Our Vision
A society free from inequalities
and a society with a culture of philanthropy
Our Mission
Building a just and humane society
Creating enabling conditions for total realisation of human potential
Practising and popularising development measures that are sustainable for future generations
Human Development Society (HDS) is a non-profit secular non-governmental development organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act (XXI) 1860. Donations to HDS are eligible for tax relief under Section 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Background
Despite governmental and non-governmental interventions for development, upward economic mobility of the middle class, increasing international recognition as a powerful economy and vibrancy of democratic institutions, human deprivation continues to be India’s one of the most important challenges. Social and economic vulnerability of people at the grassroots ....
An Appeal for Support to Set Up Day Care Centres for Elderly in India
The elderly (60 plus) constitutes 7.5% (about 80 million) of total population of India. This figure is expected to reach 100 million in 2013 and 198 million in 2030.