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Shanti Upendra Foundation For Development Initiatives (Sufdi) is a General Charitable Trust
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Aims and Objectives
Dissemination of education, training, research and advancement of knowledge amongst the public in general.
To establish, maintain and run studentships, scholarships, organize memorial lectures and render other kind of aid to students/scholars including organization of coaching classes, supply of books, stipends, medals and other incentives to study, without any distinction as to caste, colour, race, creed or sex.
To grant support to deserving students/scholars for attending conferences in India or abroad and also fund foreign nationals to attend conference, conducting research or other activities in the area of education, training or research in India
To establish, run and maintain educational institutions at school level as well as higher education, in any discipline of knowledge including professional and technical education at different levels.
To promote, establish, support, maintain or grant aid to institutions having similar objects for the promotion of science, literature, music, drama and fine arts and other fields of knowledge, in India, for the benefit of the public in general.
To establish, maintain or grant aid for the establishment and/or maintenance of reading room, library, play-school, crèche, boarding house, educational ‘documents’ and other conveniences for learners (including trainees and researchers) or those providing services to the learners or as may be determined by the Trustee(s).
To publish (print, electronic etc.) in any form existing or developed in future, academic material or periodical. The publications may be priced or un-priced.
To establish and develop institution(s) for the education and rehabilitation of the physically handicapped and/or disabled or mentally challenged persons and to provide them food, clothing or other help.
To grant relief and assistance for the education of victims of natural calamities such as famine, earthquake, flood, fire, pertinence, etc. and to give donations and other assistance directly or through establishments or persons or organizations engaged in such relief work.
To grant aid or render assistance for education, research and training to other public charitable trusts, institutions or persons.
To felicitate through cash awards or other means, individuals, groups or organizations who have contributed or pursuing teaching, training or research in any field of knowledge
And generally do all such acts and things as may be deemed to be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.
Board of Trustees
Professor Chandra Bhushan Sharma shall be the SOLE/CHIEF TRUSTEE and shall hold the Office of Chief Trustee lifelong and in case of his incapacity or incapability or otherwise to act as Trustee(s) or for any reason whatsoever shall nominate one or more CHIEF and/or Member Trustee(s) to the trust
Governing Body
For smooth and proper functioning of the Trust and /or in order to carry out its objectives he may nominate any experienced or qualified person as Member of the Governing Body subject to a maximum of five members but they together with the trustee(s) shall not form Board of Trustees, rather a Governing Body of the Trust in order to carry out its aims and objectives.
