Navodaya Self Help Group project was set up under the auspecious of S.C.D.C.C Bank, Mangalore in January 2000 with the far reaching vision of Dr. M.N. Rajendra Kumar at Sural of Karkal Taluk, with the main objective of empowerment of Rural poor for their Socio Economic development to make them able and capable by developing them Socio Economically.
Navodaya Grama Vikas Charitable Trust ® was started on 1.10.2004 by its Managing Trustee Dr. M.N. Rajendra Kumar, a dynamic leader of co-operative movement and President of S.C.D.C.C Bank.


Success stories of Navodaya members who hail from a very poor family having no commercial track record and joined the Self-help group with the motivation of discipline and unity and the direction of Supervisor's of S.H.G. Groups set example to others by achieving economic growth.