Built on belief.
Driven by purpose.
This is who we are, where we come from,
and why we will not stop.
A Shared Vision
Because growing older should never mean growing alone.
2018 · A Shared Vision
Golden Citizens Trust was founded by Dr. Anjali Chhabria, Jayant Sanghvi, and Pearly K. Salot, united by a common purpose: to create a world where senior citizens feel cared for, respected, and supported through every stage of life.
Seeing The Need
As Mumbai evolved, many senior citizens found themselves increasingly isolated. Even within loving families, loneliness, emotional disconnect, and a lack of meaningful community had become growing concerns.
Building A Community
The founders recognised that elderly care extends beyond healthcare and financial security. What many seniors needed most was companionship, connection, and a sense of belonging.
Built On Trust
Registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, GCT was established with a commitment to transparency, accountability, and lasting social impact for every community we serve.
Growing The Mission
What began as a small initiative has grown into a dedicated community serving senior citizens, mental health, animal welfare, and crisis response — through support, advocacy, and meaningful human connection.
And then the world changed.
In 2020, Golden Citizens Trust
became a city-wide lifeline
As the pandemic brought Mumbai to a standstill, families struggled to find hospital beds, oxygen supplies, ambulances, and basic support. What began as an organisation focused on senior citizens rapidly transformed into a lifeline for communities across the city.
In 2020, Golden Citizens Trust became something none of us had planned for: a city-wide crisis response network. We connected with compassionate individuals and organisations from across the world who were working tirelessly to help others.
When help was needed, we showed up.
A city that refused to give up
during the pandemic
across communities
Covid Care Hospital in Borivali
across Mumbai
Six ways we showed up
for Mumbai
We arranged ambulances, sourced oxygen, and helped secure hospital admissions for families facing medical emergencies during the height of the crisis.
Through a city-wide network of oxygen concentrator centres, patients awaiting hospital admission could receive immediate oxygen support when every minute mattered.
More than 700 cooked meals were delivered daily to vulnerable communities, ensuring that families affected by lockdowns and economic hardship had access to essential nutrition.
Free transport was arranged for medical technicians, while dedicated ambulance services were made available for healthcare workers and their families across the MMR region.
PPE kits, masks, sanitisers, and essential supplies were distributed to Mumbai Police, BMC workers, and frontline personnel serving the city during its most challenging period.
In collaboration with the Bombay Psychiatry Society, counselling services were facilitated to support the emotional and psychological well-being of those affected by Covid-19.
Mumbai DhadkanA City-Wide Collaboration
Recognising that no single organisation could tackle the crisis alone, Golden Citizens Trust helped establish Mumbai Dhadkan — a coalition of NGOs working together to rationally deploy resources where they were needed most across the city.
For healthcare workers and their families across the MMR region, ensuring essential transport during the crisis.
Emergency oxygen support through nine community locations across Mumbai when every minute mattered.
Mobilising recovered patients to donate plasma as part of treatment efforts and clinical trials across the city.
Delivered in partnership with the Bombay Psychiatry Society for patients, families, and frontline workers.
The pandemic changed the scale of our work, but not our purpose.
Compassion, community, and action when it matters most.
The pandemic changed the scale of our work, but not our purpose
It reinforced the values on which Golden Citizens Trust was founded: compassion, community, and action when it matters most.
What emerged from the crisis was not simply a stronger organisation, but a deeper commitment to standing beside people in moments of uncertainty, vulnerability, and need.
The pandemic showed us — and the world — what becomes possible when compassion is organised.
The People Behind the Work
Our trustees bring together medicine, law, architecture, activism, and business, united by a single purpose.
Trusted, Verified
& Accountable
Golden Citizens Trust operates with full legal standing, government recognition, and statutory compliance across every programme we run.
Since our founding in 2018, Golden Citizens Trust has maintained full statutory compliance and government recognition across every aspect of our work.
Statutorily registered in 2018 under the Bombay Public Trust Act, Maharashtra.
Registered 2018All donations to Golden Citizens Trust are eligible for income tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
Tax ExemptRecognised under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, confirming our status as a legitimate non-profit organisation.
Non-Profit VerifiedRegistered under the Companies Act, 2013 for CSR partnerships. Registration No: CSROO065807.
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