A Trust For Social Justice
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Objective

The Trust is founded on the philosophy, tradition and teachings of Sant Ravidas, Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Lord Buddha, and on the equality and anti-discrimination provisions of the Constitution of India. Its work is directed towards minorities, lower-income and disadvantaged groups, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Mahadalits, Dalits, OBCs and every section of society that has been historically deprived of equal opportunity.

01Propagate and preserve the philosophy, tradition and teachings of Sant Ravidas, Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Lord Buddha.
02Work for the realisation of the equality and anti-discrimination provisions of the Constitution of India, with special reference to minorities.
03Undertake welfare, educational and economic upliftment work among lower-income and otherwise disadvantaged communities.
04Work for the social, educational and economic upliftment of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Mahadalit, Dalit and Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities.
05Work for the socio-economic development of tribal communities.
06Promote welfare and rehabilitation of poor, helpless and deprived people.
07Provide welfare support to old-age persons.
08Provide welfare support to women and widows.
09Provide welfare support to persons with disabilities.
10Support the socio-economic development of disadvantaged communities generally.
11Undertake activities relating to employment and unemployment of disadvantaged persons.
12Provide marriage assistance for adolescent/needy girls from poor families.
13Promote women and child welfare.
14Work for women’s empowerment.
15Support widows, orphans, beggars and other underprivileged persons.
16Undertake rehabilitation of street children.
17Work in the field of juvenile justice.
18Function as, or assist, an adoption resource agency for children in need.
19Support social and civil defence activities.
20Establish and support old-age homes.
21Establish multi-service centres for the underprivileged.
22Support rehabilitation of persons recovering from addiction.
23Provide disability support services.
24Provide coaching and allied assistance to disadvantaged students and persons.
25Develop rehabilitation infrastructure for the underprivileged.
26Work towards poverty eradication.
27Address gender issues and promote gender equity.
28Create awareness against social evils, atrocities and crime, and work for their prevention.
29Support community-based rehabilitation programmes.
30Provide social assistance to persons and families in distress.
31Undertake welfare work concerning labour and working communities.
32Take up welfare work for street children and child labour.
33Work for the welfare of elderly and handicapped persons.

The Trust’s objects place strong emphasis on education at every level and in every form — formal and non-formal, technical and vocational, cultural and scientific — together with placement, entrepreneurship and leadership development so that education translates into dignified livelihoods.

01Provide education and placement services.
02Establish and support schools, colleges and other educational institutions.
03Promote technical, vocational and professional education.
04Support advanced technology institutes, scientific institutions and universities.
05Support Madarsa and Maqtab education.
06Establish reading rooms and common rooms for students and the public.
07Promote adult and non-formal education.
08Establish residential schools and hostels.
09Establish and run Anganwadi and Balbadi (pre-school) centres.
10Run night schools for working children and adults.
11Establish and maintain libraries.
12Provide training in music, dance and performing arts.
13Award scholarships and other student support.
14Provide study materials, books, stipends, medals and incentives to deserving students.
15Promote pre-primary education.
16Promote leadership development among youth and students.
17Develop educational infrastructure.
18Support education and training in management.
19Support first-generation entrepreneurship development.
20Provide scientific and skill-based training.
21Prepare bankable projects for beneficiaries seeking institutional finance.
22Facilitate linkages with financial institutions and funding agencies for education and enterprise.
23Coordinate with government departments and funding agencies on education and employment programmes.

The Trust’s objects address health and family welfare comprehensively — from awareness and preventive camps to hospitals, disease control, disability support and recognised alternative systems of medicine.

