What Masonic charities operate in India?

Charitable operations established under the Grand Lodge of India include the Grand Master's Rupee Club, an independent charity trust that provides financial relief for medical care, education, and disaster relief. The Grand Lodge of India also oversees philanthropic initiatives such as the Jyotirgamaya Project and the Cancer Aid Fund, along with specific facilities including the Masonic Public School in Delhi and the Masonic Medical Care Centre for Children in Coimbatore.

In New Delhi, the Masonic Fraternity of New Delhi operates the General Williams Masonic Polyclinic for diagnostic and therapeutic care, as well as the Masonic Eye Centre for diagnostic testing and cataract surgeries. In Ludhiana, Lodge Vishwakarma No. 173 manages the Masonic Bal Bhawan as a day care centre for children of women prisoners at Central Jail, Ludhiana, while the Lodge Vishwakarma No. 173 Trust runs a branch of the General Williams Poly Clinic providing dental and physiotherapy units.

Under the Scottish Constitution, the District Grand Lodge of India, Scottish Constitution supports broader philanthropic initiatives focused on education, healthcare, and community welfare.

Funding for the Grand Master's Rupee Club under the Grand Lodge of India comes from voluntary annual subscriptions of Rs. 365 per year alongside one-time payments of Rs. 5,000 for life memberships provided by Brethren. At regional and lodge levels, charitable initiatives—including the Fund of Benevolence, specific charitable trusts, and special project funds—are supported by direct financial donations from individual Freemasons, daughter Lodges, corporate donations, and contributions collected from members' friends and relatives, as recorded by the Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India.