TRUST DEED OF ABC TRUST THIS DEED OF TRUST is executed today the __________ day of _________ 2010 by Sh. ------------------- S.o Sh. -------------------------------- R/o ---------------------------------------------------. hereinafter called the SETTLOR / FOUNDER/ MANAGING TRUSTEE (which expression shall, unless excluded by or repugnant to the context, shall be deemed to include her legal heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns) WHEREAS THE SETTLOR IS DESIROUS of establishing a Public Charitable Trust to develop, run and maintain Dharamshala, Charitable Dispensary, Ashram, Places of Worship, Prayer Halls, Hospitals, Old Age Homes, Schools, Colleges and such other similar charitable institutions in India for the benefit and use of general public at large; for public charitable objects as per aims and objects of the trust. AND WHEREAS it is necessary to declare the objects and terms of the Public Charitable Trust, being constituted under these presents. NOW THIS DEED OF TRUST WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS 1. That, in order to effectuate this aforesaid desire, the SETTLOR has set apart and handed over to the trustees the a sum or Rs.1,100/- (Rupees One thousand one Hundred only) in Cash (Hereinafter called the 'Trust Fund' which expression shall include cash and any other property or investments of any kind whatsoever into which the same or any part thereof might be converted, invested or varied from time to time, or which may be acquired by the trustees or may come to their hands by virtue of these presents or by operation of law or otherwise howsoever in relation to these presents), and the trustees shall hold and stand possessed of the same upon the trust subject to the powers, provisions, agreements and declarations hereinafter contained. Page 1 of 12 2. The SETTLOR above named hereby establishes a Public Charitable Trust by the name "ABC TRUST” with its Registered Office at ==================== or at such other place or places as the trustees may decide from time to time, for the purpose and upon the conditions set forth hereunder. 3. That the following persons shall be the First Trustees of this Trust: a) Shri --------------------------------------------------b) Smt. ------------------------------------------ 4. The TRUSTEES named above have given their consent to be appointed as the trustees and as token thereof, they have set their hands to this instrument. 5. The SETTLOR hereby conveys, transfers and assigns to the TRUSTEES a sum of Rs.1,100/- (Rupees one thousand one hundred only) as corpus to the TRUST, the possession of which the Trustees hereby admit and acknowledge, to have and to hold the same in trust as corpus of the Trust, to be used by the Trustees to carry out and fulfill the objects of the Trust set forth herein, and the SETTLOR of the Trust hereby relinquishes for all time any claim to or interest in the said assets and properties or fund forming the subject matter of the Trust. 6. The operational area of the Trust would be all over India. 7. Funds and Properties of the Trust: The Funds and Properties of the Trust shall consist of the following: a) Gifts/ Donations either in cash or in kind which may be made by any philanthropic institutions/ persons or members of the public who are in sympathy with the aims and objects set out herein including any donations made for any such specified purpose or objects, from time to time. b) Properties, whether movable or immovable, which may be acquired by the Trust by purchase, exchange, lease, gift or otherwise from time to time. c) Income and profits from the properties of the Trust. d) Any fees, charges etc., as may be collected, in the course of any public or private performance by the artists, services rendered etc. The properties of the Trust shall be utilized for the objects set forth herein above and subject to the provisions and conditions herein mentioned. 8. Utilization of Trust Funds and Properties: All the incomes, earnings, movable/or immovable properties of the Trust shall be solely utilized and applied towards the promotion of the Aims and Objects of the Trust only, as set forth in this Trust Deed and no profit thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividends, bonus, profits or in any manner whatsoever to the present or past Trustees of the Trust or to any person claiming through anyone or more of the present or the past Trustees. No trustee shall have any personal claim on any movable or immovable properties of the Trust or to make any profit, whatsoever, by virtue of his Trusteeship. And the trust will invest money and funds according to section 11(5) of the Income Tax Act 1961 Page 2 of 12 9. Aims & Objects: The aims and objects for which this trust is established are as follows: 1) To grant relief and assistance to the needy victims during natural calamities such as famine, earthquake, flood, fire, pestilence etc., and to give donations and other assistance to institutions, establishments or persons engaged in such relief work. 2) Construction and running of Schools/ colleges/ education institutions/ free dispensaries/ Centres for feeding the poor and homes for the aged etc., for the benefit of the public. 