Founded by Ravoori Eswar Rao, an industrialist, the Dharmika Ratna Eswar Rao Charitable Trust is a Chittoor-based social service organization. It is engaged in patient centered, comprehensive, and high quality medical care and other social service activities with an objective to meet the basic needs of the local population of Andhra Pradesh and other parts of the country. The trust aims to establish schools, colleges, educational institutions and ashrams to make a complete difference in the lives of the underprivileged people in India through education and spiritual teachings. Dharmika Ratna Ravoori Eswar Rao Charitable Trust also provides homes for orphans, and for old aged and disabled people. Services are offered irrespective of caste, creed and religion. Other activities include seminars, discourses, yoga classes, financial aid to poor students and assistance to the victims of natural calamities.