It is a Non-Governmental Organization which can be formed by a group of private persons, registered under the Society Registration Act of 1860 and recognized by government for performing some of the functions or allocated work on behalf of government. This is a very unique and informal type of arrangement made by the government wherein the government extents the help, support and authority to a private body to perform some of the work of the government on behalf of it.        To get more info click here : Bharat Mata         We can thus say that a NGO is a body performing certain duties of the government which may or may not be funded by the government. The activities of the NGOs are mainly welfare activities which may be of various types. In some cases the activities assigned to the NGO are also administrative also. The NGO is widely used for the registered trusts as well as societies in India which perform such work. The government is more concerned about the compliance of the various norms related to the grants to be given to the society and the utilization of the funds by the NGO.         The management of NGO is mainly in the hands of the persons who have formed it as per the bye laws and regulations prescribed by the government. Since most of the NGOs are run on government donated funds, some measures to ensure the appropriate expenditure of the funds given by the government are taken at the management level. Government also seeks the audit of the funds and the way in which the funds have been spent. This all is done in a transparent manner which provides a lot of operational freedom to the NGO to operate and achieve its goals.       In most of such cases there is a provision in the bye laws that all the income, earning, movable & immovable properties of the NGO shall be solely utilized and applied towards of the promotion of its aims and objects as set for in the memorandum of association. No profit on there of shall be paid or transferred directly by way of dividends, bonus, profits or in any manner whatsoever to the present or future members of the society or any person, through any one or more of the present of the future members. No member of the society shall have any personal claim on any movable or immovable properties of the society or make any profit whatsoever by virtue of this membership.     To get more info click here : spread patriotism     Establishing a NGO in India- legal frame work   A NGO can be established either through a registered Society or through a Trust.   A. NGO by a Society under The Society Registration Act, 1860   The establishment of a NGO in India is through the registration of a Society under the Society Registration Act of 1860 for which at least seven persons are required as the desirous persons to establish the said society. The identification and residential proof of the said persons is essential. The application for registration of the society is submitted before the registrar of Society who confirms all the documents and then on the basis of which the Registrar of Society grants the registration of society.