Opening an orphanage in India means arduous efforts and articulate planning as opening a new orphanage involves getting permission and license, having registration done from different government departments and sanctioning of loans, which is itself a long and tedious process.It's important to seek advice from your lawyer to open an orphanage in India, as legal technicalities have to be dealt.

Instructions:

* Prepare a project report with required details like the number of children to be accommodated and facilities you will be providing, like a nursery for babies, living room, library, playing room etc. You also have to mention about the total investment needed, like cost involved in land, building, start-up requirements, the equipment's and their fitting costs, running costs, number of children expected to be accommodated and list of all services to be provided to them and their expenditure's, staff requirements and management team, and expansion plans in the future, if any. Additionally, you have to specify if you plan to get land on lease or buy it yourself, the investment you can make and the loan amount required.

* Arrange for the required funds either through donations or loans.Local politicians or Local certified non-governmental organizations (NGO) are ideal sources to seek the funding for the project. Your proposed plan should be good enough to convince authorities in the NGO's.

* Meet all the required legal requirements. Visit the child and family welfare department to get the permission. Seek advices from an advocate regarding the law of the license and get license and also permission from local authorities.

* Get the registration done under the Societies Registration Act 1860, which registers charitable, scientific or literary societies, as it will be a nonprofit organization. Visit the website Legalissuesforngos.org to see the details of the Societies Registration Act. You also have to abide by the guidelines of Section 25 of Companies Act 1956 of India, as it governs the registrations of nonprofit organizations.

* Meet legal formalities, including license, in order to open an orphanage in India.