3) Providing grants/ scholarships/ fellowships and other forms of financial assistance to the needy and deserving students for pursuing education, vocational training, skill development etc. 4) Granting financial assistance to any educational institution for granting scholarships, prizes, medals, awards for excellence in studies, sports and scientific research, distribution of books and note books for poor and deserving students. 5) Establishment, conduct, maintenance of clinical laboratories, hospitals, nursing homes, dispensaries and institutions of similar nature and providing financial assistance to the deserving persons for medical treatment, in any medical institution. 6) Providing financial assistance for performing annadhanam and feeding the poor directly and through other institutions. 7) Establishment, conduct, maintenance of old age homes, homes for physically challenged men, women and children and persons with similar disabilities and also for granting financial assistance to institutions performing similar activities. 8) Grant of donation to any Temple, Mosque, Church, Gurudwara and other places of worship and / or religious institutions. 9) Providing for or contributing to education and scientific research and development. 10) Providing relief to the poor and advancing any other object of general public utility. 11) The Trust will not carry out any activities with the intention of earning profit and will perform with service motive only. 12) Develop, run and maintain Ashram, Places of Worship, Dharamshala, Meditation and Prayer Hall for the benefit and use of public at large 13) Provide free books, equipments, educational toys and or scholarship to deserving students. 14) Feed poor students and to provide free/ subsidized student home/ hostel facility. 15) Help and assist poor and deserving people in marriage. 16) Conduct seminars/ workshops and arrange special tuition/ training for students. 17) Provide assistance in setting-up and maintain charitable laboratories. Page 3 of 12 18) Make donations to other public charitable trusts/ institutions recognized under section 80-G of the Income Tax Act 1961. 19) Set-up and operate schools/ colleges for the benefit of public. 20) Conduct nutritional and health services. Conduct/ operate programmes for providing nutritional assistance for example operate a school/ lunch/ food programme for children, operate nutritional supplement programme for needy women/ children which shall be provided free of charge. 21) Test diets from nutritional point of view before feeding the poor and deserving people. 22) Render assistance to poor patients by providing medicines etc. Provision of health care, preventive medical services, including dental services. 23) Provide assistance to hospitals in setting up the various facilities such as Blood Bank, Eye Bank, Burn Centres etc., for poor patients. 24) Provide outdoor dispensary or assistance thereof and also to run Mobile Medical Services. 25) Conduct education in health care or provide assistance in the provision of primary health care education. 26) Set-up hospitals/ nursing homes for needy children/ women. 27) Conduct healthcare education and provide assistance in providing primary health care education. 28) Render assistance to handicapped people. 29) Provide monetary assistance and social services in case of natural calamities. 30) Render financial assistance to the poor and disadvantaged. 31) Promote and advance moral education/ charity/ general welfare of the people. 32) Provide facilities for study/ medicines/ research and development in discipline of Indian Yoga including Jain Agams to any person. 33) Carry out research work, whether at its own or in association with any Government, Semi Government, Social, Charitable, Private or other entity whether registered in India or elsewhere. 34) Start/ establish/ manage/ aid schools/ libraries/ relief camps to serve the humanity or in any other manner what so ever as per Government rules. 35) The Trust shall NOT carry on any trade or business or take part in politics or engage in any transaction with a view to the pecuniary gain or profit for the members. No member shall have any personal claim o~ any property of the institution and no part of the income or property of the institution shall be paid directly or indirectly by way of dividend or bonus or otherwise howsoever by way of profit to the member of the trust except in the case of, and as a salaried officer of the institution. 36) Promote the welfare, development and education of the people mainly disadvantaged and/ or mentally incapable and/ or physically handicapped. Also provide them an opportunity to gain vocational experience, moral support and Page 4 of 12 indulge them in various creative activities to make their lives livable and make them self-dependent. 37) Inculcate essential values and ideas of ancient Indian culture and civilization amongst the public. 