Ratna NidhiMumbai Chapter
About us

Local roots, part of a larger trust.

This chapter operates under Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, bringing its education, health and hunger-relief mission to families in Mumbai.

This site is operated as the Mumbai chapter of Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust — you can find us online at ratnanidhii.in.

Our mission

Working where the need is.

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust was founded over 24 years ago by Mr. Mahendra Mehta and is today led by Managing Trustee Rajiv Mehta. The trust was originally registered as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, and works across five programme areas: Education, Health & Disability, Hunger, Livelihood, and Disaster Relief.

Locally, our Mumbai chapter puts that mission into practice on the ground: running financial-literacy sessions and a science centre for schoolchildren, supporting medical camps and mobility-aid distribution for people with disabilities, and keeping kitchens running so that no family in our reach goes without a meal. Every programme we run is one of the trust's established, audited initiatives — not a one-off local activity.

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust team and beneficiaries at a programme site in Mumbai Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust — ground-level programme work, Mumbai

Trust & registration details

  • Legal name: Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust
  • This site represents: the Mumbai Chapter
  • Trust registration no. (PAN): AAATR0231J
  • 12A registration no.: AAATR0231J25MB01 (approved 28/03/2026, valid AY 2027-28 to 2031-32)
  • 80G registration no.: AAATR0231J25MB02 (approved 28/03/2026, valid AY 2027-28 to 2031-32)
  • FCRA registration no.: 083780473 (renewed 01-08-2022, valid to 01-10-2027)
  • Originally registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, Public Trusts Registration Office, Greater Bombay Region.
  • Registered address (12A/80G filing): 5th Floor, Vasant Vilas, Dr. D.D. Sathe Marg, Girgaum, Mumbai 400004
  • Registered address (FCRA filing): 16A, Ground Floor, Khetwadi 12th Lane, Mumbai 400004
  • This chapter's website: ratnanidhii.in
Our registered paperwork lists two valid Mumbai addresses — 5th Floor, Vasant Vilas (used on our 12A/80G filings) and 16A, Khetwadi 12th Lane (used on our FCRA filing). Day-to-day correspondence should be sent to the Khetwadi address above.
Financial transparency

Where a rupee donated actually goes.

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust publishes an audited annual report every year, covering income, programme spend and outcomes for the whole trust, including this chapter's Mumbai activity. In FY 2024–25 the trust's core programmes reached, among others:

Food for Education — meals served6,39,743
Vision for All — children & adults screened91,482
Mobility & prosthetic aids fitted2,638
Books distributed — Mission Million Books1,66,302
Scholarships disbursed, FY 2024–25₹7,58,510 to 71 students

These figures are drawn from the trust's published Annual Report 2024–25. This chapter does not keep a separate bank account or file separate audited accounts — every donation raised through this site is receipted and accounted for within the parent trust's books, under the registrations listed above. Full income-and-expenditure statements are available on request.

Leadership

Trustees.

01

Mahendra Mehta

Founder. A titan of compassion and courage who transformed countless young lives, his legacy continues to guide the trust's work today.

02

Asha Mehta

Trustee. Guides Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust with wisdom, love, and a steadfast belief in the transformative power of empathy and compassion.

03

Rajiv Mehta

Managing Trustee. Son of Mahendra and Asha Mehta, he leads the trust's day-to-day programmes and reporting, including this Mumbai chapter.

04

Nandini Mehta

Trustee. A Chartered Accountant whose work shows how professional rigour and social responsibility can move together.

Advisory board

Guided by experienced hands.

01

Mr. Nitin Khanapurkar

35+ years of global leadership experience across four continents. Currently Global Head — Governance & Internal Audit, Apex Group, London. A Rotary member and Living My Promise signatory who has pledged half his wealth to social good, he has supported initiatives in mobility, vocational development, healthcare, hunger alleviation and education for decades.

02

Dr. Ravi Bhallamudi

Director, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK). An alumnus of NIT Rourkela and IISc Bangalore, he served at IIT Bombay from 1992, founding E-Foundry, OrthoCAD and BETIC — the lab behind the Ratnanidhi Leg. A Fellow of India's leading engineering academies.

03

Professor Rukaiya Joshi

Former Professor and Chairperson, Center of Education in Social Sector, SPJIMR, with over four decades of teaching experience. Serves on jury and audit committees for several CSR organisations and NGOs, and on the board of NGOs in Mumbai and Gujarat.

In their words

What our partner schools say.

01

Union High School (E.M.)

"This mid-day meal is fresh, hygienic and healthy for students... because of your food, students are gaining weight and height, and their memory has improved." — Ms. Manjiri Sutar, Principal

02

Chikitsak Samuha Shirolkar High School, Girgaum

"Your dedication to ensuring that these meals are not only nutritious but also hygienic has been commendable. The consistency and quality of the meals have been a source of immense relief for our students and their families."

03

National English High School, Mumbai

"With the help of your support, we can give the students more options to explore the world of knowledge by reading." — thanking the trust for a school-library book donation.

How we work

What guides our programmes.

01

Community-first

Programmes are shaped around the specific needs of families in Mumbai, not a one-size-fits-all template.

02

Transparent use of funds

Donations are tracked and reported against the programmes they support — see our Impact page and the financial transparency breakdown below for annual reporting.

03

Accountable to the parent trust

As an official chapter, our work follows the standards and code of conduct set by Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust.

Want to know more before you give?

We're happy to answer questions about our programmes, our registration, or how donations are used.

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