About Us

Rashtriya Seva Samithi (RASS), a premier Social service organization based in the state of Andhra Pradesh was established in the year 1981. Many renowned personalities such as Padma Vibhushan Late Prof.N.G.Ranga, Late P.Rajagopal Naidu, Padma Vibhushan, and Sarvodaya Leader Late Dr.Nirmala Deshpande, have been the pioneers who were instrumental in founding and developing the organization.

Initially, the organisation has been functioning under the name of ‘Rayalaseema Seva Samithi’ confining activities to the four districts of the Rayalaseema region. Later in the year 1998, to spread the activities across the regions and give the organisation a Pan-India appeal, the name of the organisation has been changed to ‘Rashtriya Seva Samithi’.

The “seeds for development” sown 40 years ago to serve humanity are continued through the unstinted efforts of the founder Chief functionary and President Dr.G.Muniratnam who has dedicated his entire life till his demise in 2001 to achieve progress and reach the present level as a pioneering institution in all spheres of poverty alleviation and rural development.

The legacy left by the above pioneers is now being carried through under the able leadership of Sri.S.Venkataratnam, General Secretary of the organisation.

RASS’s major activities are primarily aimed at children, women, illiterate and neo-literate youth, agrarian families, small and marginal farming communities, senior citizens differently abled, and the poor and needy people from across its operational areas.

RASS priorities are focused on the fields of education, skill development, women empowerment by forming women into effective Self-Help groups, transfer of new and improved technologies in the field of agriculture to the agrarian communities, watersheds development, livelihood promotion, adult literacy, health and sanitation, infrastructure development, capacity building of budding welfare institutions, the welfare of the aged and differently-abled.

Presently, RASS has its presence in the states of:

1. 1. Andhra Pradesh – covering Chittoor, Kadapa, Ananthapur Visakhapatnam
   2. Tamil Nadu – covering the Tiruttani Block of Thiruvallur
   3. Odisha – Nandapur Block of Koraput

RASS is currently implementing about 21 different projects aiming to serve nearly a million people without any profit motto.

In recognition of its commendable social services, RASS has been honored with four National Awards by the Government of India besides other recognitions of National repute for its outstanding contributions in different sectors. The founder Chief functionary and President Late. Dr.G.Muniratnam was conferred by the Government of India with the ‘PADMA SHREE’ award in the year 2012.