Purulia District Agragami Mahila O SisuMangal Samiti ( Purulia Agragami) is a welfare and development organisation established in 1993. It is registered as a non-profit making society formed and governed by some enthusiastic, hardworking women motivated with the ideology of SisterNivedita,  who aspire for the dignified lives of the poor, marginalised and disadvantaged women, destitute and the children through a sustainable and rights-based approach. During the last three decades, Purulia Agragami has been able to spread out the welfare and development activities in a number of villages, panchayats, blocks and districts of West Bengal in India. The organisation strives for excellence in equity and gender-balanced society, capacity building of poorest of the poor, marginalised and sufferer women, socially excluded people and common people especially emphasizing children and youth. Purulia Agragami is governed and managed mainly by women members who are dedicated, aware and committed to people, having strong beliefs and intention for lasting change of the poor and women, children and vulnerable people. They facilitate and support for developing leadership amongst women, youth and community-based organisations, encourage the participation of like-minded individuals and institutions in the initiatives and challenges. Programmes cover the rights of the women, livelihood, financial security and income generation, access to mainstream, employment and skill, pro-poor and child-friendly environment and education, health, nutrition and sanitation, institution building and empowerment. This long endeavour towards fulfilling the mission of Purulia Agragami has become possible with co-operation and contribution of many national and international resource sharing agencies, the state and national level government as well as non-government institutions like UNICEF, CARE, DFID, CSWB, NABARD, NACO & WBSAPCS, H&FW Dept., PHE &PRD Dept. Govt. of West Bengal, GLRA, CUTS-International etc.