"Registered as a Society in 1983, ICDSS was started by a group of social workers with the primary objective to eradicate poverty and facilitate the processes to uplift or improve the lives of the urban poor, rural poor, persons in need and vulnerable to different forms of neglect, stigma and discrimination. They believed in supporting the beneficiaries’, especially those living below the poverty line and low income groups, to access to opportunities in the following manner: - Sensitization on various issues related to their welfare and improvement of lives - To support them to come out of their poverty levels - Linkages/ referrals to social entitlements - Capacity building programs ICDSS also works with different Government Department and offices, especially those in infrastructure related offices, and works with them to streamline various operations. This results in not only in better utilization of Government resources and benefits to the citizens.