01Promote family planning and population control awareness and services.
02Organise eye camps.
03Organise vaccination camps.
04Promote and organise blood donation camps.
05Support Pulse Polio immunisation drives.
06Conduct health awareness programmes.
07Organise free health check-up camps.
08Provide wheelchairs and artificial limbs to persons with disabilities.
09Support deaf and dumb persons.
10Establish Health Education Centres.
11Support research into, and rehabilitation facilities for, drug addiction.
12Promote and organise blood, eye and human-limb (organ) donation.
13Establish and run hospitals, nursing homes and care centres.
14Support medical education and research.
15Work towards maternal and child survival.
16Address communicable and non-communicable diseases.
17Support prevention, treatment and awareness for Malaria, Hepatitis, Leprosy, Meningitis, HIV/AIDS, STD, Tuberculosis, Dengue, COVID-19 and similar diseases.
18Support prevention, treatment and awareness for Cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease and diabetes.
19Address injury care and promote health insurance awareness.
20Support drug de-addiction and rehabilitation programmes.
21Promote alternative systems of medicine, including Homeopathy, Polypathy, Ayurveda and Unani.
22Promote Yoga, Naturopathy and Meditation for health.
23Promote Acupressure and Acupuncture as therapeutic practices.
24Provide preventive and curative health services generally.

The Trust supports agriculture and allied occupations, cooperative and SHG-based livelihoods, and access to finance and technology so that farmers, artisans and first-generation entrepreneurs can build sustainable incomes.

01Support Self Help Group (SHG) cluster development.
02Promote savings, credit and federation development among SHGs.
03Support microfinance, SHG finance and cluster finance.
04Promote Self Help Groups and micro-credit generally.
05Support agriculture and allied industries.
06Support veterinary services and cooperative development.
07Promote cultivation and use of medicinal plants.
08Promote edible and non-edible oil production.
09Promote bio-diesel as an alternative fuel source.
10Support oil extraction, refining and marketing.
11Promote low-cost agricultural technology.
12Work towards nutrition security.
13Promote safe food processing practices.
14Support fisheries and aquaculture development.
15Support poultry, dairy and livestock development.
16Support sheep and goat development.
17Promote horticulture and floriculture.
18Promote cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants.
19Support production of fruits, vegetables and mushrooms.
20Promote water management and irrigation.
21Support fertilizer use guidance and farm mechanisation.
22Promote application of biotechnology in agriculture.
23Promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
24Strengthen agricultural market mechanisms.
25Develop agro-product infrastructure.
26Work for the direct benefit of farmers.
27Facilitate access to agricultural financial institutions.
28Support animal care, training and welfare.
29Support food-processing industries.
30Promote quality assurance in produce and products.
31Support market surveys and test marketing.
32Support brand promotion for rural and agricultural produce.

The Trust’s objects cover environmental protection in its widest sense — forests and wildlife, pollution of every kind, waste and sewage management, nature conservation, afforestation, non-conventional energy and sanitation of public places.

01Work for environmental protection generally.
02Support protection of environment, forests and wildlife.
03Disseminate environmental law and information.
04Support pollution control measures.
05Promote solid and liquid waste management.
06Work to control water pollution.
07Work to control sound (noise) pollution.
08Support sewage and sludge treatment and disposal.
09Promote biogas generation and water treatment.
10Support nature conservation initiatives.
11Promote sanitation at hospitals, fairs, pilgrimage places, railway stations, bus stands, canteens and hotels.
12Support natural-resource management.
13Promote afforestation and eco-development.
14Promote environmental education and awareness.
15Promote non-conventional (renewable) sources of energy.
16Support rural energy initiatives, including biogas.

The Trust works on the building blocks of rural development — housing, finance, infrastructure, marketing, cooperatives and technology — with particular attention to marginal and underprivileged farmers and rural sanitation.

01Support rural management initiatives.
02Promote rural housing.
03Facilitate rural finance and micro-financing.
04Strengthen rural marketing mechanisms.
05Develop rural infrastructure.
06Promote artisan welfare and artisan promotion.
07Support cottage and small-scale industries, including Khadi and Village Industries (KVIC-related activity).
08Promote cooperatives in rural areas.
09Support wasteland development.
10Provide technology extension and training in rural areas.
11Encourage rural infrastructure investment.
12Support watershed development and water management.
13Work for the benefit of marginal and underprivileged farmers.
14Promote rural sanitation and construction of low-cost latrines.
15Coordinate with and support government rural development programmes.
16Promote rural non-farm enterprises.
17Support rural and micro-financing mechanisms.

