Objects of the Trust

Saga Foundation Trust was constituted by a Trust Deed executed at Bhubaneswar on 3 September 2026 and is registered under the Indian Charitable & Religious Trust Act, 1920. The Settler, Sagarika Mohanty, created the Trust out of a keen and earnest desire to serve the common people of the State and the Union of India. Its area of operation is the whole of India and abroad.

Clause 4 of the Trust Deed sets out what the Trust exists to do. In plain language:

Art, culture and heritage

Develop and preserve classical dance, Odissi dance, music, art, culture and folk culture. (b)
Establish dance schools, music schools and training centres for folk dance. (c)
Organise music, song, folk and Odissi dance, art, craft, literature, drama, theatre, one-act plays, religious activities and road shows, and make TV serials and documentary, historical, scientific, geographical and social films. (e)
Establish and run social, cultural, Melody, Bhajana Sandhya, artistic, religious, educational, medical and technical institutions. (a)
Award prizes and certificates to participants in its cultural programmes and to people devoted to public causes. (f)
Motivate young and talented artists in music, song, dance, art, craft and literature, and in sports and games. (k)
Hold socio-cultural exchanges, promote Odisha's culture, tourism and handicrafts, and host troupes from abroad and send troupes abroad. (l)

Health and awareness

Run awareness programmes on TB, dengue, flu, AIDS and COVID-19 through traditional methods — dance, music, street play, Pala, Daskathia, Ghoda Nacha and tribal dance — and modern methods, including training classes in collaboration with the School & Mass Education Department, CBSE and ICMR (Government of India). (d)
Eradicate superstition in society through awareness. (b)
Organise medical and health check-up centres, blood and eye donation camps, and plantation programmes in the state and across the country. (n)
Undertake awareness, sanitation, road-safety and environmental programmes. (p)

Education

Integrate educational and cultural centres and schools in regional languages, with training at national level in science and technology, moral values, patriotism, culture, tradition and heritage. (j)
Award scholarships, prizes and freeships, and support career development. (t)
Establish schools, colleges, dispensaries and cultural centres that promote human bonding, national integrity and culture. (u)
Hold classes, workshops, seminars and talent tests in education, art, craft, culture, folk and Odissi dance, song, music and drama — alone or with other institutions — and award certificates. (v)
Organise meetings, lectures, workshops, research projects, seminars and conferences on subjects of national interest. (g)
Publish literature, magazines, journals and periodicals. (y)

Women, children and the vulnerable

Help the poor, disabled and infirm in cash or kind; encourage the rural leadership of girls; and work for the upliftment of women and female education. (i)
Set up and assist hospitals, charitable dispensaries, maternity homes, old-age homes, child welfare centres, cultural centres, gosalas, disaster training centres and orphanages. (o)
Serve the poor and needy, the old and ailing, the weaker sections of the community and animals — irrespective of class, creed or sex. (s)
Invite volunteers and specialists, and implement livelihood schemes for the poor and down-trodden. (m)

Relief, environment and harmony

Start and assist relief in floods, fire, drought, cyclones, earthquakes, accidents and other emergencies. (h)
Work for communal harmony, national integration, the prevention of environmental pollution and the promotion of cultural interest. (z)
Observe National and International Days. (x)

Funds

Seek and accept subscriptions, donations, grants, gifts and bequests to fulfil these objects. (r, w)
Act only for public charitable purposes, for the general public irrespective of religion, caste and creed. (q)

How the Trust is managed

Management vests in the Board of Trustees with the Settler at its apex: Sagarika Mohanty (Settler, Founder and Managing Trustee-cum-Chairman), Rahul Mohanty (President-cum-Trustee) and Sanjeev Hota (Secretary-cum-Trustee). (Clauses 2 and 5)
The Trust's funds are held in a nationalised bank and audited every year by a qualified auditor; the statement of affairs is placed before the Board at its annual general meeting. The financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. (Clause 8)
The Board meets at least once a year, with the annual meeting at the end of March. (Clause 9)
The Trust will not do anything illegal or unethical, anything that causes communal disharmony, or anything oppressive to the needy — its motto is to uplift the down-trodden. (Clause 13)
The Trust is perpetual. If it is ever dissolved, its assets vest in a trust or voluntary organisation with similar objects. (Clause 14)

This is a plain-language summary. The registered Trust Deed prevails; a copy is available to authorities and partners on request.