Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra

What Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra does

Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK) is an Indian non-governmental organization founded in 1971 by four engineering graduates in the village of Bahera, Hazaribag, and registered as a society in Patna, Bihar under the Societies Registration Act XXI, 1860. The organization operates an integrated rural development portfolio spanning five program verticals: health, eye care and disability (including the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital in Dumka performing 2,000+ cataract surgeries per year); education and homeless child care (Lord Buddha Home for Children in Bodhgaya with 48 residents, Remedial Coaching Centres supporting 4,052 students, and primary/secondary schools); livelihood, agriculture and micro credit (Rozgar Training Centre, Mission 2020 Lakhpati Kisan program with 200+ lakhpati farmers, Usha Silai School); environment; and advocacy and networking. Direct field operations run in 10 districts of Jharkhand and Bihar through 560+ professionals, with a partner network of 400+ NGOs extending reach to an additional 40 districts and the Swaichhik Manch platform linking 520 NGOs.

NBJK is funded through a combination of domestic individual donations (via GiveIndia, GlobalGiving, Crowdera, PayPal, and Amazon Gift a Smile), Indian CSR contributions from corporate foundations (Axis Bank Foundation, Tata Trusts/CInI, Vedanta, Aditya Birla Capital, SBI Foundation, HDBFSL, Parivartan), and international grants from agencies including CORDAID, Bread for the World, AID-USA, Action Village India, Stichting Kinderhulp Bodhgaya, Sightsavers, Sense International, WaterAid, UNICEF, CBM, and TOMS. All domestic donations carry 50% tax exemption under Section 80G and 100% exemption under Section 35AC of the Income Tax Act; foreign contributions are received under FCRA registration No. 337750015. The organization holds Credibility Alliance accreditation, CRISIL B+ rating, and M-CRIL rating for governance and financial transparency, and has been shortlisted for the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2013 and 2017.

NBJK has no proprietary technology stack and no disclosed revenue or financial figures; it operates as a grassroots program-delivery organization rather than a technology-enabled platform. Its competitive positioning rests on five decades of grassroots presence, a dense regional NGO network, and reputational/regulatory credentials that lower donor due-diligence friction.

Name

Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra

Legal name

Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra

Website

https://nbjk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra is a 50-year-old Indian non-profit delivering integrated rural development programs across health, education, livelihood, and advocacy in Jharkhand and Bihar, funded by CSR, international grants, and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Development Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Workforce Development & Training Grants (Public Health) (HLAJALAM)

Keywords

• Rural development services
• Community health programs
• Vocational training services
• Disability rehabilitation programs
• Education support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hazaribag

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary revenue stream from individual donors, corporate donors, and international funding agencies. Donations are tax-exempted under section 80G and 35AC of Income Tax Act.
2. CSR Funding: Corporate Social Responsibility funding from companies like Axis Bank Foundation, Tata Trusts, Vedanta, and other corporate partners supporting specific programs.
3. Product Sales and Rentals: NBJK Products and Rentals section mentioned on website, selling handicrafts and other products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NBJK operates an integrated portfolio of rural development services targeting poor and marginalized communities in Jharkhand and Bihar, including subsidized eye care and cataract surgeries, disability rehabilitation, education (formal schools, remedial coaching, orphan care), vocational training, micro-credit and agricultural livelihood support, and community advocacy. Programs are delivered through owned facilities (Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital in Dumka, Lord Buddha Home for Children in Bodhgaya, Rozgar Training Centre in Hazaribag) and a network of 400+ partner NGOs. The organization is funded primarily through donations, CSR grants, and international partner agencies.

