Societies to which Act applies :- This Act applies to

societies formed for all or any of the following purposes :-

1. (i) promotion of science, education, literature of fine arts;
2. (ii) diffusion of useful knowledge;
3. (iii) diffusion of political education ;
4. (iv) foundation or maintenance of libraries or reading rooms for general use among the members or upon to the public;
5. (v) establishment and maintenance of galleries of paintings and other works of art;
6. (vi) establishment and maintenance of public museums;
7. (vii) collection of natural history, mechanical and philosophical inventions, instructions or designs;
8. (viii) promotion of social welfare;
9. (ix) promotion of religious or chartable purpose including establishment of funds for welfare of military orphans welfare of political suffers and welfare of the like;
10. (x) promotion of gymnastics; 1[(xi) promotion and implementation of different schemes sponsored by the State Government or the Central Government;
11. (xii) promotion of Commerce, Industries and Khadi.]