UPAY

UPAY
Formation2010 (2010)
TypeNon-governmental organization
PurposeEducation
HeadquartersNagpur, Maharashtra, India
Location
  • Nagpur, Mouda, Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata
Founder & Chairman
Varun Shrivastava
Volunteers5000
Websiteupay.org.in

UPAY (उपाय) or Under Privileged Advancement by Youth is a non-governmental organization which works towards the provision of quality education to the underprivileged children in India. It was founded by Varun Shrivastava, an IIT Kharagpur-graduate and NTPC Ltd Engineer,[1] with the help of his colleagues on 12 May 2010 to make quality education available at the remote villages of India. It was registered as an NGO on 19 September 2011.

History

UPAY (Underprivileged Advancement by Youth),[2] was founded on 20 May 2010 by a group of young engineers from IITs and NITs[3] working at NTPC Ltd in a small village called Kumbhari in the outskirts of Nagpur. It has been registered as an NGO under the Society Registration Act, 1860 and Mumbai Public Trust Act, 1950 (Reg No. Maharashtra/268/2011/Bhandara). Its main aim is to provide opportunities to underprivileged children. Since its inception, a large number of educated youth has joined this movement and has been spreading it across the country. Its members include teachers, doctors, engineers, lawyers, students, housewives, retired persons and other working professionals.

Awards and recognition

LOKMATA SAMAJIK SANSTHA PURASKAR by LOKMATA SUMATITAI SMRUTI PRATISHTHAN, November 2017[4]

References

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  1. ^ "From IIT to teaching slum children – the story of Varun Shrivastava's UPAY". 28 November 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Ek UPAY, a solution". 21 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ "10 Inspiring Ordinary Indians Who Are Doing Something Extraordinary". Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Each person should work as a 'trustee' in life: Purohit". thehitavada.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "आखिर क्या है वो ‘उपाय’ जो बदल रहा है गरीब बच्चों की जिंदगियां", IndiaMantra.com, 2016-10-12 
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  1. ^ Akanksha Swarnim "Founder Delhi-NCR chapter of UPAY won Young Alumni Achiever's Award by her alma mater IIT Kharagpur", Indian Express, Kharagpur, 16 August 2019. Retrieved on 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ YAAA 2019 "UPAY NGO's Zonal Director wins prestigious YAAA by IIT Kharagpur", The week. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "UPAY's changemaker gets YAAA 2019 by IIT Kharagpur", Education Times. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "IIT Kharagpur honors Akanksha Swarnim of UPAY NGO", India Today. Retrieved 17 August 2019

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