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Mission 08 · Humanity

Samvidhan & Samaj संविधान व समाज

"Building a responsible society."

What This Mission Is About

Building a responsible society, one citizen at a time.

Samvidhan & Samaj turns the values of our Constitution into everyday action — informed citizens who know their rights, do their duties, and hold systems accountable.

A nation changes when its citizens act. We make civic power practical — through rights, duties, the RTI and ethical participation.

धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः। "Dharma protects those who protect it."
— Manusmriti
The Reality We Face

Citizenship is a power we must use

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Fundamental Duties of every citizen
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Fundamental Rights that protect you
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RTI: your right to question power
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change begins with participation

Source: The Constitution of India and the Right to Information Act, 2005.

What We Do

Four ways this mission builds citizens

From knowing your rights to shaping your neighbourhood.

1 · Civic Literacy

Simple, accessible education on rights, duties and how government and public services actually work.

2 · Using RTI

Helping citizens use the Right to Information to get services and answers without paying bribes.

3 · Ethical Citizenship

Encouraging voting with awareness, questioning wrongdoing, and everyday integrity.

4 · Community Action

Turning informed individuals into active groups that improve their own neighbourhoods.

Our Approach

How we turn a story into change

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Listen

To citizens failed by the system.

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Understand

Where power meets the people.

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Research

Rights, duties & remedies.

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Act

Literacy, RTI & participation.

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Change

Citizens who shape their nation.

Our Goal

Build civic literacy in 250 communities.

We publish our reach and results transparently.

See the Impact Dashboard

Samvidhan & Samaj — 2026 target

33%

Communities reached with civic literacy

RTI empowerment

26%

Progress toward 5,000 citizens trained to use RTI

Evidence & Research

The research behind this mission

We ground our work in credible, published evidence. Explore key national studies and reports on this issue.

Access to Justice in India — National Report

Harvard Center on the Legal Profession (ILAG)

Evidence on legal-aid gaps, case pendency and access to justice for the poor.

Read the report

India Justice Report 2025 — Legal Aid & NALSA

India Justice Report (summary & findings)

Key data: ~80% of Indians are eligible for free legal aid, but very few access it.

Read the report

Reports open in a new tab. We cite these sources for public awareness and do not claim authorship.

Government of India

Current government schemes for this cause

National programmes working on this issue. We align our grassroots work with these initiatives — and help people access them.

NALSA

National Legal Services Authority

Free & competent legal aid to weaker sections; Lok Adalats for speedy justice.

Official website

Tele-Law

Department of Justice, Govt. of India

Free pre-litigation legal advice to citizens through Common Service Centres.

Official website

Official government portals — open in a new tab. Vedanvesha Sansthan is an independent organisation and is not affiliated with these schemes.

धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः।

Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ

“Dharma protects those who protect it.”

— Manusmriti