Samvedna, a Not for Profit unit, was started by DefenceIndia (www.defenceindia.com) with the purpose of bringing a positive change in the lives of our soldiers and their families. The founder trustees are Aman Bandvi, Rajesh Dixit and Harmeet Singh, who have conceived and developed India's first portal on defence, DefenceIndia.

Vision: To bring a positive, tangible and assured change in the lives of our soldiers.

Mission: The main object for the Trust shall be:

• To protect and conserve nature that is situated near the habitat of security forces or has faced some changes due to the projects or activities carried out by our security forces while in their course of duty.
• To advocate the cases/issues/concerns and bring to the fore issues, that concern/are related to the security forces, its incumbents and their dependent families.
• To create a sound base for our security agencies to carry out their duties in far-flung areas/un-inhabitable areas/risky areas/rural areas/tribal areas, before, while and after the project, so as to create warmth among the inhabitants of the area for the security personnel.
• To assist the security agencies in cultural adaptation in their choice of activity areas.
• To assist the security forces in reaching out to the inhabitants of their choice of activity areas.
• To conceive, design and implement projects that shall be aimed to ameliorating the conditions of our security agencies while on duty, or while off-duty.

Plans for 2006 Last quarter: To adopt areas in the border areas and far flung reaches of the country and assist the forces deployed to ease the discomfort of the inhabitants of the region with innovative projects that will help improve the living conditions and generate warmth and goodwill for the soldier.

Annual Budget: Rs 5 Lakhs to Rs 25 Lakhs.

Nature of Interventions: Nature Conservation, Activist, Advocacy, Grassroots & Rural Implementing.

Contact Address: N 24 A, Second Floor, Green Park Extension, New Delhi.