19 March 2025: Karnataka-based public charitable non-profit organisation, Prashanthi Balamandira Trust (PBT), launched its public issue on the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) on Wednesday, 19 March 2025 in a bid to raise INR 18 crore. The issue is India’s Largest Social Stock Exchange issue yet on the National Stock Exchange – Social Stock Exchange platform. The funds raised through the issue of Zero Coupon Zero Principal Bonds (ZCZP) shall be utilised towards establishing state-of-the-art Emergency & Trauma Care Wing in the upcoming 600-bed world’s largest free-of-charge hospital at Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli near Bengaluru.
The minimum subscription amount for this issue is Rs. 10,000/- and further in multiples of Rs. 1/-. The issue opened on 19th March 2025 and closes on Monday, 24th March 2025. Sharing further details, R K Subramanya, Trustee of the Prashanthi Balamandira Trust said, “Emergency care saves lives. Yet in resource-limited settings, care is often compromised due to lack of funds. Providing access to high quality medical care, free-of-charge to all those in need, is our mission.”
Notably, Prashanthi Balamandira Trust is a public charitable entity that provides free of charge quality education and healthcare to underserved communities. Registered with the Social Stock Exchange of the NSE, PBT embodies transparency, good governance and public accountability as a humanity-centric trust. The hospital being built by PBT in Karnataka is slated to be the world’s largest free-of-charge healthcare centre. The fully equipped Emergency and Trauma Care wing will be an integral part of the upcoming 600-bed hospital.
This SSE issue is an attempt to widen the ambit of PBT’s undeterred goal of uplifting human lives by facilitating education and healthcare. We encourage all stakeholders to come forward and back the noble cause.
The SSE is an electronic fundraising platform that aims to enlist social enterprises and voluntary organisations, enabling them to raise funds through the issue of ZCZP bonds under the regulatory framework of the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
 has launched India’s largest Social Stock Exchange issue on NSE-SSE to raise ₹18 crore for a state-of-the-art Emergency & Trauma Care Wing in its upcoming 600-bed free hospital in Muddenahalli.){kind=link}