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Tata Trusts, India's largest philanthropic group, disbursed Rs 1,556.31 crore in the year to March 2026 and is now working toward a network of 40 to 50 not-for-profit general hospitals, Chairman Noel Tata said in the Trusts' Annual Report for 2025-26. Tata said patients who can afford to pay would help fund care for those who cannot. The report gives no investment figure, locations, or timeline for the hospitals. In his message, Tata said the Trusts want to build institutions and models that become "enduring public assets" and be judged on what changes as a result of their work. He wrote that measuring philanthropy by people reached or money spent is no longer enough. Institutional grants and direct project spending came in at Rs 1,353.32 crore, and individual grants at Rs 202.99 crore. Rural upliftment took the largest share at Rs 457.62 crore, followed by education (Rs 270.26 crore), cancer care (Rs 178.46 crore), institutions (Rs 169.31 crore) and healthcare (Rs 105.97 crore). .
Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and his son Neville have filed caveats in city courts in the row surrounding Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh, sources said on Wednesday. The caveats filed in the Bombay High Court and also in the Mumbai City Civil Court will ensure that they are heard before the passing of any orders. Both the father and son moved the courts with their caveats on October 7, as per official records. Srinivasan and Singh had filed complaints against Noel and Neville Tata with the Maharahstra Charity Commissioner, alleging governance lapses and irregularities at some of the Tata Trusts. Noel and Neville had earlier filed similar caveats at the charity commissioner's office, according to reports. The caveat in the Bombay High Court has Noel as the caveator, while Srinivasan has been named as the caveatee. Singh has been included as an extra party caveatee along with lawyer Darius Khambata and Tata group veteran Bhaskar Bhat. Noel Tata features as the caveator in the move