Agricultural Development Trust was founded by renowned social reformers Hon. Sharadchandra Pawar and his elder brother Padmashree Dr. D. G. Alias Appasaheb Pawar, in the year 1968 with the objective of serving the downtrodden masses and bringing agricultural and educational development among them. The Trust is situated at a distance of 5 km from Baramati, on the Baramati - Nira road. The trust began its activities by constructing percolation tanks in the drought prone area of Baramati Tahsil, which could fulfill the water requirement for drinking and agriculture.