The Action for Self Reliance and Alternatives (ASRA) is a registered Trust, registered under Trusts Act 1992, with registration number 3850. It came into existence on 12th August 1992, when a group of like minded people came together with a common objective of serving the marginalized segments of society with a special focus on persons with disabilities living in the slums, resettlement colonies, tribal and rural areas. It is a group of researchers, social activists, lawyers, academicians, social workers, doctors, planners and rehabilitation professionals.

The Honarary President is Ms. Vandana Mishra. She is Post-Graduate in Journalism, Masters in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. At present she is doing PhD in Social Justice from the South Western Global University, Arizona. Presently serving the Institute for Physically Handicapped, a Government body providing counselling to people with disabilitities.