# PRDA (People's Resource Development Association) — Organization Profile **Official website:** https://prda.org.in (note: the domain given in the original query, `www.prda.in`, did not resolve during this research — the current live official domain is `prda.org.in`; an older WordPress installation also exists at `wordpress.prda.org.in`, used to host official document PDFs) **Tagline:** "Empower • Collaborate • Sustain" / "Enabling Growth. Ensuring Equity." **Social Media:** LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/prda1988), Instagram (instagram.com/prda_manipur — bio: "Since '88"), Facebook, Threads, X/Twitter, YouTube (all linked from official site footer, handles not individually confirmed beyond LinkedIn/Instagram) --- ## Quick Facts & Compliance (the most thoroughly-documented organization in this research series) PRDA publishes an actual **"Official Documents" page** on its website with downloadable certificates — a level of self-transparency not seen in any other organization researched in this series to date. | Field | Detail | Source | |---|---|---| | Legal status | Registered Society (Societies Registration Act, 1860) | Official website "Legal Status" page | | Established (informal origin) | **13 November 1988** (as "Ishok Makha Young Development Club," IMYDC) | Official website + 2021 Annual Report | | Formally registered/renamed | **1995** — renamed People's Resource Development Association (PRDA) | Official website | | Registration No. | **169 of 1989, dated 20th February 1989** *(note: this registration number/date predates the 1995 renaming — likely IMYDC's original 1989 society registration was carried over/retained under the new PRDA name in 1995, rather than a fresh registration; not explicitly clarified by any source)* | Legal Status page + 2021 Annual Report (consistent across both) | | FCRA No. | **194190015, dated 3rd March 1999** — **Active**, confirmed renewed for **2016–2021** and **2022–2027** (renewal certificates listed on official site, though not directly downloadable during this research due to a server SSL error — see Verification Notes) | Legal Status page + Official Documents page | | PAN | AAAAP3000G (dated 13-11-98) | Legal Status page | | TAN | 10356470001474 | Legal Status page | | 12A (Income Tax Act) | **1531/12A/CA/98-99/232-35, dated 20-7-1998** — confirmed, with a separate "12A Renewal Certificate" also listed | Legal Status page + Official Documents page | | 80G | Certificate confirmed to exist and be downloadable via Official Documents page (specific certificate number not independently extracted — see Verification Notes) | Official Documents page | | NGO Darpan (NITI Aayog) | **MN/2016/0100718** | Legal Status page | | Form 10B (audited financial statements) | **PRDA publishes 4 consecutive years — 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024** — a genuinely rare level of financial transparency among the organizations researched in this series | Official Documents page (download blocked by a technical SSL issue — see Verification Notes) | | HQ | Bishnupur, Ward No. 11 (LLI), Near T.B. Office/Centre, Bishnupur District, Manipur – 795126 | Official website, consistent across all pages | | Districts of operation | **Bishnupur District, Manipur**, with specific named villages: **Ishok, Ishok Makha, Ishok Awang, Nambol** (and reported multi-district reach for at least one programme — see CML/solar programme in Programs file, which also covered Noney, Chandel, and Thoubal districts) | Official website + 2021 Annual Report | --- ## History & Origin PRDA's origin is directly tied to a specific infrastructure/environmental crisis, distinct from most other organizations researched in this series: - In **1983**, construction of the **Ithai Barrage** (at the confluence of the Manipur River, Khuga River, and Ungamel channel, for hydropower generation) caused **widespread, recurring flooding and submergence of approximately 10,000 hectares of cultivable land** (out of a total ~80,000 hectares across Bishnupur, Imphal West, and Thoubal districts), particularly devastating **Ishok village**. Floodwater combined with inflows from the Merakhong, Nambol, and Nambul rivers and backwater from Loktak Lake, along with invasive floating biomass ("phumdi") carried from upstream lakes (Sanapat and Naorem Utrapat), destroyed crops annually and caused recurring outbreaks of malaria and waterborne disease. - In response, local youth from Ishok village formed the **Ishok Makha Young Development Club (IMYDC) in 1988** to address flood impacts and raise awareness of community issues. - In **1995**, IMYDC's Governing Body renamed the organization **People's Resource Development Association (PRDA)** and formally registered it as a non-profit, non-sectarian, secular organization under the Societies Registration Act, subsequently obtaining 12A and FCRA status. ### Founder/Secretary biographical note (Longjam Suranjoy Singh) Per Sphere India's own official Executive Committee page (an independent, credible secondary source): Longjam Suranjoy Singh, from Ishok Makha Leikai, Bishnupur District, **came from a humble fisherman family** and worked in fishing himself (including supplying fish feed locally) before the Ithai Barrage's construction left thousands homeless — this personally motivated his community organizing work. He remains PRDA's Secretary today and has since become a **Board Member of Sphere India** (a national humanitarian coordination network) and **Convenor of IAG Manipur** (Inter-Agency Group Manipur, a state-level humanitarian coordination body), reflecting PRDA's integration into wider national/state disaster-response networks beyond its own direct programming. --- ## Vision, Mission - **Vision (official):** "Creating sustainable, resourceful & healthy environment wherein people co-exist with strong value system in peace & harmony." - **Mission (official):** "Strengthening & capacitating the key leaders, NGOs, CBOs, SHGs & Farmers in the process of networking, development and advocacy." ## Eight Current Thematic Service Areas (per official website "Services" page) 1. Livelihood Development 2. Women & Child Empowerment 3. Rights & Entitlements 4. Natural Resource Management (with a specific stated focus on **sustainable fisheries** per the homepage — a notable specialization given the Secretary's personal fishing background) 5. Financial Inclusion (explicitly names the **People Credit and Thrift Project, PCTP**, as its flagship activity here) 6. Community Development 7. Youth & Farmer Empowerment 8. Disaster Response & Humanitarian Support (explicitly mentions organizing **free medical camps** as a specific activity) *(Note: descriptions on the current website for each of these 8 areas are fairly generic/template-style and do not include specific target numbers — richer, numbers-based detail for several of these areas was instead found in PRDA's own 2020-21 Annual Report; see `PRDA_Programs_and_Reports.md`.)* --- ## Governance ### Board of Directors / Management Committee Confirmed **current** (per the official homepage's "Our Leaders" section) for the top 4 positions, cross-checked against the 2020-21 Annual Report's full 7-member board listing (all 4 top officers match exactly between the current homepage and the 2021 report, indicating a stable, long-tenured board): | Name | Address/Origin | Occupation (per 2021 report) | Designation | |---|---|---|---| | Huidrom Shanti Singh | Ishok Makha | Social worker | **President** *(confirmed current via homepage)* | | Kh. Memton Devi | Nambol | Social worker | Vice-President *(2021 report; not listed on current homepage's shorter 4-person leader summary, so current status unconfirmed)* | | Longjam Suranjoy Singh | Bishnupur ward no. 11 | Social worker | **Secretary** *(confirmed current via homepage; also Board Member, Sphere India; Convenor, IAG Manipur)* | | Dr. Huidrom Romen Singh | Ishok Awang | Social worker | **Assistant Secretary** *(confirmed current via homepage)* | | N. Dhanapati Devi | Ishok | Social worker | **Treasurer** *(confirmed current via homepage)* | | S. Brojen Singh | Ishok Makha | Social worker | Member *(2021 report; current status unconfirmed)* | | N. Babita Leima | Leimapokpam | Social worker | Member *(2021 report; current status unconfirmed)* | **Board composition (2021 report):** 7 total members — 5 male, 2 female. ### Staff (as of the 2020-21 Annual Report — the most recent staff breakdown found; likely changed since) **Total: 48 (34 male, 14 female)**. Named staff at that time included: - L. Suranjoy Singh — Chief Functionary (General) - Phaomei Solomon — Manager (General) - Irengbam Kajol — Accountant (General) - Pounga Newme — Child Educator (ActionAid LRP) - Haggai Zatung — Program Manager (CML) - Th. Bimolkumar Singh, T. Ajit Kumar, Gunamani Ahongsangbam, Sanahal Singh, O. Raju Singh, N. Bidyaluxmi Devi — LRP Field Assistants - Kh. Worthson Singh, W. Jemal, L. Chanchan, Kh. Taniya — CHILDLINE Team Members *(see Verification Note below regarding a discrepancy on CHILDLINE's actual custodianship)* --- ## Confirmed Institutional Partners & Networks - **ActionAid India** — long-standing partner via the "Local Rights Programme (LRP)," which includes child-sponsorship programming (see Programs file) - **Sphere India** — national humanitarian coordination