Non Profit Voluntary Organisations by Prof. P. Ishwara Bhat discusses one of the major sector of the legal system. This treatise critically analyses the laws on Charity, Public Trusts, Endowments and Waqfs, Co-operative Societies, Copyright Societies, Trade Unions and Self Help Groups. The work is divided into six parts, Part-I: General, Conceptual and Constitutional Dimensions of NPVO Laws; Part-II: Laws on Charities, Public Trusts, Endowments and Waqf; Part-III: Laws on Organisations; Part-IV: Laws on Economic Support to NPVOs; Part-V: Laws Supporting NPVO Functions; and Part-VI: Conclusions. Special Features: Analyses the laws governing tax exemptions, foreign contributions, land grants and corporate social responsibility alongwith subject-specific laws on the functioning of NPVOs in different socio-economic and cultural sectors. The laws on charity, trusts, endowments and waqfs, registered societies, cooperative societies, non-profit companies and trade unions have been critically analysed. Appendices include important Statutes like Religious Endowments Act, 1863; Charitable Endowments Act, 1890; Co-operative Societies Act, 1912; Waqf Act, 1995, etc. Written in simple and easy to understand language for better understanding of NPVOs.