NTR Trust or NTR Memorial Trust is a

not-for-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

Indian social welfare organization. The headquarter of this organization is in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

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, India. The organization was founded in 1997 for charitable and social welfare purposes. The organization was named after

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

, a south Indian actor, director and ex Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

History

NTR Trust was established in 1997, in the same year the Andhra Pradesh government headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu allocated land for the organization. In 2011 the organization announced that they would set up safe drinking water plants for the poor people who don't have easy access to safe drinking water. Earlier they had set up NTR Sujala Pathakam project that aimed at providing safe drinking water to 50,000 people. In 2014, they organized a job-fair (''job mela'') at NTR Trust Bhavan, Hyderabad, where 600 youths participated. In June 2014

Nara Lokesh Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Bhuvaneshwari, and grandson of N. T. Rama Rao. Lokesh becam ...

, son of N. Chandrababu Naidu, took charge of NTR Trust Bhavan, currently he is a trustee of the organization. In 2015 the organization declared about establishing a college in

Gandipet Gandipet is a village in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Gandipet mandal of Rajendranagar revenue division. Main Attraction in Gandipet is Gandipet Eco Park, This eco park was inaugurated by Telangana IT M ...

Services

NTR Trust provides services such as free education to poor children and youth, healthcare, youth empowerment, and Disaster Response & Relief. It also runs a Blood Bank in Hyderabad,

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and

Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...

(

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accredited) In November 2015, NTR trust announced that they would offer free coaching to poor students. NTR Sujala Scheme provides clean drinking water to 18 lakhs people in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Under the support of Nara Brahmani, the daughter-in-law of

Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to ...

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chi ...

as of 2016, NTR Memorial Trust in December 2015, started training the first batch of job aspirant graduate and post-graduate students. About 900 applicants they are training 130 candidates who have passed a level-II exam, free of cost for the competitive exams. A blood donation drive will be organized on 18 January 2016, 20th death anniversary of the former chief minister of the Andhra Pradesh,

N.T.Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...

by the organization. It was reported that in more than 200 places, blood donation camps will be held.

Controversies

In 1997 when land for NTR trust was being allocated, the legislature of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

witnessed noisy scenes.

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

alleged that

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

and N. Chandrababu Naidu were attempting to promote their political party through this organization.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://ntrtrust.org Organizations established in 1997 Organisations based in Hyderabad, India Educational organisations based in India Memorials to NT Rama Rao 1997 establishments in Andhra Pradesh