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If your trust is based in Malad, Borivali, Andheri or elsewhere in Mumbai, you may wonder whether you have to travel to a local office to register. This page sets out which Public Trust Registration Office handles Mumbai trusts, from the Charity Commissioner’s own office list. The application itself is made online, as explained in how to register a public trust, step by step.
The office for Mumbai
The Charity Commissioner’s office list shows the Greater Mumbai (Brihanmumbai) Public Trust Registration Office at Dharmadaya Ayukta Bhavan, Sasmira Building, Sasmira Road, Worli, Mumbai 400032 (first floor for the Greater Mumbai office; the Mumbai headquarters office is on the second floor of the same building).
- Phone: 022-24976422, 022-24935434, 022-24930499, 022-24929568
- Email (establishment branch): supdtest.gmr-mh@gov.in
- Email (hospital branch): supdthosp.gmr-mh@gov.in
- Email (accounts branch): supdtacct.gmr-mh@gov.in
The list shows one office for Mumbai and no separate suburban office. Malad, Borivali and Andheri fall under this Greater Mumbai office at Worli, so a trust with its office in these areas is registered there. Under section 18(2) of the Act the application goes to the officer of the region where the trust has its office or where its property is located, so if your trust’s office or property is in another district, the position can differ.
If your trust is outside Mumbai
Trusts in Thane district deal with the Thane office; see Charity Commissioner office, Thane: address and jurisdiction. The Palghar office is listed in the same directory.
What you will need to do in person
According to the Charity Commissioner’s guide, after you submit online the applicant, a representative or the advocate must appear within 30 days with all the original documents, which means a visit to the Worli office. The office and counter details are not part of the published guide, so check the portal and call ahead before you travel.
Adv. Tamanna Shaikh’s chambers at Malad West assist with trust registration filings and appearances at the Worli office. See trust registration assistance.
Related guides
- What registration costs
- Preparing the documents
- Religious and community trusts
- Trust registration assistance, Malad West chambers
Office details are from the Charity Commissioner’s published list as checked in October 2026 and may change. Confirm before you visit.
Sources: Charity Commissioner, Maharashtra, office list (charity.maharashtra.gov.in/charityoffices); Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 (section 18); Charity Commissioner citizen guide to trust registration.