Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
| Founded | 21 June 1991 |
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| Type | Charitable Institution (exemption status): 80(g) |
| Focus | Education, Disability, Natural resource management, Libraries |
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Area served
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India |
| Method | Direct Implementation, Grant Making, Working with Partner Organizations |
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Key people
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Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson Dr Manmohan Singh, Trustee P. Chidambaram, Trustee Rahul Gandhi, Trustee Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Trustee |
| Website | www.rgfindia.org |
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation was established on 21 June 1991. The foundation works on a range of issues including literacy, health, disability, empowerment of the underprivileged, livelihoods and natural resource management. Its current focus areas are Education, Disability and Natural resource management. All donations to the Foundation are tax deductible to the extent of 50 percent under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
Gujarat was recognised the state with the most economic freedom by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. The foundation is headed by Sonia Gandhi, who is the leader of the Indian National Congress Party. [1]
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation was set up to carry forward the legacy of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. The Jawahar Bhawan Trust met in July, 1991 and passed a resolution inviting the Foundation to work out of Jawahar Bhawan.
The Foundation constituted a group of 8 founding Trustees. They were Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, Suman Dubey, N.K.Seshan and Sunil Nehru. In 1992, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Shankarrao Chavan, P. Chidambaram, V. Krishnamurthy, Sam Pitroda, Dr. Sekhar Raha, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and R. P. Goenka were also inducted as Trustees.
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