Singapore Indian Development Association The Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) was established in August 1991 to address the pressing educational and socio- economic issues facing Singapore’s Indian community. In July 1991, the Action Committee on Indian Education presented a report, At The Crossroads, to the government. The report highlighted the educational under- performance of Indian students and recommended wide- ranging remedial measures.

SINDA’s declared mission is to ‘build a well- educated, resilient and confident community of Indians that stands together with other communities in contributing to the progress of multi- racial Singapore’. To this end, SINDA has focused its efforts on raising the educational performance of Indian students, promoting family unity and helping foster the social and economic development of Singapore’s Indians.

SINDA’s first president was J.Y.M. Pillay and its first chief executive officer was S. Iswaran.