The Kolkata Educational and Charitable Trust has been established as a Public Charitable Trust with a vision of empowering the underprivileged section of the society through quality education. There are ten Trustees who are well established in their respective fields. The Trust started its Montessori and Primary School Programme “The KECT Academy” in January, 2019 with two classes and 70 students. This Programme is now catering to 260 students from Montessori to class VI. The Programme aims at providing quality education to the slum dwelling population of Kolkata for the present. A Coaching Centre for students of higher classes was inaugurated on 20th July, 2019 at its Beckbagan unit. Trust have also taken initiatives for women empowerment, social and financial upliftment and malnourishment etc through its skill development and other programmes.