About Nari Niketan Trust
Nari Niketan Trust, a non-profit and non-governmental organization, is duly registered under the societies of Registration Act XXI of 1860. It is located on Nakodar Road, Jalandhar. The Trust works towards the welfare of abandoned, destitute and underprivileged children. It runs an orphanage that facilitates the adoption of children, both in India and abroad. It arranges vocational training for the girls and young women in its care, as well as marriages for the young women who choose to marry. The Trust also runs A.N. Gujral Sr. Secondary School, which provides subsidized quality education to its students. Nari Niketan Trust also manages Childline (1098), an initiative for children in distress, in close coordination with Ministry of Women and Child Development, and runs a charitable dispensary for those in need in and around Jalandhar.
The Gujral family has created a corpus and interest from this corpus is used for day to day running of the various activities carried out by the Trust. The Trust receives support from many reputed organizations like Pakhar Foundation, Bharti Airtel and other generous citizens of Punjab and Delhi.
The office bearers of the Trust are:
President: Sh. Naresh Gujral
Vice President: Smt. Neena Sondhi
General Secretary: Smt. Gurjot Kaur
Treasurer: Sh. Narinder Kumar Mehta
Joint-Treasurer: Smt. Seema Chopra