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Section 8 NGO · CSR Eligible

Rooted in Communities,
Built to Scale

Nayakda Foundation designs and implements structured MSME incubation and livelihood programs for youth, women, and farmers — district by district, outcome by outcome.

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✓ Section 8 Registered
✓ CSR Eligible
✓ Structured Implementation
500+
Livelihoods targeted in Year 1
🌾Farmer Value Chain Development
🏭MSME Incubation Pipeline
👩‍💼Women & Youth Empowerment
3+
Districts in pipeline
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Core Focus Areas

Three Pillars of a Living Ecosystem

Our programs are interconnected — not isolated interventions. Each pillar strengthens the others to build a resilient district-level livelihood system.

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MSME Incubation & Entrepreneurship

A structured five-stage pipeline — from screening and DPR preparation to mentorship and funding linkage — to formalize and scale micro enterprises.

Incubation Pipeline DPR Support Funding Linkage
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Farmer & Agro Value Chain

Bridging the gap between production and profitability for smallholder farmers through aggregation, value addition, and direct market access.

Market Linkage Aggregation FPO Support
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Women & Youth Livelihood

Skill development, entrepreneurship facilitation, and employment pathways for women and youth in rural and semi-urban communities.

Skill Development Entrepreneurship Employment
The Context

The Problem We Are Built to Solve

Rural India's livelihood challenge is structural — not resource-driven. Aspiring entrepreneurs, farmers, and youth have potential but lack the systems to convert it into sustainable income.

Fragmented interventions, absent market linkages, and no incubation infrastructure at district level lead to high MSME failure rates and stagnant agricultural incomes.

The Opportunity

Every district is an addressable unit. A replicable, structured hub model deployed district-by-district can systematically close this gap — with corporate CSR as the enabling fuel.

63M+
MSMEs in India with limited structured support access
82%
Rural MSMEs lack formal business development support
43%
Rural youth are unemployed or underemployed
78%
Smallholder farmers lack direct market access
Our Approach

A Structured Pipeline, Not a One-Time Intervention

Every beneficiary moves through a defined five-stage journey — from identification to market-linked livelihood. Each stage has clear activities, measurable milestones, and documented outputs.

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Identification & Screening

District mobilization and viability screening

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Training & Capacity

Business literacy and regulatory orientation

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DPR & Planning

Business plan and credit readiness preparation

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Mentorship

Domain support and peer cohort incubation

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Funding & Market

Bank linkage, scheme facilitation, buyer access

Scale Vision

Built to Replicate, Not Just Operate

Our district hub model is engineered for horizontal replication. Once a hub delivers measurable outcomes, the same infrastructure, process, and team model moves to the next district.

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Pilot District Hub

Establish the hub, validate the pipeline, document replication parameters and outcome baselines.

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SOP Development

Codify every process into a replication-ready Standard Operating Procedure with benchmarks.

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Multi-District Expansion

Deploy validated hub model with standardized timelines, staffing, and CSR reporting frameworks.

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State-Level Network

Network of district hubs with shared infrastructure, consolidated reporting, and policy engagement.

For CSR Managers

Why Partner With Nayakda Foundation

Corporate partners need more than intent — they need accountability, structure, and measurable return on social investment.

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Section 8 Compliance

Registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, with full MCA compliance and governance structure.

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CSR Eligibility

Registered for CSR fund receipt. Contributions qualify under Schedule VII. Documentation ready for filing.

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District-Level Execution

A defined, implementable model with staffing plans, timelines, budget breakdowns, and output metrics per hub.

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Structured Reporting

Quarterly progress reports, fund utilization certificates, and outcome documentation at every stage.

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Scalable Framework

Multi-year, multi-geography replication with predictable cost and outcome benchmarks per district hub.

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Co-Branding Rights

Co-branded program materials, impact reports, field visits, and employee engagement integration options.

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Field Presence

On-Ground Work

Our work is field-driven. Documentation from training sessions, hub setup, and beneficiary engagement is available to serious partners upon request.