38) Promote academic, mental, physical, cultural, artistic and aesthetic values and spread/ improve moral standards, mutual respect for all religions, communal harmony, spiritual studies and religious tolerance amongst the countrymen. 39) Create a strong understanding of humanity amongst the world community through best possible efforts to give importance to AHIMSA by the way of all possible system of communication and interactions like lectures from Indian scholars preferably Saints/ Scholars and through some specified training programmes and by making this practice compulsory in all the educational and social programmes to be started so that required values could be in calculated by them. By this way, they along with professionals can also be known as noble personalities. This is the main aim of establishing this educational society and to bring dream of our saints come true. 40) Provide legal aid to the poor and the handicapped and for the purpose enlist the services of legal practitioners with or without remuneration. 41) Establish, collaborative relationships/ contacts/ links with Government Authorities, Charitable Organizations and Individual institutions working in the development of social field and related fields inside and outside of India, and to receive any donations/ gifts/ contributions from them in cash or kind or otherwise in accordance with prescribed rules. 42) Organize Conferences/ Seminars on varied subjects relating to the societal aims including Indian religions and Heritage, Indian Culture, Indian Shamana and Sanskrit, whether at its own or in association with other bodies, whether Indian or abroad. 43) Undertake projects of any other Trust and/ or work in close collaboration with Government/ Semi-Government/ Other Bodies falling in line with the objects of the Trust and to sponsor and/ or initiate any arrangements or activities as well as tend to promote the cause of the Trust and for promoting and supporting any activities of Government/ Semi-Government/ Educational/ Charitable/ Other Similar institutions operating in India and abroad in similar field. 44) Apply to Public Bodies, Government/ Municipal Authorities/ Universities/ Corporations/ Other Bodies/ Persons for and to accept grants or money and or movable and/ or land/ buildings/ donations/ gifts/ trust funds and other assistance and/ or borrow money for promoting the objects of the Trust, and to expand/ utilize/ deal with the same in or for the purpose of achieving the aims and objects of the Trust. 45) Purchase/ acquire/ own/ hold or take on lease or accept donations/ grants/ gifts or procure lands/ buildings/ property/ machinery/ equipments/ apparatus/ or other articles or things including all movable and/ or immovable properties required for the efficient functioning of the Trust and for its purposes. 46) The trust may takeover other Trusts and Societies sharing similar objects and aims; and/ or render assistance to them. Page 5 of 12 47) Make gift and/ or sell/ transfer/ let-out/ lease-out, manage/ develop/ lease/ mortgage/ pledge/ dispose of or deal with all or any part of the immovable and/ or immovable properties and assets of the Trust. 48) Invest any money and funds of the Trust in such a manner as the Board of Trustees may determine from time to time while being consistent with law and for promoting its objects without any profit making purpose. 49) Undertake such other charitable object or objects of charitable purpose or purposes including relief to the poor, education and medical relief, family planning and advancement of such other lawful acts and things, as in the opinion of the Board of Trustees, are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the aims and objects of the Trust. 50) Pay/ settle and/ or disburse expenses/ fees/ costs and all payments for implementation of the above objects. 51) Do such lawful acts/ matters/ deeds/ things that are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the aforesaid objects. 52) All the Incomes/ Earnings, Moveable/ Immovable properties of the Trust shall be solely utilized and applied towards the promotion of the objectives and aims of the Trust as set forth in this deed. No profit thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividends/ bonus/ profits or in any manner whatsoever to the present/ past/ future members of the Trust. They shall NOT have any personal claim on any moveable or immoveable properties of the Trust or make any profits, whatsoever, by virtue of their membership. 53) To take over the exiting trust with the name & style of “Shri Shyam Vaikunth Dham”, Village Shyampur, Kangri, Haridwar, Uttranchal. 