RUDYA stands for Rural and Urban Development Youth Association .It is an indigenous development organization established by a group of young trained social workers and other professionals, ‘for learning by doing’ in order to uplift the poor and downtrodden people and to work for building an ideal civil society in the state of Maharashtra. It has been registered under societies Registration Act. of 1860, Bombay Public Trust act 1950 and under F.C.R.A 1976 by ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.

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     The name ‘RUDYA’ means, Heart. It indicates the noble purpose of its existence. As the ‘Heart’ is a vital part of the biological system of the human being, which regulates and circulates the blood properly to all parts of the Body, for its smooth functioning in this backdrop the organization “RUDYA” function in a similar ways as the ‘Heart’ of Civil Society to regulate and enable the poor especially ‘Poor and downtrodden ‘for improving their quality of life and sustainable human Development.

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    RUDYA has been playing an enabling and capacity building role, working in partnership with rural and tribal people, Government and intermediary agencies through  participatory  learning and action, research and innovation, resource mobilisation, information, education and communication, networking , advocacy and consultancy in pursuance with need-based and peoples centered sustainable initiatives by committed , expertise and effective professionals, RUDYA constantly guided by its vision and Mission and committed to profess, practice and sustain these.