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MSME Training Sessions
Photo documentation
Structured business training cohort — District Hub, 2024
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Farmer Aggregation Program
Photo documentation
Agro value chain workshop — farmer collective engagement
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District Hub Infrastructure
Photo documentation
Hub facility setup — operations center and incubation space

📌 For CSR partners: Field documentation, photographs, and video are available upon request. Site visits can be arranged for prospective partners evaluating operations.

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About Nayakda Foundation

A systems-driven organization working to build replicable livelihood infrastructure at the district level — with accountability, transparency, and community at the centre.

Who We Are

Built on Structure, Rooted in Purpose

Nayakda Foundation is a Section 8 Not-for-Profit Company with a focused mandate: to design and deliver structured livelihood programs for rural and semi-urban populations through MSME incubation, agro value chain development, and women and youth entrepreneurship support.

We operate on the belief that rural livelihood challenges are systems problems, not resource problems. Our response is structural — a defined district hub model with a replicable incubation pipeline and an institutional commitment to measurable outcomes.

Founding Intent

Why This Organisation Exists

India's MSME ecosystem lacks structured support infrastructure at the district level. Government schemes exist — but last-mile facilitation, business planning support, and market linkage are largely absent for rural micro-entrepreneurs.

Nayakda Foundation fills this gap: a structured intermediary that translates scheme access, skill development, and market linkage into a unified, supported journey for each beneficiary.

The name reflects the ethos — every community has leaders (Nayaks) in waiting. Our role is to build the systems that allow those leaders to emerge and succeed.

Direction & Purpose

Vision & Mission

Vision

A District-Level Livelihood Infrastructure Across India

To establish a network of structured district-level livelihood hubs across India — each functioning as an incubation and support ecosystem for MSMEs, farmers, women, and youth — delivering measurable, scalable economic outcomes at the grassroots.

Mission

Structured Execution That Produces Real Livelihood Outcomes

To design, implement, and replicate structured MSME incubation and livelihood programs through district-level hub models — ensuring each beneficiary receives a full support journey from identification to market-linked income, with transparent reporting to all institutional stakeholders.

Legal & Regulatory

Legal Identity & Compliance

All registrations and compliances are maintained current and available for verification by CSR evaluators and institutional partners.

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Section 8 Company

Registered under the Companies Act, 2013 as a Not-for-Profit entity with full MCA compliance.

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CSR Registration

Eligible to receive CSR funds. MCA CSR-1 registration for donor company compliance.

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12A Registration

Income tax exemption under Section 12A — applied/in process.

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80G Certification

Donor tax deduction eligibility — applied/in process upon 12A grant.

Governance

Leadership Overview

Led by professionals with backgrounds in rural development, enterprise development, and social sector program management.

Babita Jagannath Ghoti

Babita Jagannath Ghoti

Executive Director & Program Lead

Background in rural enterprise development and district-level program implementation. Oversees strategy, partnerships, and program design.

Manisha Satish Chaudhari

Manisha Satish Chaudhari

Programs & Implementation

Experience in MSME development, skill training programs, and government scheme facilitation at block and district levels.

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Our Programs

Two focused programs, each built on a structured implementation pipeline. We prioritise systematic execution over broad, unfocused outreach.

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Program A

MSME Incubation & Entrepreneurship Support

A structured incubation pipeline for micro and small entrepreneurs — from intent to viable, market-linked business through a systematic five-stage journey.

The Problem

Aspiring rural micro-entrepreneurs face structural barriers — no business planning support, no regulatory guidance, no scheme access pathway, and no route to formal credit. High enterprise mortality is the result. The solution is not motivation — it is structured support.

Our Solution

A five-stage incubation pipeline through our district hub model — taking a beneficiary from screening through to market-linked business launch, with defined activities and measurable outputs at each stage.

The Incubation Pipeline

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Identification & Screening

Community mobilisation and structured screening against viability criteria — business idea clarity, commitment, local market relevance.

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Business Fundamentals & Regulatory Training

Business planning, GST registration, Udyam, bookkeeping fundamentals, and digital payment basics.