network; PRDA's Secretary sits on its Executive Committee/Board - **IAG Manipur (Inter-Agency Group)** — state-level humanitarian coordination body; PRDA's Secretary serves as Convenor - **Humanitarian Aid International (HAI)** — confirmed via PRDA's own Instagram: "With #StartFund support, HAI and LOCAL platform member PRDA are putting people first" (July 2025 post) — indicates PRDA is a member of the **LOCAL platform** (a localization-focused humanitarian network) and has received **Start Fund**-backed emergency response support channeled through HAI - **CHILDLINE India Foundation** (Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India) — PRDA's 2021 Annual Report lists a CHILDLINE team, though **the official Bishnupur District government website states CHILDLINE Bishnupur's "sole custodian" is New Life Foundation, Thamnapokpi, not PRDA** — see Verification Notes. --- ## Contact Information | Field | Detail | |---|---| | Address | People's Resource Development Association (PRDA), Bishnupur, Ward No. 11 (L.L.I), Near T.B. Centre, Bishnupur District, Manipur – 795126, India | | Phone | +91-9077061751 | | Email (current, per official site) | prda169@rediffmail.com | | Email (per 2021 Annual Report — older) | prda@rediffmail.com | --- ## Verification / Discrepancy Notes 1. **Founding year discrepancy (minor):** The user-supplied data table states PRDA "evolved from IMYDC youth group (1990)... Registered 1995." **Official sources consistently state IMYDC was formed in 1988, not 1990** — a 2-year discrepancy. The "1995" formal registration/renaming date matches exactly across the user's data and all official sources, so this appears to be a minor, isolated error in the origin year specifically, not a broader mischaracterization. 2. **Website domain:** The user's data table cites `www.prda.in`; this domain did not resolve (DNS failure) during this research. The organization's current live site is at `prda.org.in`. It's possible `prda.in` was a formerly-used domain that has since lapsed — the 2020-21 Annual Report itself lists "Website: www.prda.in" as of 2021, confirming this was indeed once PRDA's domain, but it appears to no longer be active. 3. **CHILDLINE custodianship discrepancy:** PRDA's own 2020-21 Annual Report lists "CHILDLINE" as one of its 5 core project activities, with 4 named team members. However, the **official Bishnupur District government website** (bishnupur.nic.in) states unambiguously that CHILDLINE Bishnupur (operational since March 2015) is "under the direct supervision of CHILDLINE INDIA FOUNDATION, Mumbai" and that "**NEW LIFE FOUNDATION, Thamnapokpi monitors, guides and controls the Childline Bishnupur operation... as it is the sole custodian**." This is a real, unresolved discrepancy — possible explanations (none confirmed) include: PRDA may have been an earlier or parallel implementing partner before New Life Foundation became sole custodian; PRDA's report may describe a related but distinct child-protection activity also informally called "Childline" internally; or the government page may be incomplete/outdated. Flagged rather than resolved. 4. **80G certificate number:** confirmed to exist (listed on the official "Official Documents" page, with a viewable/downloadable certificate) but the specific certificate number could not be extracted during this research (see technical note below). 5. **Technical limitation — Form 10B and FCRA renewal certificate downloads:** PRDA's Official Documents page links to Form 10B certificates for **2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024**, plus FCRA renewal certificates for **2016–2021** and **2022–2027**, all of which would provide excellent audited-financial and compliance-currency detail. However, all of these files are hosted on a subdomain (`wordpress.prda.org.in`) that returned a **TLS/SSL handshake error** across multiple tool attempts (fetch, download, and browser navigation) during this research session — this is a server-side technical/configuration issue on PRDA's own hosting, not a case of the documents not existing or being hidden. Their existence and filenames (e.g., "PRDA-10B-2024.pdf," "FCRA-Renewal-2022-2027.pdf") were directly confirmed from the Official Documents page itself. 6. **Ethnic community claims (from user's data table):** The user's table states PRDA works with Naga, Meitei, Chiru, and Kuki communities in Bishnupur District. This could not be independently verified from official PRDA sources reviewed (the website and Annual Report describe beneficiaries generically as "tribal"/"marginalized" without naming specific ethnic communities) — presented as unconfirmed, not contradicted.