10. Trust Beneficiaries The Trust is established for the benefit of citizens of India and the class of people mentioned above without discrimination of caste, creed, religion, or sex. 11. Trustees, Term, Retirement and Power to Co-opt a) The Trust will be managed by a Board of Trustees consisting of not less than 7 trustees and the further additions of Trustees at the sole discretion of the Managing Trustee. The parties of this deed shall be the First Trustees and they shall automatically form the Board of Trustees. b) The first Managing Trustee shall be Shri Shyam Sunder Gupta and he will hold office for his life time and nominate his successor either through will or otherwise. After the demise or relinquishment of office of the Managing Trustee or in the event of the first Managing Trustee failing to nominate his successor in office, the remaining trustees shall elect one of the Trustees as Managing Trustee. c) The term of office of First Trustees shall be for their respective lives and their blood relations may succeed them, subject to recommendation by the Board of Trustees and approval of the Managing Trustee. The Board of Trustees shall have the power to increase the total number of Trustees up to a reasonable number and fix their term as per provisions contained herein. d) Any Trustee, including the Managing Trustee, may retire from the Trusteeship hereof by giving one calendar months notice in writing of his or her intention to do Page 6 of 12 so, to the Board of Trustees and after the expiry of the period of notice, the Trustee giving the notice shall ipso facto cease to be a Trustee of these presents. e) The Board of Trustees may propose co-option of new trustee from the blood relation of retiring trustee, in case of vacancy caused by death/ incapacitation/ resignation of any of the First Trustees for adoption by the Managing Trustee. f) The Trustees who are not First Managing Trustee or First Trustees shall hold office for a period of one year from their date of appointment by the Board of Trustees. At the end of this period, the Board of Trustees may recommend their reappointment for subsequent term(s) or appointment of other persons as Trustees, for approval of the Managing Trustee. g) The proceedings of the Board of Trustees shall not in any way be invalidated due to any post or posts remaining vacant. During the time when a vacancy is yet to be filled up, the remaining Trustees shall act as "Full Board", subject to the presence of Quorum in the meetings. Any vacancy in the Board of Trustees or illegality in the appointment of Trustees or their proceedings shall not invalidate any prior act or decision of the Board of Trustees. h) A Trustee other than the Managing Trustee and First Trustee (and their Successors) can be deemed to have retired by the Board of Trustees if (a) they do not attend three consecutive meeting of the Board of Trustees without leave of absence or (b) if they are requested to resign by 3/4th or as near thereto, as possible, of the remaining Trustees. 12. Trust Administration and Powers of the Board of Trustees A. Board of Trustees: The Board of Trustees shall have power to: 1) Administer the Trust, its properties and affairs and do all the things which will fulfill the performance of the objects for which the Trust is established and for this purpose the Board can apply the whole or any part of the Trust property towards the payment of the expenses of the Trust. 2) Apply the income and the properties of the Trust solely utilized towards the objects of the Trust and no portion of it will be utilized for payment to the Settler, or Trustees or their relatives by way of salary, allowances, profit, interest, dividend etc. 3) Open one or more bank accounts and operate the same or provide for operation of the said accounts by any two among them authorized on their behalf, out of which one shall be the Managing Trustee. 4) Invest the Trust funds in the manner not prohibited by any provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 5) Buy, sell, mortgage, grant, lease, hire or otherwise alienate all or any of the properties of the Trust in its discretion for adequate consideration, 6) Execute power of attorney or powers of attorney to any person for the purpose of executing, administering or managing the whole or any part of the Trust for the purpose of all or some among the objects of the Trust. 7) Borrow money with or without security and to repay the same. Page 7 of 12 8) Receive, collect and enforce recovery of all monies due or payable to the Trust and grant receipts and discharges therefore. 9) The Trust can receive contributions, whether in cash or kind, to further the cause of the Trust from other Trusts and Societies sharing the same objects and aims, and/ or create a Society for same objects and aims. 10) Settle compromise or compound any disputes or refer the same to arbitration or litigation. 11) Receive voluntary contributions from any person or persons from India or outside, after complying with the statutory formalities, by way of donation, gifts or in any other manner and to hold the same upon Trust for the objects set forth herein. 12) Appoint, suspend, dismiss or otherwise deal with the staff required for the administration of the Trust, to frame rules relating to their salaries and other benefits and generally to exercise all powers ancillary and incidental to effectively carry out the objects of the Trust. 13) Make and rescind rules and administration of the Trust. regulations for the management and 14) No Trustee shall commit any act or breach of Trust of the Trust fund or property or cause any loss to the Trust property or commit fraud in the administration of the Trust fund / property. 