The Trust’s objects extend to urban development, including town and country planning, slum development and rehabilitation, civic amenities, public health engineering and urban environmental management.

01Support town and country planning.
02Support master planning for urban areas.
03Promote public health engineering.
04Work on slum development and slum rehabilitation.
05Support development of civic amenities and public services.
06Support urban water supply and hydrometric studies.
07Support sewerage and urban waste management.
08Support urban planning education, training and research.
09Work on pollution and noise control in urban areas.
10Support urban sanitation at public places, including transport hubs and public facilities.

The Trust works to strengthen youth affairs and sports, national integration, communal harmony and cooperation, and the moral and social development of youth, along with the promotion of yoga and meditation.

01Promote youth affairs and sports.
02Work for national integration.
03Promote communal harmony.
04Foster the spirit of cooperation among communities.
05Support the moral and social development of youth.
06Develop sports infrastructure.
07Promote yoga and meditation among youth and the general public.

The Trust promotes scientific temper and the application of science, communication and information technology for the benefit of rural communities, artisans, landless labour and weaker sections.

01Promote science and technology for development.
02Promote communication and information technology.
03Cultivate scientific temper in the community.
04Promote rural technology.
05Apply science to environment and ecology.
06Promote non-conventional energy technologies.
07Promote computer education.
08Promote techno-entrepreneurship.
09Extend technology benefits to artisans, landless labour and weaker sections.

The Trust is committed to human rights, fundamental rights, and the freedom, dignity and peace of every individual, including legal aid, protection of victims of human-rights violations, and research and publication on human-rights issues.

01Promote awareness and realisation of human rights.
02Promote awareness and realisation of fundamental rights under the Constitution.
03Support protection of victims of human-rights violations.
04Work for freedom, dignity and peace of individuals and communities.
05Undertake human-rights research and publications.
06Provide legal aid and protection to those in need.
07Work for the prevention of atrocities.
08Support prisoner education and welfare.
09Work against corruption.
10Promote international peace, justice and cooperation.

The Trust responds to natural disasters and calamities by providing essential relief material and supporting rehabilitation of affected persons and communities.

01Provide relief in the event of natural disasters.
02Provide relief during floods.
03Provide relief during fires.
04Provide relief during famine.
05Provide relief during drought.
06Provide relief during earthquakes.
07Provide relief during cyclones.
08Distribute food to disaster-affected persons.
09Distribute medicine to disaster-affected persons.
10Distribute clothing to disaster-affected persons.
11Provide drinking water to disaster-affected persons.
12Support rehabilitation of disaster-affected persons and communities.
13Support natural disaster management planning and preparedness.

The Trust supports cultural development, publications and media, and public events and exhibitions that build awareness, celebrate heritage and mobilise communities for social causes.

01Promote cultural development.
02Publish and support books, magazines, newspapers and journals.
03Operate a printing press/workshop for the Trust’s publications.
04Produce films, TV serials and documentaries on social themes.
05Promote culture and tourism.
06Support and maintain national memorials.
07Promote Indian languages.
08Organise art shows, audio/video shows, fashion shows and magic shows.
09Organise puppet shows.
10Organise charity shows.
11Organise car rallies for awareness and fundraising.
12Organise dance events.
13Organise fancy-dress competitions.
14Organise fetes.
15Produce and distribute greeting cards.
16Organise handicraft exhibitions.
17Institute awards and prizes to recognise merit and service.

The Trust Deed also empowers the Trust to work on a number of additional and emerging areas — from Khadi and Village Industries to consumer protection, road safety, labour welfare and coordination with government and funding agencies — and to respond to emerging national and international issues as they arise.

01Support Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)-related and Khadi promotion activities.
02Promote small-scale industries.
03Promote road safety awareness.
04Promote consumer education and protection.
05Address labour issues and welfare.
06Design and run sustainable development programmes.
07Coordinate with government departments and non-government organisations for collaborative development work.
08Coordinate with funding agencies for resource mobilisation.
09Respond to emerging national and international issues within the Trust’s objects.