Tata Trusts on Tuesday announced the appointment of Neville Tata, son of chairman Noel Tata, and Bhaskar Bhat, a senior Tata group veteran, to the board of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT). At the same meeting, the board also approved a change to Venu Srinivasan’s tenure, converting his lifetime trusteeship into a three-year term. The decision comes in response to a new Maharashtra government regulation that restricts the number of lifetime trustees in charitable trusts. Advertisement

The move signifies a key shift in Tata Trusts’ governance structure, aligning the organisation with updated legal norms while underscoring its focus on transparency, regulatory compliance, and a more dynamic leadership model for the future. The Trusts did not offer a comment regarding the potential appoint

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