- The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a non-profit charitable organisationregistered under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860.
- It was founded in 1984 with the vision to create a membership organisation to stimulate and spearhead heritage awareness and conservation in India.
- Since 1984, INTACH has pioneered the conservation and protection of India’s natural and cultural heritage and is today the largest membership organisation in the country dedicated to conservation.
- In 2007, the United Nations awarded INTACH a special consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council.