Nishkam came into existence 35 years back, with objective of serving the humanity especially the helpless widows, orphans, destitute. irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The emphasis of Nishkam all along has not been on distribution of goods or cash,  but on making the people self-supporting by providing vocational, medical and educational assistance.

The goals of Nishkam, broadly  are: