VIDYA BHARTI
Education is not privilege. It is a right of every child. At Vidya Bharti evry child is champion and born for success.Our guiding principle revolves around providing equal opportunity for every one who learn and aspire towards better life and contribute in nation building.
Started as a small school, Sarsawati Shishu Mandir in Gorakhpur U.P. in 1952, Vidya Bharti has gradually grown in numbers with the support of society and blessings of Maa Sarsawati.The unique feature of the Shishu Mandir is that they provide education with values.As the number increased the need for an Umbrella Organisation felt and in 1977 the national body’Vidya Bharti Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sansthan’ was formed with its registered office at Lucknow and functional head quarter in Delhi. All state level committees were affiliated to this Vidya Bharti Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sansthan.
Except Lakshdeep and Mizoram in the whole of the country, there are more than fifty state and regional commitees affiliated to Vidya Bharti.Vidya Bharti institutions function under a variety of names like Shishu Vatika, Shishu Mandir, Vidya Mandir, Sarsawati Vidyaiaya. Higher Secondary Schools, Training Centres and Research Institutions. These are located in towns and villages, tribal belts and hilly terrains and even in slum localities. The number of schools, students and teachers is continuously incresing. Vidya Bharti is today the largest voluntary educational organisation in the country and running over 28,861 Schools and Colleges all over the country with 32,33,377 students and 1,57,741 teachers.