Manav Vikas Sansthan

What Manav Vikas Sansthan does

Manav Vikas Sansthan (MVS) is an Indian non-profit organization founded in 1996, headquartered in Kalol village, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. The organization implements rural development programs across five Indian states — Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Meghalaya — serving 172,000+ beneficiaries through a 235+ member field team. Its work is structured around three pillars: Climate Action (regenerative agriculture, watershed development, biodiversity restoration, renewable energy, solid waste management), Community-Centric Initiatives (education transformation, farm- and non-farm-based livelihoods, healthcare), and Cross-Cutting Programs (capacity building, farmer producer organizations, health and nutrition, women's empowerment).

The underlying technology stack is agronomic and field-engineering rather than software-based. MVS deploys watershed infrastructure (166 farm ponds, 11 masonry check dams, 15 stop dams, 34 groundwater recharge structures with 541,329 cubic meters of storage capacity), Miyawaki plantation techniques across 883.29 hectares and 329,454 saplings, regenerative agriculture methods (Happy Seeder, Smart Seeder, mulching, direct seeded rice, alternate wetting and drying) across 2.5 lakh acres under its PRANA zero-burn initiative, vermicomposting, 50 biogas units, and Material Recovery Facilities for solid waste. A mobile application on Google Play and iOS supports field operations. Operational data coverage spans 25,188 hectares across four prioritized watersheds and 19,741 farmers trained through 500 Farmer Field Schools in Climate-Smart Agriculture.

MVS is funded through donations, grants, and CSR partnerships rather than commercial sales. The organization is registered under the Society Registration Act, 1860, holds 12A and 80G tax exemption certificates, is FCRA-registered (since 2004) for foreign contributions, and has a CSR registration (CSR00001537) plus a NITI Aayog Darpan listing. Its funder base is diversified across institutional partners including NABARD, Adani Foundation, ACC Adani Foundation, ITC Limited, ICICI Foundation, Mahindra Group, PSI, NR Foundation, Asian Education Foundation, APF, Josh Karaaz, and The Nature Conservancy. In 2025, MVS signed a landmark MoU with Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to jointly deliver climate-resilient farming to 200,000+ farmers in Punjab, combining its grassroots reach with PAU's scientific research capability.

Name

Manav Vikas Sansthan

Legal name

Manav Vikas Sansthan

Website

https://mvs.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Manav Vikas Sansthan (MVS) is an Indian non-profit founded in 1996 that delivers climate-resilient agriculture, watershed development, and women's empowerment programs across five states (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya), serving 172,000+ beneficiaries through a 235+ member field team funded by grants and CSR partnerships.

Ownership category

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Product category

Rural Development Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK), Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPAIAMAD)

Keywords

• Rural development programs
• Watershed management
• Climate-smart agriculture
• Regenerative agriculture
• Community empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilaspur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: MVS raises funds through donations from individuals and institutional donors. It operates both a General Account (UCO Bank) and an FCRA-compliant account (SBI) for foreign contributions, enabling international funding partnerships.
2. FCRA Foreign Contributions: Registered under FCRA since 2004, MVS receives foreign contributions through its dedicated FCRA account at State Bank of India, opening international partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Manav Vikas Sansthan (MVS) is a nonprofit organization delivering rural development programs across five Indian states (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya) through three program pillars: Climate Action (watershed development, climate-smart and regenerative agriculture, biodiversity conservation, renewable energy, solid waste management, water conservation), Community-Centric Initiatives (education transformation, farm-based and non-farm livelihoods, healthcare), and Cross-Cutting Programs (capacity building, farmer producer organizations, health and nutrition, women empowerment). Programs are executed by 235+ field staff in collaboration with 196 self-help groups, farmer producer organizations, and partners including NABARD, Adani Foundation, ITC, ICICI Foundation, Mahindra, The Nature Conservancy, and Punjab Agricultural University.

Product overview

Manav Vikas Sansthan operates as a non-profit organization providing a portfolio of social impact programs rather than a technology product platform. The organization offers three main program pillars: Climate Action Program (covering biodiversity conservation, climate-smart agriculture, regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, solid waste management, and water conservation), Community-Centric Initiatives (covering education transformation, farm-based livelihoods, healthcare, and non-farm based livelihoods), and Cross-Cutting Programs (covering capacity building, farmer producer organizations, health nutrition, and women empowerment). These programs work together to deliver sustainable rural development outcomes across five Indian states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Climate Action Program Pillar program that delivers watershed development (check dams, farm ponds, groundwater recharge structures), regenerative and climate-smart agriculture training (Happy Seeder, Smart Seeder, DSR, AWD, mulching), biodiversity conservation through Miyawaki plantations, renewable energy (biogas units), solid waste management with Material Recovery Facilities, and water conservation infrastructure for smallholder farmers and rural communities across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Meghalaya.
• Community-Centric Initiatives Pillar program that empowers rural families through education transformation, healthcare access, farm-based livelihoods, and non-farm-based livelihoods, delivered via self-reliant livelihoods, social equity initiatives, and community-led development across rural India.
• Cross-Cutting Program Initiatives Pillar program providing capacity building, farmer producer organization (FPO) support, health nutrition services (including kitchen gardens), and women's empowerment — bridging gender equality, innovation, and knowledge-sharing across all of MVS's program areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92.5% reduction in stubble burning across 2.5 lakh acres through PRANA project
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025A landmark strategic partnership signed in 2025 to transform Punjab's agricultural landscape by combining MVS's grassroots reach with PAU's scientific research. The joint initiative focuses on tackling groundwater depletion, reducing input costs, and introducing water-efficient cropping systems to empower over 2 lakh farmers across Punjab.
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational environmental organization partnering with MVS for biodiversity conservation, watershed management, and environmental restoration programs.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action): India's leading livelihoods-focused NGO operating across multiple states with SHGs, FPOs and farm-based livelihoods programmes; directly comparable to MVS in target beneficiaries, geography mix (rural North and central India) and programme pillars around women's empowerment and climate-resilient agriculture.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: Large pan-Indian development NGO working on livestock, agriculture, watershed and women's empowerment with a comparable field-staff-driven model; peers with MVS on regenerative agriculture, watershed development and rural livelihoods, and is a relevant comparator for scale and funding mix.
• Srijan (Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action): Indian rural livelihoods NGO with strong FPO, SHG and natural-resource-management programmes; directly comparable on the FPO and farm-based-livelihood side of MVS's portfolio and a useful benchmark on grassroots-to-market value-chain work.
• Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR): Specialist Indian NGO focused on integrated watershed management, climate-smart agriculture and community institutions; highly comparable to MVS on the Watershed Development pillar (25,188 ha) and the climate-resilience + FPO approach, with a similarly scientific partnership model.
• Foundation for Ecological Security (FES): India-based NGO working on commons restoration, watershed regeneration and village institution building; directly comparable to MVS's Miyawaki/plantation work, community-institution formation and land-management focus across rural India.

Emerging players

• Digital Green: Tech-enabled agricultural extension organisation working with smallholder farmers in India and abroad; an emerging peer where MVS's Farmer Field Schools (19,741 farmers trained) intersect with Digital Green's video-mediated extension approach.

Broad incumbents

• Solidaridad Network: International civil-society organisation running large-scale sustainable agriculture and climate programmes in India; broader global footprint and bigger funding base, but overlapping with MVS on climate-smart agriculture, farmer training and regenerative practices.
• The Nature Conservancy (India): Global environmental NGO already partnered with MVS on biodiversity, watershed and restoration work; a broad incumbent in the same climate-and-conservation space that anchors much of MVS's environmental programme.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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