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A non-profit development organization promoted by BAIF, implements multi-pronged comprehensive rural development programmes in different parts of Maharashtra MITTRA, which is an acronym for “Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas”, also means ‘Friend’ in Marathi MITTRA is also the ancient Sanskrit name of the Rising Sun, which brings new life to the world.
 
Our mission is to create opportunities of gainful self-employment for rural families, especially disadvantaged sections, ensuring sustainable livelihood, enriched environment, improved quality of life and human values.
This will be achieved through development research, effective use of local resources, extension of appropriate technologies and upgrading of skills and capabilities with community participation.

MITTRA is a non-political, secular and professionally managed organisation.
BAIF Development Research Foundation, was founded in 1967 by Dr. Manibhai Desai, an associate of Mahatma Gandhi. BAIF worked on developing various approaches and instruments for providing gainful self-employment to the rural communities through sustainable use of natural resources. As BAIF programmes spread to different parts of the country, various development organisations were promoted by BAIF to intensively continue the work in specific geographical regions.

MIITRA was founded in February 1992 to take up development programmes in Maharashtra. Presently MITTRA programmes are implemented in over 20 districts in Maharashtra. The head quarter is located at Nasik.
 
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