At the advent of New Millennium, a groupof rural student and non-student youth in the village Kulpi of South24-Parganas district, West Bengal used to join rescue of cyclone-affectedhapless people in their quarter. They often assembled together and discussedabout welfare and development activities to be launched for the benefit of poorand needy village people. But they could not decide from where to start and howto processed. After a good deal of discussion they decided to develop a commonPlatform to serve the suffering people. Their decision came into reality in2002 when they founded the organization KULPI ASTHA.

Kulpi – the place of origin

Astha – means confidence

Confidence on the people whom theorganization serves 

Confidence of the people on theorganization

Confidence of the organization on itself 

Legitimacy of the Organisation :

a)  Registeredunder the West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961 No. S/1L/10250dated June 26, 2002

b)  Registeredunder 12(A) and u/s 80(G)

c)  FCRARegistration No. 147110784

d)  PANunder IT Act, No. AAATK8409

e) HavingUnique ID under NGO Partnership System of the Planning  Commission of India

f)   NationalCRS Hub Certificate of Empanelment 

To promote rural life in all itscompleteness enabling the village people to live with dignity, self-esteem andself-reliance. 

To forster comprehensive development ofrural people, priority to those who are socially challenged and economicallyunderprivileged, irrespective of caste, creed, gender and religion, forattaining quality life and living. 

To ensure people’s development adoptingparticipatory method for advancement in social, educational, health, cultural,physical, economic, environmental and other spheres of rural life and living.