Since his student life our founder secretary Rajdev Chaturvedi was very sensitive about the issues of women and the marginalized community. In 1990 he met with Prem Bhai, a reputed social worker from Banwasi Sewa Ashram. During an hour-long discussion with him, Rajdev was inspired by the ideology of sarvodaya (upliftment of all) and the Gandhian philosophy of development. He then decided the work for the upliftment of poor and marginalized community with special focus on women.

To shape his vision of development he then formed Gramin Punarnirman Sansthan in Azamgarh with some likeminded people. In 1992 the organization was registered under the Societies Registration Act. The organization began working with Dalits and marginalised communities in the Atrauliya block of Azamgarh district focusing on the issue of women’s health. Currently GPS is focusing on the issue of women empowerment by strengthening their understanding on their rights and entitlements and promoting their voice in local self-governance and government machinery. GPS is also focusing on the issues of reproductive and child health, right to information, and gender equality in association with various state level networks and forums. Our key areas of competency are CBO facilitation with rights perspective, women, and child health promotion, right to education, adolescent development, and digital literacy, liaisoning and CBO-led advocacy with the stakeholders.