NERD Society Objectives

  • To provide clean energy services in areas hitherto un-reached.
  • To empower the rural women through the promotion of Self Help Group
  • To bring social change through economic change.
  • To generate awareness and promote adoption of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies.
  • To develop sustainable markets for renewable energy technologies.
  • To facilitate commercial utilization of renewable energy technologies for domestic, agricultural and industrial sectors.
  • To promote village groups, organizations & institutions to undertake integrated rural development alternatives in rural areas of our country which are consistent with the national & regional policies of the government.
  • To develop areas of cooperation & understanding among various voluntary agencies, organization, associations, institutions, groups and individuals who are involved in rural development activities.
  • To educate the member organizations to develop alternate low-cost methods of integrated rural development and energy options and to integrate further such activities and plans for unified joint actions and programs.
  • To undertake activities to promote innovations & research related to rural development.

The objects for which the Institution is established shall be as follows:

  • To improve the economic, moral and social standard of villages/urban area/indigenous people in area of operation of the institution.
  • To alleviate poverty and bring about better living conditions, mutual cooperation, rural development and unity among the villages/urban population/indigenous people.
  • To plan and prepare an action programmes through a feasibility report based on the reconnaissance survey involving human resources, inflow, outflow of energy forms in on-form and off-farm activities with respect to socio-economic condition of the indigenous people village as a system.
  • To educate rural population on the importance of non-conventional energy sources and creates awareness amongst them on the necessity of adopting non-conventional energy gadgets.
  • To promote ecological awareness by organizing seminars, symposium, presentations, plays, producing audio-visual programmes and lectures by eminent scholars.
  • To undertake, promote and sponsor all activities for protecting and furthering the interest of disadvantaged people and for the promotion and protection of public health, safety, medicine, agriculture livestock and environment.
  • To check and control rural-urban-tribal exodus, which causes ecological imbalance, by creation of gainful employment opportunities and provision for meeting the basic water facilities, living standards, communications, entertainment, medical and educational facilities in rural areas.
  • To develop and promote eco-friendly technology models and farming practices recycling and reuse of waste and conservation of resources for meeting the basic needs of the present indigenous people and future generations.
  • To avert and check further degradation of life support systems like land, water and air.
  • To initiate, conduct, carry on sponsor, support research training, extension in agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, rural technology, extension education social sciences and eco-friendly technologies.
  • To initiate, conduct, carry on sponsor and support research training and extension in eco-friendly bio-energy fuel conservation systems, preservation and up gradation of genetic potentiality of indigenous plant and animal resources.
  • To create infrastructure base in rural sector with special emphasis to improve the standard of living of child labourer, bonded labourers, destitute women and handicaps tribal folk, aged senior citizens and beggars.
  • To organize specialized library and information exchange services and to conduct non-formal education programmes.
  • To amalgamate with any one or more of the societies, public chart table trusts non-profit organizations having similar objects as that of NERD society on such terms and conditions as may be in the best interest of the indigenous population.
  • To collaborate and to cooperate with national, international institutions and organizations for achieving the objects of NERD society and the needs and rights of indigenous population.
  • To pursue all the above activities for furthering and protecting the disadvantaged population.