About Us
About GSS
Empowering Tribal Communities: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development
Inspired by Gandhian Vision of Gram Swaraj, Gayatri Seva Sansthan(GSS) is a Non-Governmental Organization established in October 1986 in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Quite early on in its journey GSS realized that the only way to bring the marginalized tribal communities of difficult and deprived regions to the mainstream was a multi-dimensional development approach for their sustainable overall upliftment.
The quality of life in remote and deprived areas is majorly dependent on the availability of livelihood sources in the area, the effective use of natural resources offered by the earth and the capacity building of Human resource & institutions.
In 38 years of existence, GSS has made interventions in 6 states in India: Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat.
These are three main pillars of Sustainable and Integrated Development. Quality effort in any one of these areas complements growth simultaneously in the other two and triggers a cycle of sustainability. Thus, over the years, the organization has grown into three major verticals for integrated development of the local tribal population:
- Human and Institutional Development.
- Livelihood Enhancement.
- Natural Resource Management.
Vission & Mission
Vission
To bring peace and prosperity in society by empowerment of the people through integrated and sustainable development.
Mission
GSS will fulfill its vision by making continuous, comparative and integrated efforts in different sectors to uplift the quality of life of the people (especially weaker section).
Our Approach
Gram swaraj, or village self-rule, was a pivotal concept in Gandhiji’s thinking and was the centerpiece of his vision of economic development in India. GSS set out on a mission of providing integrated sustainable livelihood in the tribal subjugated regions of Southern Rajasthan.
3 Cornerstone of Our Organization
The quality of life in remote and deprived areas is majorly dependent on the livelihood prospects in the area, the effective use of natural resources offered by the geography & the capacity building of human resource and institutions. Developmental efforts in any one of these areas complement growth in the other two and trigger a cycle of sustainability. Hence, GSS ensures that each of its interventions contributes to one of these verticals thus moving one step further towards ‘Sustainable Integrated Development’.
The organization has been working in different areas such as agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, health care, women empowerment, child protection, management and rehabilitation of natural resources. After 30 years of its determination and dedicated efforts, GSS is now a household name in the far-flung remote tribal hamlets and is greatly appreciated for all its projects.
Men, women, youth and children are all our primary program stakeholders who actively participate in planning & monitoring process of the project within their own groups, hence they are the owners of the change that they bring for the community and in their own life. Alongside the local community, we join hands with civil society, academia, local elected representatives and government bodies to perform effectively in its integrated effort to uplift the quality of life of the weaker sections of people.
Our Reach
- 1500 tribal villages of Southern Rajasthan
- Impelling more than 10,000 hectares of land
- Eight districts of Rajasthan
- More than 10,000 families
Our Team
Mrs. Aditi Upadhyay
Joint director
Mr. Nitin Paliwal
Head, HID Dept.
Mr. Rahul Teli
Head, NRM Dept.
Mr. Saurabh Soni
Head, Livelihood Dept.
Mr. Naresh Nagda
Head, Accounts Dept.