WHY TSRD

Why India's leading organizations partner with TSRD.

TSRD brings more than five decades of grassroots rural development experience, a decentralized implementation model and strong community participation to every partnership.

Our approach goes beyond implementing individual activities. We work to strengthen community institutions, local capacities, sustainable livelihoods and linkages with government systems and resource agencies so that development can continue beyond the project period.

Farmers walking through paddy fields at sunrise

Decentralized Operating Model

Local project teams and community institutions enable programmes to respond effectively to location-specific needs.

Focus on Sustainable Outcomes

Capacity building, community ownership and self-reliance are embedded into TSRD's development approach.

56+ Years of Grassroots Experience

Working with marginalized rural communities since 1969 through participatory development.

Deep Community Presence

A development footprint spanning 6,417 villages across 15 districts and 131 blocks in West Bengal and Jharkhand.

Community-Led Implementation

Communities actively participate in planning, implementation, monitoring and management of development initiatives.

Multi-Sector Expertise

Experience across livelihoods, agriculture, women and child development, education, health, environment, water and sanitation, and disaster management.

Strong Community Institutions

Experience promoting Women SHGs, Producer Groups, Village Development Committees and Farmer Producer Organisations.

Government & Institutional Convergence

TSRD establishes linkages with government departments, development institutions and resource agencies to leverage knowledge and resources.

OUR CSR FOCUS AREAS

One integrated CSR focus ecosystem.

Rural challenges are interconnected. TSRD therefore follows an integrated development approach that connects livelihoods, community institutions, agriculture, health, education, women and child development, environmental sustainability and resilience.

Education programme

Accountability

Transparency &
impact dashboard

TSRD follows a structured development process built around planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and continuous improvement. Projects begin with ground-level information gathered through community meetings, Focus Group Discussions, resource assessment and stakeholder consultations. Progress is then monitored against programme objectives, with gaps identified and interventions improved as required.

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Accountability

Reporting

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Convergence

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Monitoring & Review

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Reporting & Convergence

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Reporting

Programme planning and community-level consultation.

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Convergence

Communities and local institutions participate in programme implementation and monitoring.

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Community Monitoring

Action plans, implementation progress and programme outcomes are reviewed systematically.

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Regular Review

Programme progress and outcomes are documented and shared with relevant stakeholders.

Our Impact

Impact in numbers.

More than five decades of community-led rural development have enabled TSRD to create measurable outcomes across livelihoods, natural resource management, women empowerment, child protection and resilience.

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People Supported During COVID-19 & Natural Disasters

Source basis: Institutional Profile pp. 5, 8, 24–25, 28.

Field Dispatches

Success stories
from the ground

Trust & Governance

Trust, compliance
& recognition

TSRD combines grassroots development experience with established institutional governance and statutory compliance.

The organisation is governed by a Board of Management, its apex policy-making body, and follows established processes for organisational, financial and legal oversight.

Key Registrations & Compliance

Registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act

12A Registration

80G Registration

FCRA Registration

PAN & TAN

NGO Darpan

GST Registration

CSR-1 Registration

Registered on the Social Stock Exchange – BSE

Registered on the Social Stock Exchange – NSE

Field Focus Areas

2023

Jharkhand Change Maker Award 2023

2024

Electro Steel Jal Sevak Samman 2024

2025

BCC&I CSR Conclave & Social Leadership Award 2025

2025

Bengal Optimistic Icon Award

TSRD has also facilitated national recognition in Natural Resource Management for Jitijur Gram Panchayat (2020) and Kumari Gram Panchayat (2022) in Purulia, while a TSRD-supported Producer Group was recognised as the Best Producer Group in Jharkhand (2022).

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

The partnership journey.

TSRD’s methodology provides a strong framework for building community-focused development partnerships from assessment through implementation and learning.

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Understand

Assess community needs, existing resources and development challenges.

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Consult

Engage communities and relevant stakeholders through meetings, discussions and participatory processes.

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Design

Develop a need-based intervention and implementation plan.

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Mobilize

Build or strengthen community institutions and connect relevant stakeholders.

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Implement

Execute field interventions with active community involvement and TSRD’s technical support.

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Build Capacity

Strengthen community skills, leadership and institutional capabilities.

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Monitor

Track implementation, outcomes and programme gaps through regular review.

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Learn & Improve

Evaluate progress, document learning and refine interventions for stronger outcomes.

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Demonstrate & Replicate

Develop successful models that can inform replication and wider development initiatives.

CSR Partnerships

Frequently asked questions.

TSRD works across sustainable livelihoods, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, women empowerment, education and skills, health and sanitation, child protection, tribal development, natural resource management, environmental development and disaster resilience.

Village at dusk in the Sundarbans

Partner With TSRD

Let's build sustainablecommunities together

Meaningful CSR can do more than fund activities. It can strengthen livelihoods, build local institutions, restore natural resources and enable communities to become more resilient and self-reliant.

With 56+ years of grassroots experience, TSRD brings together community participation, field-level implementation, institutional partnerships and sustainable development approaches.

Together, we can create programmes rooted in local needs, community ownership and measurable development outcomes.

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In Their Words

What our partners say

“TSRD’s reporting discipline is the reason our board approved a second three-year cycle without hesitation.”
Ananya Sridhar

Ananya Sridhar

Head of CSR

Tata Steel Foundation

“The women’s collectives TSRD built are still running six years after our grant closed. That is real sustainability.”
Priya Nair

Priya Nair

Sustainability Officer

HDFC Bank Parivartan

“In the Sundarbans they were operational within weeks of the cyclone. Very few partners can move at that speed.”
Rakesh Mohanty

Rakesh Mohanty

District Magistrate

Government of West Bengal

“Two weeks in the field with their team taught our employees more about rural India than any training programme.”
Vikram Desai

Vikram Desai

Employee Volunteer Lead

Infosys Foundation

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