Prayas Juvenile & Centre (JAC) Society

Prayas is a registered ‘society’ under the Societies’ Registration Act, XXI of 1860 No. S-20291 dated August 29, 1989. To foster its growth and to specialize in vocational education, Prayas JAC Society set up a Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) registered under the Indian Societies Act, 1860 vide registration No. 37213 of 2000.
Prayas has been given recognition under Section-6(I) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India No. II/21022/83/59/93-FCRA-III dated Dec.20, 1993 (Registration No. 231650677) for receiving foreign contributions.
It has been granted registration under section-80(G) (5)(vi) of the income Tax Act, 1961 by the Director of income Tax (Exemptions), New Delhi NO. DIT (EXEMPT)/P-109/91/95-96/1170. The Office of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Computer Operations) has also been issued a Permanent Account Number (PAN) AAATPO449E.
Prayas is recognized as a ‘Fit Institution’ under Sub-section (II) of Section-2 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 read with Rules 34 and 35 of Juvenile Justice (Delhi) Rules, 1987 vide Notification number F6 (13) DSW/DDCW/96-97 dated June 6, 1997, of Directorate of Social Welfare, Govt. of NCT, Delhi. (Formerly run under the control and guidance of Directorate of Social Welfare, Delhi Administration Prayas Observation Home for Boys is now being managed entirely by Prayas with financial support provided by the Delhi Government. This arrangement conforms to the JJ Act, 2000 whereby Prayas qualifies as a ‘Fit Institution’ to run such a home under the Act
PRAYAS JAN SHIKSHAN SANSTHAN
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource & Development, Government of India, the Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society, the mother NGO, has created another society called the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Prayas in 2000. The constitution and guidelines of the JSS have been drafted by the Ministry of HRD dovetailing it with the National Literacy Programme & other related activities.