Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra

What Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra does

Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra (MJK) is a Mumbai-based non-profit organization founded in 1996 that delivers community development programmes to economically weaker populations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Its primary activity is a Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme operating across Mumbai, Mira Bhayendar, Vasai-Virar, and Thane Rural areas in collaboration with three district TB control societies (MDTCS, TDTCS, VVDTCS) under the government-run Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP). MJK also serves as an implementing partner of PATH for the Private Practitioners Interface Agency (PPIA) Project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which strengthens private-sector TB diagnosis and treatment within the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.

Beyond health, MJK operates education programmes (Blawadies and Remedial Classes) and vocational training programmes covering Tailoring, Basic Computer, Beautition, and Painting Classes. The organization does not use a commercial revenue model; instead, it is funded through grants, foreign contributions enabled by its FCRA registration, and government programme partnerships. It holds multiple legal registrations — Public Charitable Trust (F-20793), Society Registration (BOM 1135), 12A and 80G Income Tax exemptions, and FCRA status — that structure its fundraising and compliance posture. Disclosed financial reporting is dated (most recent financial report FY 2014-15), and its public web presence has not been substantively updated since 2016, limiting visibility into current operating scale.

Name

Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra

Legal name

Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra

Website

https://mjkngo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra is a Mumbai-based non-profit founded in 1996 that delivers TB control, education, and vocational training programmes to economically weaker communities across Mumbai, Mira Bhayendar, Vasai-Virar, and Thane Rural under RNTCP and the PPIA Project with PATH and the Gates Foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Communicable Disease Prevention & Control (HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NTDs) (BPADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL), Disease-Specific Global Initiatives (HIV/TB/Malaria/NTDs) (HLAJAOAE)

Keywords

• Tuberculosis control services
• Community health programs
• Vocational training services
• Non-profit health services
• TB case management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra is a non-profit community development organization that runs the TB Control Programme (in collaboration with district TB control societies under RNTCP across Mumbai, Mira Bhayendar, Vasai-Virar, and Thane Rural Area), the PPIA Project (private-sector TB case management in partnership with PATH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), the Education Programme (Baldwadies and Remedial Classes), and the Vocational Training Programme (Tailoring, Basic Computer, Beautition, and Painting Classes) for economically weaker communities.

Product overview

Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra (MJK) is a non-governmental organization established in 1996 that operates as a multi-service community development entity rather than a technology product company. Its portfolio consists of four interconnected community service programmes: the TB Control Programme (its primary health initiative), the Education Programme (Blawadies and Remedial Classes), the Vocational Training Programme (Tailoring, Basic Computer, Beautition, and Painting Classes), and the Private Practitioners Interface Agency (PPIA) Project. These programmes work collaboratively to address community health and development needs, particularly for economically weaker sections of society.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TB Control Programme Tuberculosis control initiative operating in Mumbai, Mira Bhayendar, Vasai-Virar, and Thane Rural areas in collaboration with district TB control societies under the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP), targeting economically weaker communities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
• Private Practitioners Interface Agency (PPIA) Project TB control initiative implemented in partnership with PATH and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, designed to strengthen private healthcare provider networks in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for early and accurate TB diagnosis and effective case management.
• Education Programme Educational support services comprising Baldwadies (balwadis/play schools) and Remedial Classes, offered as part of MJK's community-development work for economically weaker sections of society.
• Vocational Training Programme Skill-development training services offering Tailoring, Basic Computer, Beautition, and Painting Classes for family development and livelihood support, targeted at economically weaker community members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved TB diagnosis and treatment outcomes for patients seeking care from private-sector providers not linked to RNTCP
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPATH is the implementing agency for the Private Practitioners Interface Agency (PPIA) Project for Tuberculosis Control in Mumbai. Maharashtra Janavikas Kendra is an implementing partner of PATH for the PPIA Project, which is designed to strengthen the capacity of networks of private health care providers in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to ensure early and accurate diagnosis of TB cases.
• Mumbai District TB Control Society (MDTCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMJK works in Mumbai in collaboration with Mumbai District TB Control Society under Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) for TB case management and treatment.
• Thane District TB Control Society (TDTCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMJK works in Thane Rural area in collaboration with Thane District TB Control Society under Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) for TB control activities.
• Vasai Virar District TB Control Society (VVDTCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMJK works in Vasai-Virar area in collaboration with Vasai Virar District TB Control Society under Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) for TB control activities.
• Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMJK operates under RNTCP as a government TB control programme. RNTCP is the national programme under which MJK implements TB diagnosis and treatment activities in collaboration with district TB control societies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Health Partners: World Health Partners is an Indian health-delivery NGO providing community-level TB and reproductive health services through private-provider networks, comparable to MJK in delivery model, target beneficiary (low-income populations), and field operating approach across districts.
• GLRA India (German Leprosy and TB Relief Association India): GLRA India is an international NGO's India arm delivering TB and leprosy programmes in Maharashtra and other states. It is comparable to MJK in disease focus, NGO legal structure (FCRA-registered trust), and TB field implementation role, making it a close mission-aligned peer.
• PATH: PATH is the implementing agency of the PPIA Project for TB Control in Mumbai, of which MJK is a sub-implementing partner. Both organizations work on strengthening private-sector TB diagnosis and treatment linkages in MCGM, share the same Gates Foundation funding chain, and operate with overlapping field geographies in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
• FIND India (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics): FIND is a global diagnostics-focused NGO working closely with India's TB programme on case-finding and new diagnostic rollouts. It is a comparable partner-tier peer to MJK given shared work on TB diagnosis pathways, government and Gates Foundation funding linkages, and similar sub-implementer field roles.
• Alert India: Alert India is a long-standing Indian NGO working on TB and leprosy with field presence in Mumbai and multiple Indian states, delivering community case-finding and treatment support. It is one of the closest mission-comparable peers to MJK given overlapping disease focus (TB), urban field geography, and NGO operating model.
• REACH (Resource Group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health): REACH is a Chennai-headquartered Indian NGO focused on TB elimination, including private-provider engagement and community case-finding. It is among the most directly comparable TB-focused Indian NGOs and competes for similar RNTCP sub-partner and international-donor funding as MJK.

Broad incumbents

• Stop TB Partnership: The Stop TB Partnership is a Geneva-hosted UN-hosted global body coordinating TB elimination partners, country working groups, and grantees, including India-focused implementers. Comparable as the broader global umbrella and funding-convener within which MJK and its RNTCP/PPIA work sits.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) India: CHAI is a larger, established global health organization with TB and HIV programmes across India, including private-sector engagement. It is comparable as a broad incumbent that partners with state TB societies and could displace or sub-contract local partners like MJK in expansion.
• Population Services International (PSI) India: PSI India is a large established social-marketing and health NGO running TB, HIV, and family-planning programmes via private-sector networks. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating private-provider engagement and behaviour-change campaigns overlapping MJK's TB and SBCC-adjacent work.

Regional players

• National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) / RNTCP: NTEP/RNTCP (the government programme under which MJK operates via district TB control societies) is the principal counterparty and quasi-peer in TB service delivery, operating across India with massive public-sector scale. Relevant primarily for understanding MJK's policy and funding environment rather than for direct commercial competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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