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DPR Preparation

Hand-held Detailed Project Report preparation — investment requirements, financials, and funding source identification for bank linkage.

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Mentorship & Incubation

Domain mentorship, market research support, supplier linkage, and peer cohort sessions during the active incubation period.

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Funding & Market Linkage

Bank loan facilitation, scheme applications (Mudra, PMEGP, SVANidhi), and buyer linkage for revenue generation.

Year 1 Projected Outcomes (Single Hub)

150+
MSMEs Enrolled
80+
Full Pipeline Completions
60+
Udyam Registrations
40+
Bank / Scheme Linkages
25+
Market Linkages
200+
Livelihoods Supported
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Program B

Farmer & Agro Value Chain Development

A structured intervention to improve farmer income through aggregation, value addition, and direct market linkage — bridging the gap between production and profit.

The Problem

Smallholder farmers operate in isolation — selling to intermediaries at exploitative prices with no market visibility, no collective bargaining, and no value-addition access. Post-harvest losses are high and income is volatile. The gap is market infrastructure, not productivity.

Our Solution

Structured aggregation support, value addition facilitation, and direct market linkage through collective mechanisms — enabling farmers to improve per-unit realization and reduce dependence on intermediary chains.

Program Structure

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Farmer Identification & Crop Mapping

Village mobilisation, farmer profiling, and crop-type and volume mapping to assess aggregation potential.

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Collective Formation

FPO facilitation support and training on post-harvest handling, grading, packaging, and price negotiation.

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Aggregation & Value Addition

Coordinated procurement aggregation, primary processing support, and storage facilitation to reduce post-harvest losses.

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Market Linkage

Connections to institutional buyers, APMC alternatives, and digital agriculture platforms for better price realisation.

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Scheme & Credit Facilitation

Support for PM Kisan, KCC, PMFBY, and state agri-scheme applications to improve financial resilience.

Year 1 Projected Outcomes (Single Hub)

300+
Farmers Enrolled
5–8
Collectives Supported
15–20%
Income Improvement
30%
Post-Harvest Loss Reduction
10+
Buyer Linkages
200+
Scheme Applications

Support These Programs Through a Structured CSR Partnership

Both programs operate under the same district hub model — your investment funds infrastructure, training, and implementation across all focus areas simultaneously.

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Build Measurable Social Impact Through a Structured Partnership

A transparent, accountable, and scalable model for livelihood-focused CSR deployment — aligned with Schedule VII and built for documented outcomes.

✓ Section 8 Registered
✓ CSR Eligible Entity
✓ Structured Reporting
✓ Scalable Framework
The Case for Partnership

Why CSR Should Partner With Nayakda Foundation

The best CSR investments are strategic partnerships with organisations that can translate funds into structured, measurable, and scalable social outcomes.

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Structural Clarity

A pre-defined blueprint per hub: staffing structure, activity calendar, budget allocation, and outcome benchmarks. No vague deliverables.

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Measurable Outcomes

Every output is defined, tracked, and reported. Quarterly utilisation reports and beneficiary data directly corresponding to your investment.

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Multi-Year Scalability

Year 1 seeds a framework. Our model is designed to replicate across districts with predictable incremental investment and proven outcomes.

Partnership Options

Three Models for CSR Engagement

Choose the model that aligns with your mandate, budget cycle, and impact objectives.

Model A

Program-Based Funding

Fund a specific program module within an existing or new district hub.

Defined activity scope and beneficiary count
Quarterly progress and utilisation reports
Co-branded program materials
Suitable for first-year CSR engagement
Minimum: ₹10–25 Lakh
Most Comprehensive

District Hub Sponsorship

Full sponsorship of a district hub — infrastructure, staffing, training, and all program modules for 12–24 months.

Hub named after CSR partner (optional)
Exclusive district-level partner branding
Monthly operational reporting
Quarterly site visit access
Annual impact assessment report
Estimated: ₹50L – ₹1.5 Cr (24 months)
Model C

Capacity Building Initiatives

Fund specific components — training infrastructure, digital tools, or skill trainer deployment.

