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What does Vidhayak Sansad do?
Vidhayak Sansad works for the socio-economic empowerment of Tribal, Dalits, Women and other marginalized section of society. The organization’s programs and campaigns emphasize universal education, women’s empowerment, eradication of malnutrition, training in human rights, and agricultural development. Vidhayak Sansad works in close coordination with its allied trade union, Shramjeevi Sanghatana to reach the most neglected and abused sections of society, including tribals, dalits, impoverished women, and children. Its work fills in the gaps where government fails to deliver, while simultaneously pressuring authorities to fulfill their duties.
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How was Vidhayak Sansad formed? Who formed it and why?
Vidhayak Sansad was established in 1979 by Social activists Vivek Pandit and his wife Vidyullata Pandit to supports the development of marginalized communities in rural Maharashtra.
VidhayakSansad has its roots in Dahisar, a small village in Thane district approximately seventy kilometres north of Mumbai. In 1980 Vivek and VidyullataPandit, social activists from Mumbai, discovered there that dozens of families, many of them tribals, lived as bonded laborers. These impoverished families had borrowed small sums from the local landlords and had since fallen into cycles of debt that they had to repay with years of grueling labor. The practice was illegal, but the poor lived in ignorance of the law. Vivek and Vidyullata struggled to raise awareness and inspire the laborers to declare they free. The couple faced violent opposition from landlords, but soon succeeded in helping hundreds, and later thousands, of laborers break away from bonded servitude.
Since, Vidhayak Sansad works with vulnerable Sectors to secure their basic rights. Since 1979 trust has mounted campaigns for human rights and education with the active participation of exploited groups in Maharashtra It has worked closely with these groups to empower them through education, training and economic development program. -
Are you a registered body?
Yes, Vidhayak Sansad is registered under Societies and Bombay public trust Act.
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Where do you have your formal Office?
Vidhayak Sansad Usgaon Dongri, Po. Bhatane, Tal. Vasai, Dist. Palghar, Maharashtra 401 303