15) Follow the instructions given by any donor who makes substantial contribution towards furtherance of the objects of the Trust, so long as such instructions are not detrimental to the attainment of the objects of the Trust and are in conformity with the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. 16) Elect and assign respective roles amongst themselves for the management and administration of the Trust. The term of office for office bearers shall be for a period of one year from their date of appointment and they may be reelected for further terms. No Trustee including the Managing Trustee shall hold more than one office at the same time. The persons holding responsible offices shall be under the administrative guidance and supervision of the Managing Trustee and will report to him directly. 17) The Board of Trustees may sell the trust land and/ or building to procure another land and/ or building of similar value for the objects of the Trust, subject to the approval of the Managing Trustee. 18) Remove a Trustee suffering from physical or mental disability or if he is accused of misfeasance of trust funds or property or misconduct, after satisfying themselves, on enquiry and such action of the Board of Trustees shall be final. 19) Remove any Trustee from the Trust and its offices, if the Board finds that his/ her activities are not congenial to the activities of the Trust. 20) Propose appointment of additional Trustee(s) for such period(s) or on such terms as to retirement and re-appointment, as considered appropriate for approval by the Managing Trustee. Page 8 of 12 B. Roles, Responsibilities and Powers of Managing Trustee and Trustees The Roles, Responsibilities and powers of all these officers are defined below. a) Trustees 1) The Trustees shall jointly and severally make an earnest endeavor to pursue objects of the Trust under the overall guidance and direction of the Managing Trustee, maintain the dignity of the Trust through their good actions/ deeds, and use their her influence to promote the activities of the Trust. 2) The Trustees shall hold honorary office and shall not be entitled receive any remuneration (salary, allowances or perquisites), except for the reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in connection with attending to the Trust matters or their duties relating thereto. 3) The Trustees shall be accountable only for such moneys, stocks, shares and funds as shall actually come into their hands and a Trustee shall not be answerable or accountable for neglect, default, acts or omissions or commissions of the other trustees, nor for any banker or other person with whom the trust properties or any securities may have been deposited or kept. b) Managing Trustee: 1) In addition to discharging normal duties of a trustee, the Managing Trustee shall preside over meeting of the Board of Trustees. The Managing Trustee is authorized to sign all documents, including bank documents, acknowledgements for the contributions received, and agreements with individuals, Government Institutions and other organizations, on behalf of the Board of Trustees. The Managing Trustee shall have all the residuary powers, not explicitly assigned to any of the other officers in these presents. 2) The Managing Trustee is authorized to sign along with another trustee bank cheques, deposit release vouchers etc. 3) The Managing Trustee can delegate any of his/ her powers to any Trustee/ Trustees and would reserve the right to withdraw the same at any time. 4) The Managing Trustee may grant additional roles, responsibilities and powers to any of the Trustees, from time to time, to carry out the aims and objectives of the trust. 13. Meetings of the Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees should meet at least once in every year and may meet more often when required. The Board of Trustees may meet anytime, considering emergent requirements. 1) The meeting of Board of Trustees shall be convened by the Managing Trustee and he shall preside over the meetings. In his absence, the Managing Trustee may authorize any trustee to be the Chairman of such meetings. In the event the Managing Trustee is not able to attend the meeting already convened, any of the Trustees present in the meeting may elect one amongst themselves to be the Chairman of the meeting. Page 9 of 12 2) One half of the Board of Trustees present or a minimum of two trustees, whichever is higher, shall constitute the QUORUM for the Board of Trustee meetings. 3) All decisions shall be carried out by the majority decision of the Board but in the event of equality of votes, the Chairman presiding over the meeting shall have a casting vote. 4) A written resolution passed by circulation and evidenced in writing under the hands of two-thirds of the trustees, without a formal meeting of the Board of Trustees, shall be as valid and effectual as a resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Board of Trustees. 