CInI

What CInI does

CInI is an Indian non-profit development organization established in 2007 as an associate organization of Tata Trusts, functioning as the nodal agency for the Trusts' Central India Initiative. The organization serves tribal and rural communities across six Indian states — Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh — with a stated mission of irreversibly moving tribal households out of multidimensional poverty through integrated interventions in livelihoods, water/sanitation/hygiene (WaSH), education, sports, health, and renewable energy. Its flagship, trademarked initiative is the Lakhpati Kisan Program (LKP), which targets INR 1,00,000+ annual income per family through crop diversification, climate-resilient agriculture, livestock supplementation, non-timber forest products, and aggregation via women-led Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs).

CInI's core product portfolio consists of program-stack offerings rather than unified software: the Lakhpati Kisan Program, Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) Solutions (solar pumps, solar-powered vaccination cold chain, biogas/SuDhan biofertilizer), the Education Program (smart classrooms with Interactive Flat Panels, Foundational Literacy and Numeracy), WaSH (solar-powered water supply, Menstrual Health & Hygiene Management), Sports Hockey Development (Grassroot Centres to Naval Tata Hockey Academy pipeline), and Health & Nutrition (MP-CG Health Systems Strengthening with a digital CPHC NCD platform co-developed with MoHFW, Tata Trusts, and Dell Technologies). Underpinning these is the CLASS MIS data management system used for program monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

CInI is funded through a mix of grants from Tata Trusts (parent), corporate CSR partnerships (HDFC, Axis Bank, Apollo Tyres, BASF, Shell Energy, Intel, Crompton, Indus Towers, Indian Oil, Kotak Mahindra, Marico, MUFG, STT GDC, Durg Shivnath Expressway, Sisecam, Bovelander Foundation, Social Alpha, Sustain Plus), individual donations (minimum INR 500, with 50% Section 80G tax exemption), and foreign donations. Distribution of program benefits occurs through a field network of 300+ professionals, community-based organizations, FPOs, and state government partnerships. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the organization operates under the Societies Registration Act XXI, 1860.

Name

CInI

Legal name

Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives

Website

https://cinicell.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CInI is an Indian non-profit, associate of Tata Trusts, that runs integrated tribal community development programs across six Central Indian states through its flagship Lakhpati Kisan livelihoods initiative, supplemented by renewable energy, WaSH, education, health, and sports programs reaching 100,000+ households.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (92115)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), Land Use, Indigenous & Community Engagement Policy (EUAMANAL), Tribal/Indigenous Public Health Authorities (HLAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Rural development programs
• Tribal livelihood initiatives
• Decentralized renewable energy
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Community development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jamshedpur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: CInI is a non-profit organization (registered under Societies Registration Act XXI, 1860) that raises funds through donations and corporate partnerships. It accepts online donations via debit/credit cards, net banking, online wallets, and loyalty points (Points for People). Foreign donations are also accepted. Donors receive 50% tax exemption under Section 80G of the IT Act. Minimum donation is Rs. 500 for online payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CInI designs and delivers integrated community-development programs for tribal households in the Central Indian tribal belt, anchored on the trademarked Lakhpati Kisan livelihood methodology and complemented by decentralized renewable energy, water/sanitation/hygiene (WaSH), education, sports (hockey), and health & nutrition initiatives. Programs are funded through Tata Trusts, corporate CSR grants, government partnerships, and individual donations, and are delivered free of cost to beneficiary communities across six Indian states through field staff, community-led institutions, and Farmer Producer Companies.