Targeted, component-level investment
Aligned to company sector expertise
Employee volunteering integration
In-kind and financial contributions
Customisable scope and duration
The Infrastructure

What a District Hub Delivers

A district hub is the operational unit of our model — physical and programmatic infrastructure that delivers all three program streams within a defined district geography.

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Physical Infrastructure

Training hall, counseling rooms, computer access, documentation facilities.

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Dedicated Team

Hub Manager, Program Coordinators, Trainers, and field mobilisation staff.

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Training Operations

Regular training cohorts across MSME, farmer, and women's livelihood tracks.

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Incubation Pipeline

Active incubation of 80–100 MSMEs per cohort through the full five-stage pipeline.

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Agro Support Unit

Farmer engagement for aggregation, buyer linkage, and scheme facilitation.

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Digital Integration

MIS for beneficiary tracking, digital literacy, and market access platforms.

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Reporting & MIS

Real-time progress tracking and structured CSR partner reporting on all metrics.

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Job Creation

8–12 direct hub jobs and 300–500 livelihood outcomes annually.

Fund Deployment

Use of Funds — District Hub Model

Every rupee is accounted for. The following applies to a full District Hub Sponsorship over 12 months.

Fund CategoryAllocationPurpose
Program Delivery & Training
40%
Trainer fees, curriculum, training infrastructure, equipment
Hub Operations & Staffing
30%
Hub team salaries, field staff, office operations, facility costs
Market Linkage & Incubation
15%
Buyer facilitation, mentorship resources, scheme application costs
MIS, Reporting & Documentation
8%
Technology systems, impact documentation, audit, CSR reporting
Organisational Overhead
7%
Central coordination, compliance, legal, management
Return on Social Investment

Expected Outcomes — District Hub (Year 1)

Structured projections based on a fully operational 12-month hub cycle. Actuals are tracked and reported quarterly.

Outcome IndicatorProgramYear 1 TargetMeasurement
MSMEs completing full pipelineMSME Incubation80+Stage completion tracking
Enterprises registered (Udyam/GST)MSME Incubation60+Registration records
Bank / scheme linkages facilitatedMSME Incubation40+Disbursement documentation
Farmers enrolled in value chainAgro Value Chain300+Enrollment and attendance data
Farmer income improvementAgro Value Chain15–20%Baseline vs. 12-month survey
Women / youth in skills programLivelihood150+Attendance and certification
Total livelihoods impactedAll Programs500+Beneficiary database
Direct jobs created at hubOperations8–12HR and payroll records
Accountability Framework

Transparency & Reporting Commitments

CSR partners receive structured, timely documentation at every stage — supporting internal audit, compliance filing, and impact reporting.

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Quarterly Progress Reports

Detailed narrative and data reports covering activities, beneficiaries, outputs, and variances against plan.

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Fund Utilisation Certificates

CA-attested utilisation statements quarterly, aligned to your CSR compliance filing requirements.

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Output Tracking

Each committed output metric is individually tracked and reported — no aggregated or unverifiable claims.

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Beneficiary Documentation

Individual beneficiary records with contact information, pipeline stage, and outcome data available for review.

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Site Visit Access

CSR partners may conduct field visits at any time with advance coordination. We encourage this actively.

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Annual Impact Assessment

Year-end comprehensive report covering all outcomes, fund utilisation, learnings, and next-year planning.

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Reports & Compliance

All legal registrations, statutory documents, and compliance certificates available for due diligence review.

💼 CSR & Tax Compliance
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CSR-1 Registration Certificate
MCA CSR Entity Registration
Available
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12A Registration Certificate
Income Tax Exemption Status
Available
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80G Certification
Donor Tax Deduction Eligibility
Available
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DARPAN Registration
Niti Aayog NGO Darpan Portal
Available

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CSR managers and institutional evaluators can request a complete document package — all certificates, registrations, and program documentation — within 2 working days.

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Email

nayakdafoundation@gmail.com

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