Across India, over 1.7 million people live without a home, exposed to life on the streets with little or no access to shelter, healthcare, or social support. A significant proportion of homeless individuals live with physical disabilities, mental illness, psychosocial disabilities, old age–related vulnerabilities, or extreme poverty, leaving them with limited options beyond begging, long-term institutionalisation, or continued life on the streets. Social exclusion, stigma, and lack of opportunities often push these individuals further into invisibility and neglect.

Atchayam Trust is a not-for-profit organisation founded by Mr.P.Naveenkumar in 2014 and headquartered in Tamil Nadu, India. The Trust works towards building a Beggar-Free and Inclusive Society by rescuing, rehabilitating, and reintegrating homeless vulnerable individuals, including the destitute, elderly, persons engaged in begging, and persons with disabilities and mental illness.

Born from the lived experiences and compassion of its founder, Mr. P. Naveenkumar, Atchayam Trust addresses the root causes of begging through shelter, healthcare, counselling, skill development, and dignified livelihood opportunities. The organisation believes that begging is a systemic failure, not a personal one, and works to restore dignity, identity, and hope to every life it serves.