About the Trust

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Founded
2016
Trust Registration
10-09-2020
NGO Darpan ID
WB/2023/0348585
PAN
AAETP5282B
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Location
Gopali, West Bengal
PIN: 721145
NGO Type
Trust (Non-Government)
Registered With: Charity Commissioner

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Mission

What we exist to do

PRAYAS exists to motivate individuals and provide them with resources to solve problems of their surroundings by channelizing local resources.

Vision

Where we’re headed

Empower individuals and communities to contribute to national development and a more equitable, environmentally conscious society.

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Story

A quick timeline

Milestones pulled from verified documents only.

2004
Early foundation

Founder began mentoring and supporting people to turn ideas into action (docs).

2016
Prayas begins

PRAYAS was born with a mission to uplift communities (docs).

10-09-2020
Trust registration

Trust registered (Registration No: IV-174/2020) (docs).

02-11-2022
CSR registration (CSR-1)

Registered for undertaking CSR activities (CSR00040010) (docs).

24-06-2023
NGO Darpan

NGO Darpan registered (WB/2023/0348585) (docs).

2025
Leadership restructure

Leadership restructured after separation from GYWS (docs).

15-10-2025
12A + 80G (provisional)

Provisional 12A registration + provisional 80G approval (docs).

Governance

Leadership & advisory

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Advisors (Verified)

Subject-matter experts guiding strategy, impact, and governance.

Founder & Chairman

Core leadership responsible for vision, mission, and execution.

Core Leadership (Verified)

Operations, administration, finance, IT, and coordination.

Roles reflect the latest available documents provided to this website. Quotes/socials appear only when explicitly added.

Transparency

Registrations & compliance

Reference numbers shown exactly as present in the documents.

Compliance
Trust Registration
Registered With
Charity Commissioner
Type
Trust (Non-Government)
Registration No
IV-174/2020
Act
Sec 17 of Indian Trust Act, 1882
City/State
Kharagpur, West Bengal
Date
10-09-2020
Compliance
PAN
PAN
AAETP5282B
Name
PRAYAS
Date of Incorporation/Formation
10/09/2020
Compliance
NGO Darpan
Unique ID
WB/2023/0348585
Darpan Reg. Date
24-06-2023
Compliance
CSR-1 (MCA)
CSR Registration No
CSR00040010
Letter Dated
02-11-2022
ROC
ROC-DELHI
Reference SRN
SRN-F38926226
Compliance
12A (Provisional)
Unique Registration No
AAETP5282BE20251
Document ID
AAETP5282BE2025101
Date
15-10-2025
AY Range
AY 2026-27 to AY 2028-2029
Address PIN
721145
Compliance
80G (Provisional)
Unique Registration No
AAETP5282BF20251
Document ID
AAETP5282BF2025101
Date
15-10-2025
AY Range
AY 2026-27 to AY 2028-2029
Address PIN
721145