About Us
A public charitable trust working with Adivasi communities in Dahod district, Gujarat, registered in 1979.
Who we are
Panchmahals Adivasi Pragati Mandal is a public charitable trust based in Dahod, Gujarat. The trust was registered on 23 January 1979 under The Public Trust Act, 1950, with registration number E-512, and is recorded as an active NPO on the NITI Aayog DARPAN portal under ID GJ/2026/1012525.
Our work is concentrated in Dahod district of Gujarat, and our primary sectors as recorded on DARPAN are Children and Education & Literacy.
What the trust is constituted to do
The objects below are taken from our trust deed. They set out the areas in which the trust is empowered to work.
Education
Establishing and supporting educational institutions, including Bal Mandir, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, Uttar Buniyadi schools, Ashram Shala, colleges, hostels and residential schools, for the social education of Adivasi communities.
Skills, vocational work and employment
Running sewing and technical education classes, small-scale industry, Khadi Gramodyog, handicraft centres and other employment-oriented facilities.
Health
Operating dispensaries and family welfare centres, and organising medical camps, seminars and allied health activities.
Adult education and community learning
Arranging libraries, adult education centres, night schools and co-operative societies.
Social awareness and community upliftment
Conducting cultural centres, seminars and group discussions to build awareness and support communities in moving away from harmful superstition.
Agriculture, animal husbandry, water and environment
Constructive work in modern agriculture, animal husbandry, dairy and environment, irrigation and water sources, and village development.
Culture and sports
Establishing cultural centres, prohibition centres, gymnasiums and sports and competition facilities.
Our current programme information
We are preparing verified information about our current projects, the communities we are working with and the results of that work, so that it can be published here with the records that support it.
We have chosen not to publish beneficiary numbers or impact statistics until they can be substantiated from our own records. A donor is entitled to expect that a figure on a charity’s website can be evidenced, and we would rather publish nothing than publish an estimate that reads as a result.
Governance
The trust is governed by a General Body of registered trust members and an Executive Committee elected from among the life members. The Executive Committee has a minimum of seven and a maximum of eleven members, and appoints office bearers from among its members. The General Body meets after the close of each financial year, ordinarily within three months, and approves the annual report.
Office bearers at present:
- President: Sumitraben Damor
- Secretary: Yashraj Damor
Financial transactions of the trust require the signatures of the President and the Secretary as provided in the trust deed. The trust’s funds and property belong to the trust, and no member may claim them as personal property. Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
How we are funded
The trust deed provides for income from donations, gifts, contributions, membership fees, charity events and government grants.
PAPM is not registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. We accept donations from within India only. This is stated plainly because it determines who can lawfully support us, and it is enforced on our donation form rather than left to a footnote.
Verifying us independently
You do not have to take our description of ourselves on trust. The identifiers below can be checked against public registers:
| Trust registration number | E-512 |
|---|---|
| Registered under | The Public Trust Act, 1950 |
| Registering authority | Sub-Registrar |
| NITI Aayog DARPAN ID | GJ/2026/1012525 (Active) |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) | 984500C60BFECC66K632 (ISSUED) |
| Registered office | 202, Jyoti Apartment, Godi Road, Dahod 389151, Gujarat, India |
Contact us
Write to us at papmgujarat@gmail.com, call +91 93134 51246, or see our contact page.