Product overview

Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra is a non-profit development organization established in 1971, operating a portfolio of interconnected social programs across Jharkhand and Bihar. The organization offers a comprehensive ecosystem of services including healthcare (eye hospitals, disability rehabilitation), education (schools, remedial coaching, non-formal education, orphan care homes), livelihood (vocational training, micro-credit, agriculture support), and advocacy (community organizing, family counselling). These programs work synergistically - education programs feed into livelihood training, health services enable economic participation, and advocacy supports program access. The organization reaches 40 districts through a network of 400+ NGOs and employs 560+ professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health, Eye Care and Disabilities Program Comprehensive healthcare program addressing health, disability, and eye care needs including cataract surgeries, rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities, and community-based rehabilitation for rural poor and marginalized communities in Jharkhand and Bihar.
• Education and Homeless Child Program Education access programs including remedial coaching centres, non-formal education, primary and secondary schools, and Lord Buddha Home for Children providing shelter and education to orphaned and homeless children in Jharkhand and Bihar.
• Livelihood, Agriculture and Micro Credit Program Economic empowerment through vocational training, agricultural support, micro-credit linkage programs, and Mission 2020 Lakhpati Kisan-Smart Village helping rural communities achieve sustainable livelihoods in Jharkhand and Bihar.
• Environment Program Environmental initiatives including organic farming and vermicompost promotion supporting sustainable agricultural practices for rural communities.
• Advocacy and Networking Program Advocacy initiatives including Lok Samiti (People's Group) network across 26 districts with 15,000 members, family counselling centre, and small group support to strengthen voluntary organizations and promote social justice.
• Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital Eye hospital in Dumka district providing high-quality eye services, performing over 2,000 subsidized or free cataract surgeries annually for poor and marginalized communities.
• Lord Buddha Home for Children (LBHC) Residential facility in Silounja village near Bodhgaya, Bihar providing motherly care, quality English-medium education, health services, and life skills training across 7 houses accommodating 48 children (21 girls, 27 boys).
• Rozgar Training Centre Skill development training program on Kalibadi road in Hazaribag offering courses in software, hardware, networking, mobile servicing, beautician, tailoring, and bedside patient attendant with job placement support. Trained 859 youths within one year.
• Remedial Coaching Centres Coaching centres providing classes 8-10 students with Maths, Science and English coaching in 100 centres across Hazaribag district, supporting over 4,000 students with a 94% pass rate versus a 70% district average.
• Usha Silai School Sewing skills training program for rural women providing 7-day training with foot-operated Usha sewing machine, startup kit, and entrepreneurship development for setting up sewing schools in villages.
• NBJK Products and Rentals Social enterprise arm selling handicrafts and other products generated by NBJK's programs and offering rental services to support sustainable livelihoods for program participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ cataract surgeries performed annually
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported Child Reporters Programme in 100 schools across 5 blocks of Ranchi, Jharkhand since July 2010.
• Sense IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports Services to Deafblind Children program including Bablu and Pushpa Devi case studies.
• VSO InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for international volunteering; volunteers from UK, USA, Netherlands have contributed to NBJK programs.
• GiveIndiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonation collection platform partner; NBJK listed with GiveIndia for transparency.
• GlobalGivingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational donation platform where NBJK is vetted for Eye and Child Care work.
• CRISILminorOthersCredit rating agency that rated NBJK B+ for financial transparency.
• Credibility AlliancecoreOthersAccreditation body that certified NBJK for good governance; NBJK is member of Governing Board.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BAIF Development Research Foundation: Indian rural development NGO focused on livestock, agriculture, and livelihoods for tribal/rural poor; comparable to NBJK's Lakhpati Kisan-Smart Village program and Tata Trusts/CInI partnership model.
• Smile Foundation: National Indian NGO running education, healthcare, and livelihood programs for underprivileged children and families; comparable in CSR-funding dependence, multi-state implementing presence, and bundled social-program model.
• Pratham Education Foundation: Large Indian NGO focused on education and livelihood for underprivileged children; comparable to NBJK as a multi-state implementing NGO with similar reliance on donor funding, school-based programs, and remedial coaching models targeting rural dropouts.
• Child in Need Institute (CINI): West Bengal-based NGO delivering integrated health, nutrition, education, and child protection services in tribal/rural areas; directly comparable to NBJK in integrated rural development model, donor mix, and grassroots community organizing approach.
• Sightsavers India: Indian arm of the global eye-care NGO; comparable as NBJK is a Sightsavers partner running the Cross CBR disability program and operates the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital performing 2,000+ cataract surgeries annually.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: India's largest mid-day meal NGO serving millions of schoolchildren; comparable as a high-scale grassroots implementing NGO with strong corporate and CSR partnerships, operating schools-based social programs across multiple states.
• HelpAge India: National NGO for elderly care, disability, and rural healthcare including cataract interventions; comparable to NBJK's elderly and disability programs, hospital operations, and integrated health-and-livelihood service delivery model.
• SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association): Large Indian women's livelihood and SHG federation; comparable to NBJK's work on women's empowerment, micro-credit, Usha Silai School sewing training, and rural SHG mobilization across Bihar/Jharkhand geography.

Broad incumbents

• ActionAid India: National affiliate of a global federation operating across human rights, women empowerment, and disaster response; comparable broader mission, federal governance, and donor mix to NBJK's integrated development portfolio.
• WaterAid India: Indian arm of global WASH-focused INGO and a current NBJK partner; comparable as a thematic INGO operating at scale in rural India with similar international donor base and FCRA-registered compliance posture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abiinfra
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NBJKIndiaVideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/NbjkIndia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nbjk-india

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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