identified by the State Governments and seek Overseas Indians’ engagement with these projects. Objectives of the Trust Lead overseas Indian philanthropy into India. Establish and maintain a 'Social Capital and Philanthropy Network' in India that can provide a list of credible institutions, projects and programmes. Partner with States in India and encourage credible Indian philanthropic organisations Promote accountability and 'good practices' in Diaspora philanthropy. Periodical written reports & photographs on progress in project and outcomes is sent to contributors by recipient organisations through IDF-OI. Projects Funded In 2011, IDF-OI facilitated contributions from Overseas Indians for social development projects in states like Assam, Rajasthan & Gujarat and raised funds in areas of rainwater harvesting, educating and mainstreaming differently abled children, women’s education and sustainable livelihood. IDF-OI has collected over 88 projects from 15 States i.e. Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, Sikkim, Mizoram, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh in areas of Sanitation, Education, Women and Child Development, Sustainable Livelihood, and Healthcare. Since January 2016, 73 Overseas Indians have contributed to IDF-OI. Projects implemented through contributions received from Overseas Indians in 2016 are as follows: One Community Toilet in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh One Community Toilet in Varadaraja Nagar, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Projects under implementation: Construction of One Public Toilet in Ram Bagh Garden Amritsar, Punjab Construction of Community Sanitary Complex in Gangtok, Sikkim IDF-OI Projects Funds have been allocated to projects in Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir. Implementation will commence shortly. Online Payment Gateway To enable small and regular contributions to projects and to IDF-OI Pool fund, an online Payment Gateway was launched by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs on 31 July 2016. The Payment Gateway accepts a minimum contribution of USD 100 or its equivalent in other foreign currencies into the IDF-OI Pool Fund; or the minimum contribution for project specific funding is the unit cost of the project. IDF-OI does not charge/deduct any administrative cost from the contributions received from Overseas Indians. Pool Fund References 2008 establishments in India Government agencies established in 2008 Overseas Indian organisations