GOPINATH DHAM CHARITABLE TRUST

ଗୋପୀନାଥ ଧାମ ଦାତବ୍ୟ ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ

(A Registered Public Religious-cum-Charitable Trust)

Appeal

Support construction of temples

Gopinath Dham Charitable Trust (GNDC Trust) is an irrevocable registered Public Religious-cum-Charitable Trust (Registration No. 40732400367 of 2024) having its Registered Office in the village Sahada in district of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha.

The Trust looks after the constructions, superintendence, management, development, and preservation of all temples, buildings and other infrastructures already existing or being constructed in and around Gopinath Dham Complex and Shri Gopaljew Thakur Complex viz; (i) Shri Gopinath Temple, (ii) Maa Barunai Devi Temple, (iii) Maa Sahada Sundari Devi Peetha, (vi) Gopaljew Community Centre (vii) Shri Hanuman Temple (to be constructed) and (viii) Baba Benudhar Das Peetha (to be constructed) and other infrastructure in the village Sahada including undertaking many other charitable, educational, cultural activities in the area.

Aims & Objectives

Further, the Trust also has the following aims and objectives: –

To work for advancement of Indian Education, Culture and Literature and establish such educational, cultural, and social centres / institutions as deem appropriate.
To undertake different educational and vocational training programs in villages especially for illiterate and unemployed women, children and village artisans.
To provide for protection, preservation, and restoration of heritage monuments and places having archaeological importance.
To undertake different educational and vocational training programs in villages especially for illiterate and unemployed women, children and village artisans.
To bring, publish and sell, distribute books, periodicals, leaflets, brochures, and papers and also to open and maintain libraries, reading rooms for the promotion of the objects of the Trust.
To bring, publish and sell, distribute books, periodicals, leaflets, brochures, and papers and also to open and maintain libraries, reading rooms for the promotion of the objects of the Trust.
To confer Honorary Titles on eminent personality in the field of education, culture, literature, and social service etc.
To associate, join hands, amalgamate, take over, run, supervise, authorize, any other charitable entity/ agency carrying out same / similar charitable activities/ trust(s)/ societies, Non-Government Organisations etc.

Beneficiaries of the Trust

The people of Odisha, India in general and all villagers of Sahada and other adjoining villages in the district of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha in particular.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of seven eminent personalities in various walks of life viz; philanthropy, social work, law, artist and agriculture etc including Dr Bata K Ray, the first & former Registrar of IIT Bhubaneswar and Regional Director, Regional Directorate of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dr Abhaya K Naik, an author of repute with more than three dozen of books on Jagannath Culture and Registrar, NISER Bhubaneswar and Shri Rabi Narayan Dash, former General Manager of Steel Authority of India, Rourkela.

Full List of Trustees – Click here

Registrations & Approvals

Registered under the Indian Trust Act 1882 vide Registration No. 40732400367 of 2024 dated 6^th May 2024 in the Office of Sub-Registrar, Balikuda, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha.

Registered in NGO DARPON Portal of NITI AAYOG vide Unique ID

No. OR/2024/041778

Approval accorded under Section 80G [12-Sub-clause (A) of clause (iv) of first proviso to sub-section (5) of section 80G] of the Income Tax Act 1961 in respect of donations / contributions to the Trust vide unique Registration No. AAETG7239DF20241 dated 4th June 2024 for the purpose of deduction from taxable income of the donors in respect of the amount donated.