5) The meeting of the Board shall be conveyed after giving at least a week's notice unless all the Trustees agree to accept a shorter notice. 6) The Board of Trustees may invite other persons interested in the objects and functioning of the Trust to attend the meetings of the Board, but they shall not be entitled vote in the meetings of the Board. 7) The Board of Trustees may, from time to time, frame rules for the conduct and regulations of the meetings of trustees, in the absence of such regulations. 8) The Board of Trustees shall have the power to determine, in case of doubt, whether any moneys or property shall for the purpose of the charity, be considered as capital or income, and whether out of income or capital any expenses, or outgoings ought to be paid or borne, and every such determination shall be binding and conclusive provided that nothing contained shall be deemed to authorize the Board of Trustees to spend the income or corpus of the Trust for any purpose not authorized by these presents. 14. Bank Account(s) The Managing Trustee and the Treasurer shall jointly operate Bank Accounts on behalf of the Trust. In their absence, the Board of Trustees, by a resolution, may authorize two specified trustees to operate the bank accounts. The trust may open one or more Bank Accounts in any scheduled bank/ banks in the name of the Trust. 15. Investment of Trust Funds 1) The Board of Trustees shall have the power to invest the funds, assets and properties of the Trust at their discretion in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2) The Board shall also determine from time to time, the amount it shall spend on the various activities of the Trust. 16. Accounts and Audit 1) The Financial Year of the Trust shall be from 1 st April to 31st March of the following year, unless otherwise decided by the Board of Trustees. 2) The Board of Trustees shall maintain true and fair accounts of the Trust. 3) The Annual Accounts of the Trust shall be audited by a Chartered Accountant appointed by the Board of Trustees and the audited Statement of Account shall be placed before the Board for its approval within three months of the close of the Financial Year. Page 10 of 12 17. Amendments While this Trust shall be irrevocable, the Board of Trustees may amend any of the clauses except those relating to objects of the Trust, the First Managing Trustee and First Trustees, at a duly convened meeting of the Board with at least 2 weeks' notice, and by a resolution passed by atleast three-fourths majority of the Board of Trustees present and voting. The amendments to the Trust Deed can only be passed by a resolution of the Board of Trustees in an actual meeting and not by circulation. 18. Indemnity The Board of Trustees shall be indemnified for any act done by them in good faith in the course of the administration of the Trust. 19. Settlor, Trustees and their Relatives Notwithstanding the powers vested with the Trustees under the proceeding clauses, no part of the income of the Trust shall benefit directly or indirectly the trustees and no part of the income of the property of the Trust shall be used or applied directly or indirectly for the benefit of: a) SETTLOR, Managing Trustee, Trustees or any person who makes a substantial contribution to the Trust or of any relative of the SETTLOR, Managing Trustee, Trustees or the person who makes a substantial contribution. b) Any "related concern" in which any of the above persons has substantial interest. c) For the purpose of this clause, the word "relative" and the phrases "related concern", "substantial interest" and "substantial contribution" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Income Tax Act, 1961. 20. Applicability of Trust Act The provisions of the Indian Trust Act 1882 shall apply to all matters not specifically mentioned in these presents. 21. Applicability of Income Tax Act: All clauses herein are intended to secure exemption from Income Tax on the income of contributions and donations to the Trust and any clause or portion of this Deed of Trust which is inconsistent with or repugnant to the sections of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as amended, substituted or modified from time to time, shall be deemed to be deleted or modified with effect from the date on which the sections to which the clause or part of a clause is repugnant or inconsistent comes into force. 22. This Trust is declared Irrevocable. 23. Dissolution In the event of dissolution of the Trust, the entire Trust funds shall be realized and first be used for payment of liabilities of the Trust. The assets left if any, shall be disbursed to other Trusts or Associations having similar objectives and in no event it shall be distributed in any manner, to any of the Board of Trustees or their relatives or related concerns or Settlor. Page 11 of 12 IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE SETTLER AND THE FIRST TRUSTEES here to have set their hands on the day, month, and year first above written, in the presence of the following witnesses: Shri (SETTLOR/ MANAGING TRUSTEE) Witness: 1. 2. Page 12 of 12