Established in the year 1980, PDS aims at the sustainable development of the tribal, rural poor, marginal farmers, women and children through developing various indigenous, community based and people participatory developmental programmes. PDS is identified as one of the largest NGO of South India.

Model Projects

• Natural Resource Based Livelyhood
• The energy efficient chulha
• Training programs for tribal women
• Micro Hatchery Unit
• Herbal Mosquito repellent coil

Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Food Security
• Rural Technology
• Renewable Energy
• Tribal Development
• Woman Empowerment
• Micro Finance and Micro Enterprise Development

• Natural Resource Management
• Sustainable Agriculture and Agro Processing
• Rural Health and Wellness
• Skill Training
• Entrepreneurship development
• Bio-technology
• Research and Documentation

News & Events

• PDS and Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) - IIT Madras jointly conducted a Workshop on "Idea Generation on Novel and Innovative Technologies for Empowering the Society (IGNITES)"
• PDS opened their new venture - "The Sahyadri Museum" on 14th December 2015.
• PDS opened an innovation centre for the farmer's innovations with the support of National Innovation Foundation on 31st October 2015.

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