DSS is a not for profit organization registered under the following Act
Society Registration Act, XXI of 1860
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Foreign Contribution Regulation Act,1976
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12 AA of the Income Tax Act 1961
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80 G (5)(vi)of Income Tax Act 1961
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Our Mission is to help the poor and marginalized sections of the
society in building their confidence and capacity for managing their socio-economic and political development process.
DSS aims at working with geographically vulnerable communities as well as socially vulnerable groups
like Women, Scheduled castes, Artisans, Landless laborers, Marginal farmers etc, with their participation and ownership of the process.
DSS has a core team of professionals having extensive sectoral experience in sustainable agriculture, millets based farming system, rural livelihood, land and forest tenure, community empowerment and issues related to food security. The organization also hires the services of consultants/subject specialists as and when required.
DSS is governed by its Executive Committee that provides visionary leadership & frames policy for the organization. The members who are nominated by the general body have rich experience on rural development, sustainable agriculture, strengthening livelihood, cooperatives, human-environmental system, natural resource governance & conservation of bio-diversity
