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DRCSC is a non-government development organization working in 12 districts of West Bengal and other states. Our major concern is food and livelihood security of the rural poor through sustainable management of natural resources on the basis of principles and actions, that are environment friendly, economically appropriate, socially just and developed by mutual cooperation.

Background

Development Research Communication and Services Centre (DRCSC) was formed in 1982 as a resource centre for collection, collation and dissemination of information on various socio-economic issues and to highlight the struggles of various NGOs, CBOs and individuals to ensure social justice; especially for informal sector workers, indigenous communities and small & marginal farmers/landless labourers as well as self employed artisans. Along with that, since 1992, the centre focused on Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management for improving food & livelihood security of the rural poor. The resource centre started to expand its services through a Network of local NGOs and Development Cooperation Groups.

Areas of Involvement


  Enhancing production of food, fodder, fuel etc. through training,     demonstrations and collaborative field trials on sustainable utilisation     of natural resources.

  Establishing market linkages through consumer awareness for the     organic growers.

  Assisting rural communities to conserve and regenerate common     properly resources like grazing lands, ponds & wetlands, roadside &     canal bank/riverbank areas, permanent fallows etc. through group     based management

  Enabling school teachers and educational workers to promote     environmental awareness and activity based participatory learning     among children and adolescents and to take up agro based     enterprises.

  Arranging and supporting documentation of overall developmental     issues, indigenous technologies & knowledge especially in the areas     of food production & processing, seed selection & storage, nutrition &     health care, water harvesting & storage etc

  Assisting and capacitating small organisations to develop and     maintain libraries, documentation centres, seed centres & nurseries,     revolving funds, grain banks, bio-labs, publication design & production     units etc. and also to develop food security & environmental protection     related projects

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Methods of operation


  Enhancing production of food, fodder, fuel etc. through training,     demonstrations and collaborative field trials on sustainable utilisation     of natural resources.

  to form a network or establish a strong linkages between formal and non-formal organisations and also with organisations beyond the immediate purview of our activities so that the effect of their development work, programmes and initiatives may be far-reaching and sustainable.

  to influence people in the corridors of power for formulation of policies in favour of the people especially the poor and the marginalised with special emphasis on women and children

  to work for the awareness about the effect of macro issues at the grassroot level.

Status
DRCSC is registered under the Registration of Societies, West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961 [Regn. No.S/39363 of 1982-83]. Donations to DRCSC are exempted u/s 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961. DRCSC is also eligible to receive foreign grants and donations vide its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 1976.
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