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NGO  Eligibility Criteria for CSR-1 Certificate 

The conditions for an NGO to receive CSR funds from a company only if are as follows:

A section 8 company Registered under section 12A and 80G of the Income Tax and have at least 3 years of undertaking charitable activities.

A registered public trust Registered under section 12A and 80G of the Income Tax and have at least 3 years of undertaking charitable activities.

A registered society Registered under section 12A and 80G of the Income Tax and have at least 3 years of undertaking charitable activities.

Note: CSR spending through an unregistered NGO is not eligible for counting towards CSR activities.

Important Points with respect to filing Form CSR-1:

1. Form CSR-1 is required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies, with effect from the 01st day of April 2021.

2. In case of entity is established by any Company or group of companies, maximum 5 CIN(s) of such companies can be provided in the Form.

3. Email id of the entity is required to be entered and the same will be verified by One Time Password (OTP).

4. The Facility to send OTP will be enabled only after successful Pre-scrutiny of the form.

5. The OTP can be successfully sent to the email ID against one form, for a maximum of 10 times in one day. OTP shall be valid for a span of 30 minutes.

6. For further chances, you may download a fresh form on the same day or try next day.

7. While entering the details of Directors/ Board of Trustees/ Chairman/ CEO/ Secretary/ Authorized Representatives of the entity, ensure that DIN or PAN must be valid and associated with the entity.

8. Maximum of 10 rows shall be available for entering the details of Directors/ Board of Trustees/ Chairman/ CEO/ Secretary/ Authorized Representatives of the entity.

9. Mandatory attachments:

Copy of Certificate of Registration of entity; and

Copy of PAN of entity.

10. Ensure that the form is digitally signed by:

The Director in case of a Section 8 Company (Disqualified Director should not sign the form)

One of the Trustee/ CEO in case of Registered Public Trust

Chairperson/ CEO/ Secretary in case of Registered Society

Authorized Representative in case of entity established under an Act of Parliament or State Legislature

11. Ensure the e Form is digitally signed by a Chartered Accountant/ Cost Accountant or Company Secretary in whole-time practice.

12. The Form will be processed in STP mode.