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| leader_name = N. Bhuvaneswari
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| leader_name2 = [[Nara Lokesh]]
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| leader_name3 = K.Rajendra Kumar IPS (Retd.)<ref name=TheNewIndiaExpressAugust2015>{{cite news|title=Lokesh Pedals for a Noble Cause|url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/andhra-pradesh/519948|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160402023038/http://m.newindianexpress.com/andhra-pradesh/519948|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2016|accessdate=29 December 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=16 August 2015}}</ref>
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'''NTR Trust''' or '''NTR Memorial Trust''' is a [[not-for-profit]] Indian [[NGO|social welfare organization]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugumirchi.com/en/education/ntr-trust-coaching-for-group-exams.html|title=NTR Trust coaching for Group Exams - TeluguMirchi.com|work=Telugu Film News - Telugu Movie Ratings - Telugu Film Reviews - Telugu Movie News - Telugu Movie reviews - Tollywood Latest News|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref> The headquarter of this organization is in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India. The organization was founded in 1997 for charitable and social welfare purposes.<ref name="V2004">{{cite book|author=Ādirāju Veṅkaṭēśvararāvu|title=Andhra Pradesh double crossed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GFRuAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Navayuga Book House|page=135}}</ref><ref name="Veṅkaṭēśvararāvu1999">{{cite book|author=Ādirāju Veṅkaṭēśvararāvu|title=Untold Story of Chandrababu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hFRuAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Om Sree Satya Publications|isbn=978-81-900165-5-1}}</ref> The organization was named after [[N. T. Rama Rao]], a south Indian actor, director and ex Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="BS 1997">{{cite web|title=Bedlam In Ap House Over Land Allotment To Ntr Trust|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/bedlam-in-ap-house-over-land-allotment-to-ntr-trust-197072901135_1.html|publisher=BS 1997|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>

== History ==
NTR Trust was established in 1997,<ref name=V2004 /> in the same year the Andhra Pradesh government headed by [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] allocated land for the organization.<ref name="BS 1997" />

In 2011 the organization announced that they would set up safe drinking water plants for the poor people who don't have easy access to safe drinking water. Earlier they had set up NTR Sujala Pathakam project that aimed at providing safe drinking water to 50,000 people.<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|title=NTR Trust offers to set up drinking water plants|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ntr-trust-offers-to-set-up-drinking-water-plants/article1473727.ece|accessdate=17 April 2015|work=The Hindu|date=20 February 2011}}</ref>

In 2014, they organized a job-fair (''job mela'') at NTR Trust Bhavan, Hyderabad, where 600 youths participated.<ref name="Job mela at NTR Trust Bhavan">{{cite web|title=Job mela at NTR Trust Bhavan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/job-mela-at-ntr-trust-bhavan/article6348468.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>

In June 2014 [[Nara Lokesh]], son of N. Chandrababu Naidu, took charge of NTR Trust Bhavan, currently he is a trustee of the organization.<ref name="Deccan Chronicle">{{cite web|title=Nara Lokesh takes charge of NTR Trust Bhavan|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140620/nation-politics/article/nara-lokesh-takes-charge-ntr-trust-bhavan|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=17 April 2015}}</ref>

In 2015 the organization declared about establishing a college in [[Gandipet]].<ref name="The Hans India">{{cite web|title=NTR trust to set up junior college in Gandipet|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-04-04/NTR-trust-to-set-up-junior-college-in-Gandipet-142106|publisher=The Hans India|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>

== Services ==
NTR Trust provides services such as free education to poor children and youth, healthcare, youth empowerment, and Disaster Response & Relief.<ref name="About NTR">{{cite web|title=About NTR|url=http://ntrtrust.org/about-us/|publisher=NTR|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref> It also runs a Blood Bank in Hyderabad, [[Visakhapatnam]] and [[Guntur]] ([[NABH]] accredited)<ref name=NewIndianExpress2009>{{cite news|title=NTR Trust’s blood bank to steal a march over Chiru’s|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article24507.ece|accessdate=17 April 2015|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> In November 2015, NTR trust announced that they would offer free coaching to poor students.<ref name="The Hindu FC">{{cite news|title=NTR Trust to offer coaching to poor students: Brahmani|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ntr-trust-to-offer-coaching-to-poor-students-brahmani/article7902023.ece|work=The Hindu|date=21 November 2015|language=en-IN}}</ref> NTR Sujala Scheme provides clean drinking water to 18 lakhs people in telangana and Andhrapradesh

Under the support of Nara Brahmani, the daughter-in-law of [[Chandrababu Naidu]], [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] as of 2016, NTR Memorial Trust in December 2015, started training the first batch of job aspirant graduate and post-graduate students. About 900 applicants they are training 130 candidates who have passed a level-II exam, free of cost for the competitive exams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Brahmani-Launches-NTR-Trusts-Coaching-Programme/2015/12/22/article3190105.ece|title=Brahmani Launches NTR Trust's Coaching Programme|work=The New Indian Express|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref> A blood donation drive will be organized on 18 January 2016, 20th death anniversary of the former chief minister of the Andhra Pradesh, [[N.T.Rama Rao]] by the organization. It was reported that in more than 200 places, blood donation camps will be held.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-01-12/NTR-Trust-to-organise-Legendary-Blood--Donation-Drive-on-Jan-18/199669|title=NTR Trust to organise Legendary Blood Donation Drive on Jan 18|work=The Hans India|accessdate=12 January 2016}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In 1997 when land for NTR trust was being allocated, the legislature of [[Andhra Pradesh]] witnessed noisy scenes. [[Indian National Congress]] alleged that [[Telugu Desam Party]] and [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] were attempting to promote their political party through this organization.<ref name=V2004 />

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|NTR Trust}}
* {{Official website|http://ntrtrust.org}}

[[Category:Organizations established in 1997]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Educational organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Memorials to NT Rama Rao]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

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