Clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and rural enterprise development for inclusive, low-carbon growth in India's underserved regions.
Mlinda Charitable Trust (MCT) is an independent Public Charitable Trust registered in India under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (Registration No. 01465, registered 09/03/2012). MCT works at the intersection of clean energy-based livelihood, sustainable agriculture, livestock management and rural enterprise development to drive economic growth in some of India's most underserved regions.
A world where rural communities drive just and diversified economies — free from poverty, in harmony with nature, and resilient to climate change.
We equip rural communities to shape their economies — using clean energy as the foundation for integrated livelihoods, enterprise support, systems change, and solutions built to scale.
MCT is governed by a Board of Trustees including Mrs. Tanya A. Dubash (industrialist) as Managing Trustee, Ms. Chetna G. Sinha (Founder, Mann Deshi Foundation), and Ms. Lavanya R. Fischer (lawyer) as Member Trustees. The Board meets quarterly to review programmatic and financial progress. MCT maintains documented HR, Finance, Procurement, and POSH policies, and appoints statutory auditors for financial transparency. Meet our team.
From proof of concept in West Bengal to scaled livelihoods programmes across tribal Jharkhand.
Proof of concept in the Sundarbans, West Bengal — 1,900 households mobilised, 310 solar pico-grids installed.
Shift to Gumla, Jharkhand — 1,500 farming households across 8 villages; solar mini-grids linked to irrigation and farm income.
Expansion to 36 villages, 7,310 farmer households; oilseed (mustard) value-addition enterprises incubated.
Scaling phase — 1,608+ households; ₹116.85 lakhs in credit facilitated; 40 women-led collection centres; launch of Deep Sakhi women's enterprise brand.
Programme reach and outcomes as of FY2025 presentations.
Third-party evaluation of economic, social, and environmental outcomes across MCT programme communities.
The challenge that Mlinda addresses — ensuring environmentally sustainable development — must take place on a global scale, far beyond the capacity of a single charity. We see our role as a catalyst for change.
We research, pilot, and prove effective models that can be replicated at scale by others around the world. We welcome collaboration with like-minded partners to further this work and are happy to accept contributions, financial or otherwise, to further our work.
