Ina Raja Memorial Education Trust (IRMET) came into being on 29th of January 1997. Born out of a- personal tragedy in June 1996, the Trust has since then assumed a life of its own. IRMET has been working in an independent capacity for the last 24 years to supplement the efforts of the state education system.
The children come largely from migrant families and many don't have a permanent home in the city. Their parents work hourly jobs as domestic helps, construction site labour, rickshaw pullers etc. At night the family returns to a shanty dwelling in urban slums. While starvation is not an issue with these children, the nutrition value of their diet is questionable. The majority of the children that the Trust works with are underfed or chronically malnourished, which severely affects their cognitive abilities.

Currently, there are 150 children in the care of the Trust. In 2021, the ratio of boys to girls was roughly 50:50.