Product overview

CInI is a non-profit development organization offering a portfolio of integrated community development programs rather than a unified software product. Its core offerings include the Lakhpati Kisan Program (flagship livelihood initiative with agriculture, livestock, and enterprise components), Renewable Energy Solutions (solar pumps, DRE systems, biogas), Education Programs (FLN, smart classrooms, teacher training), WaSH initiatives (water supply, sanitation, MHHM), Sports Hockey Development (grassroots to academy pipeline), and Health & Nutrition programs (health systems strengthening, digital healthcare). Programs layer upon each other — for example, goat insurance and renewable energy solutions are integrated into the Lakhpati Kisan framework, while WaSH is layered across Livelihood, Health, Education, and Sports for holistic community impact. CInI does not offer API products, SaaS platforms, or developer-facing tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lakhpati Kisan Program (LKP) Flagship integrated livelihood program that aims to make tribal families 'lakhpati' (earning INR 1,00,000+ annually) through crop diversification, high-value agriculture, livestock supplementation, Non-Timber Forest Products, and FPO-based market integration. Free to beneficiary tribal households in the Central Indian Tribal Belt.
• Charkha to Market (Antaran) Handloom development programme in South Odisha that creates entrepreneur-led microenterprises, providing design development, marketing, linkages, and business acumen training for weavers. Free to beneficiary handloom weaver households.
• Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) Solutions Solar-powered systems including portable solar pumps, solar-powered vaccination chambers and carriers (24-hour operation), biogas units for clean cooking and SuDhan biofertilizer production, and solar-powered water supply systems, powering agricultural processing through energy-efficient production hubs. Free to beneficiary tribal households.
• Education Program Holistic education initiative revitalizing Block Resource Centres for teacher training, improving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), science and math education, and community engagement. Includes smart classrooms with Interactive Flat Panels (IFPs), Jhola Libraries, and Children's Parliaments. Free to beneficiary schools and students in tribal areas.
• WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Program Water, sanitation, and hygiene programs aligned with SDG 6, including solar-powered water supply systems, household tap connections (Har Ghar Jal), Menstrual Health & Hygiene Management (MHHM) with Matka Incinerators, and school WaSH interventions. Free to beneficiary tribal households.
• Sports Hockey Development Program Grassroots hockey talent identification and training program operating through Hockey Grassroot Centres, Regional Development Centers (RDCs), with partnerships with Naval Tata Hockey Academy and Bovelander Foundation. Includes lifecycle skills training and menstrual health management for adolescent girls. Free to beneficiary tribal youth.
• Health & Nutrition / MP-CG Health Systems Strengthening Program Primary healthcare access enhancement in rural tribal areas through systems strengthening, community-based initiatives, and supportive engagement with frontline health workers. The MP-CG HSS Program is the flagship health initiative. Includes digital healthcare platforms (CPHC NCD, developed with MoHFW, Tata Trusts, and Dell Technologies) for continuum of care. Free to beneficiary tribal households.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 49,000 families achieved annual incomes exceeding INR 1,00,000 under Lakhpati Kisan Phase 2
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Tata TrustscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCInI is an associate organization of Tata Trusts and serves as the nodal agency for anchoring the Trusts' Central India Initiative. Tata Trusts provides strategic direction, funding, and institutional support for all CInI programs across the Central Indian tribal belt.
• Bovelander FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for CInI's hockey development program. The Bovelander Foundation provides in-depth technical knowledge and support, incorporating league-level skills while appreciating the rich local hockey culture. Collaboration emphasizes holistic player development.
• BASF and World Vegetable CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting the Healthy Soil Prosperous Farmers (HSPF) initiative under Lakhpati Kisan 2.0 in Jharkhand, contributing to the ICC Social Impact Award recognition.
• Social AlphamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology and innovation partner supporting decentralized renewable energy solutions and social entrepreneurship initiatives.
• Sustain Plus (Sustain Plus Energy Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner for decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions. Collaborates with CInI to develop end-to-end manure value chain transforming bio-slurry into SuDhan biofertilizers. Also involved in solar-powered vaccination storage solutions.
• IntelmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner potentially supporting digital education and smart classroom initiatives.
• Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElite hockey academy partnership. Selected RDC players advance to NTHA where they receive state-of-the-art facilities, training in technical skills, mental strength, and physical conditioning. International trainers contribute to shaping players into future hockey stars.
• Tata Trusts, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Dell TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative development of the CPHC NCD platform for screening and managing non-communicable diseases. The platform operates on tablets, mobiles, and web-based software to strengthen Ayushman Bharat Comprehensive Primary Healthcare program.
• Karkinos HealthcaremoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for cancer screening and treatment support. Karkinos 'kare mitras' guided Lalki Devi through her cancer treatment journey, demonstrating community health support model.
• National Dairy Development Board and Sustain Plus Energy FoundationmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnd-to-end manure value chain partnership creating SuDhan biofertilizers from biogas bio-slurry, reducing farmers' reliance on chemical fertilizers and boosting income through higher yields.
• Gram CovermoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance technology partner for goat insurance program with Jagruk Mahila FPC. Low premiums (Rs. 300/goat) enable livestock protection for smallholder farmers.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action): PRADAN promotes sustainable rural livelihoods across India's tribal and backward districts through self-help groups and women-led federations. It is CInI's most direct peer — operating in overlapping Central Indian geographies, sharing the same staff ecosystem (multiple CInI leaders came from PRADAN), and using a comparable livelihoods-promotion methodology.
• SRIJAN (Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action): SRIJAN works on integrated community development across Central and Eastern India with a strong livelihoods focus on smallholder farmers and tribal communities. Directly comparable to CInI in target geography, beneficiary profile (tribal/rural poor), and livelihoods methodology.
• SELCO Foundation: SELCO Foundation tackles energy poverty through decentralized renewable energy solutions for underserved households in India. CInI board member Harish Hande is SELCO's co-founder, and CInI's DRE-integrated agriculture program mirrors SELCO's energy-plus-livelihood approach, making it a directly comparable peer.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: BAIF operates large-scale integrated rural development programs across livestock, agriculture, watershed, and women's empowerment throughout India. It is comparable to CInI in scale, thematic breadth, and focus on tribal/marginalized communities, with similar FPO-led aggregation models.
• DHAN Foundation: DHAN Foundation promotes development through microfinance, livelihood promotion, and community institutions across South India. It is comparable to CInI through its focus on poor and marginalized communities, community institution building, and integrated rural development model.

Broad incumbents

• Heifer International: Heifer International is a global nonprofit ending hunger and poverty through sustainable livestock and agriculture value chains. It overlaps with CInI's livestock supplementation and goat-rearing programs within Lakhpati Kisan, but operates at far larger global scale.
• Grameen Foundation: Grameen Foundation supports microfinance and digital financial inclusion for the rural poor globally. Comparable to CInI's FPO-led microfinance and goat insurance components, but at global scale and with a financial-inclusion rather than integrated livelihoods lens.

Emerging players

• Digital Green: Digital Green uses technology-enabled video extension to improve agricultural practices for smallholder farmers globally, including India. Comparable to CInI's tech-augmented farmer advisory and digital tools within livelihoods (CLASS MIS, smart classrooms), but focused more narrowly on digital agriculture.

Others

• Tata Water Mission: Tata Water Mission is Tata Trusts' flagship water-security program providing safe drinking water across India. It is comparable to CInI's WaSH program as a sibling Tata-ecosystem initiative, with shared parentage and potential program overlap in tribal geographies.

Regional players

• Navsarjan Trust: Navsarjan Trust works extensively with tribal and Dalit communities in Gujarat — one of CInI's core states — on rights, livelihoods, and social empowerment. Comparable in tribal focus and Gujarat geography, though with a more rights-based rather than integrated livelihoods framing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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