"Jana Kalyana Samakhya" JKS (which means people's welfare organisation) is a symbol of humanitarian response to the deplorable living conditions of the disadvantaged population of Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, India, in the absence of basic services of qualitative education and health care, adequate employment and food security, effective governance and empowerment, resulting into the low social, economic and political status.



JKS is a secular, non-political and non-profit, making voluntary development organisation established in 1993 under the leadership of Mr. M.V. Varghese, a committed social worker of repute. Its target community is constituted of Tribal, Dalits and marginalized population of Parvathipuram, Komarada, Gumma Lakshmipuram and Kurupam mandals of Vizianagaram Districts.