairs of
the society to be filed every year within fourteen
days of annual general meeting. This should be
filed in January, if general meetings are not held.
Cont….
Statement showing changes during the year
together with the list mentioned in Section
4-A).
A copy of the rules and regulations of the
society corrected up to date and certified to be
a correct copy by not less than three governors,
directors, trustees or members of the governing
body.
Penalties of non-compliance of section 4
or 4-A

If a person authorized by the rules &
regulations fails to comply with the provisions
of section 4 and 4-A, he shall be punishable
with fine which may extend to Rupees five
hundred and in case of continuing breach with
a further fine not exceeding fifty rupees for
each day during which a default is continued
after the first convection for such offence.
Formalities Regarding Alterations
 If a society is required to alter the objects of the
society, or merge with another society, two special
general body meetings must be convened and twothirds (66%) of the members have to approve the
change(Sec. 12).
Cont…
The name of the society can be changed with
the consent of at least two thirds of its
members by a resolution passed at special
general meeting (Sec.12-A). Every change in
name should be sent to the registrar within 15
days of passing the resolution (Sec. 12-B).
A copy of the alteration made in the rules and
regulations of the society should also be sent
to the Registrar within 15 days of making the
alteration (Sec. 4-A).
Dissolution
 At least two-thirds of the general body members have
to vote for dissolution of the society at a special
meeting (Sec. 13). Government’s consent is required
for dissolving the society, if it is a member or a
contributor or interested in the society.
 The government can neither dissolve a society on its
own, nor can it take over the society.
Disposal of Property Upon Dissolution
A society’s property cannot be distributed among its
members. Two-thirds of the members present at the
time of dissolution can decide to give the property
(left after satisfaction of all debts and liabilities) to
another society or to the State Government (Sec. 14 &
14-A).
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