Uttaranchal Daivi Apda Peedit Sahayata Samiti (UDAPSS) is a disaster response and rehabilitation organization, set up in 1991 as a response to the devastating Uttarkashi earthquake. UDAPSS focused on distributing necessary relief materials and constructing disaster resistant homes in Uttarkashi. Subsequently , organization broaden its scope to include  educational and health programs for disadvantaged children, like, setting up educational centers in remote areas, scholarships to needy children, computer training, hostels, and health screening, etc.