P Singhvi Charitable Trust
SHIKSHADEEP Merit Scholarship Programme — 13 years of opening higher education to India’s most under-served youth.
A flagship philanthropic initiative funding professional and degree education for the children of unorganized workers across Karnataka — headload workers, auto drivers, Devadasi families and other marginalized communities.

The P. Singhvi Charitable Trust has driven significant social impact across Karnataka through its flagship SHIKSHADEEP Merit Scholarship Programme, funding higher education for marginalized communities for the last 13 years.
By supporting the children of unorganized workers — including headload workers, auto drivers and Devadasi families — the initiative breaks systemic barriers for deserving but under-privileged boys and girls to enter professional and degree courses and transform their lives.
13 years. 30 districts. 4,702 lives changed.
Full financial backing across every stream — from pre-university through professional study.
Smooth distribution and community outreach is facilitated via CITU, ensuring the scholarships reach the families who need them most.
Two nominee directors on the VSI Board.
As a promoter institution, P. Singhvi Charitable Trust is represented on the VSI Board through a two nominee Director — anchoring VSI’s public-purpose ethos in its governance.
Help widen the circle of opportunity
Every scholarship becomes a life transformed.