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Public trusts in Thane district (temples, mosques, mandals, schools, hospitals, charitable foundations and NGOs registered as trusts) deal with the Charity Commissioner’s Public Trust Registration Office at Thane, not the Mumbai office at Worli. This guide gives the Thane office’s details, which areas it covers, and what is filed there.
Office details
- Office
- Public Trust Registration Office, Thane (Charity Commissioner, Maharashtra)
- Address
- Lily Apartment, 1st Floor, Parsi Agyari Lane, Tembhi Naka, Thane (West) 400601
- Phone
- 022-25346523, 022-25386440
- supdtest.th-mh@gov.in (establishment); supdthosp.th-mh@gov.in (hospital branch)
- Officers
- One Deputy Charity Commissioner and three Assistant Charity Commissioners (as listed in October 2026)
- Online
- charity.maharashtra.gov.in, for filings and the Know Your Trust search
Source: Charity Commissioner, Maharashtra, official office directory (checked October 2026). Check working days and hours before you travel.
Which areas does the Thane office cover?
A trust deals with the office for the region where it was registered, which depends on where the trust is situated. The Thane office deals with trusts in Thane district, including Thane city, Kalyan, Dombivli, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur, Mira-Bhayandar, Shahapur and Murbad, and the parts of Navi Mumbai within Thane district.
- Palghar district (Vasai, Virar, Palghar and nearby areas) has its own Public Trust Registration Office at Siddhivinayak Residency, Palghar (East). The official directory showed its Assistant Charity Commissioner post as vacant in October 2026, so ask which officer holds charge.
- Raigad district, including Panvel and Kharghar, is dealt with at the Alibag office.
- Greater Mumbai trusts go to the Worli office. See Worli office details.
To confirm your trust’s office, check its registration on charity.maharashtra.gov.in (Know Your Trust), which shows the PTR office. See how to check a PTR number.
Registering a new trust in Thane
A new public trust in Thane district is registered with this office. For a trust created after the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 came into force, section 18 requires the application within three months of its creation. The application is made online, and the Charity Commissioner’s citizen guide asks applicants to appear with original documents within 30 days of getting the SRN.
The documents list and government fee are explained in how to register a public trust, step by step and what registration costs. For temples, mandals and other religious trusts, see registering a religious or community trust.
What is filed at the Thane office
- Registration of a new public trust (Section 18) and the Section 19 inquiry. See registering a public trust.
- Change reports (Section 22), within 90 days of a change in trustees, address or property. See documents for a change report.
- Annual accounts and audit reports. See accounts and audit filing.
- Section 36 sanction to sell, gift, exchange or lease trust property. See Section 36 permission.
- Section 41C permission to collect donations from the public, for example for a festival. See Section 41C.
- Disputes, such as removal of trustees (Sections 41D and 47) and applications for consent to sue (Sections 50 and 51).
- Hospital branch matters, including the scheme for free and concessional treatment at charitable hospitals. See charitable hospital treatment.
What to carry
- The trust’s registration number and a recent Schedule I extract
- The trust deed and the last accepted change report
- Two sets of whatever you are filing, and the online acknowledgement
- Identity proof of the trustee or authorised person attending
Thane trusts and the 2025 amendment
Since 1 September 2025, Section 30A distinguishes tenure and perpetual trustees. Unless the deed provides for them, perpetual trustees cannot exceed one-fourth of the board. Many older temple and mandal trusts in Thane need to check their boards against this before the next change report. See the 2025 amendment.
All trust guides: Charity Commissioner and public trusts. Help with Thane trust matters: Charity Commissioner matters in Thane.
Area guides: Mumbra, Bhiwandi, Kalyan and Mira Road.
Consultations are by appointment. To fix a time, telephone +91 99301 50560 or send a message on WhatsApp.
Office details are from the Charity Commissioner’s official directory as checked in October 2026, and can change. Confirm before visiting. This guide is not legal advice.
Mumbai trusts: see the Greater Mumbai office at Worli.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Charity Commissioner office in Thane?
At Lily Apartment, 1st Floor, Parsi Agyari Lane, Tembhi Naka, Thane (West) 400601, according to the Charity Commissioner’s official list of offices.
Do trusts in Vasai, Virar or Palghar go to Thane?
The official list shows a separate Public Trust Registration Office for Palghar district, at Siddhivinayak Residency, Palghar (East). See the Palghar office guide.
Do trusts in Panvel or Kharghar go to Thane?
No. Panvel and Kharghar are in Raigad district, which has its own office at Alibag. See the Alibag office guide.
Our chambers in Malad West help with trust registrations, change reports and other filings before the Thane office. For help with your trust, contact the chambers.