Tata Trusts, India's largest philanthropic group, disbursed ₹ 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 ₹ 1,353.32 crore, and individual grants at ₹ 202.99 crore. Rural upliftment took the largest share at ₹ 457.62 crore, followed by education (₹ 270.26 crore), cancer care (₹ 178.46 crore), institutions (₹ 169.31 crore) and healthcare (₹ 105.97 crore). Water and sanitation received ₹ 59.04 crore and nutrition ₹ 57.64 crore. Individual grants were mainly medical (₹ 143.30 crore) and education (₹ 59.38 crore).
The report sets out a health strategy for 2026-2031, covering about 75 blocks in core states and strengthening over 100 public health facilities in 35 high-priority districts. Targets include reaching a population of 25 lakh, cutting under-five mortality in intervention areas from 32 to 25 per 1,000 live births, and bringing primary care to 10 lakh elderly people. The Trusts also aim to upskill over 20,000 frontline workers.