Social entrepreneurship is about applying practical, innovative and sustainable approaches to benefit society in general, with an emphasis on those who are marginalized and poor. It is a term that captures a unique approach to economic and social problems; an approach that cuts across sectors and disciplines. Grounded in certain values and processes that are common to each social entrepreneur, independent of whether his/her area of focus has been education, health, welfare reform, human rights, workers' rights, environment, economic development, agriculture, etc., or whether the organizations they set up are non-profit or for-profit entities. It is this approach that sets the social entrepreneur apart from the rest of the crowd of wellmeaning people and organizations who dedicate their lives to social improvement. In this context the present study makes an attempt to overview the contributions of SKDRDP, promoted by Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, a renowned social entrepreneur to the marginalized sections of the society. This paper will cover the contributions of various programmes like Pragathi Bhandhu, Jnana Vikasa, Agriculture Extension, Pragathivana, Swagruha, Pragathinidhi, Gramakalyana, Jnanadeepa, Siri, Janajagruthi, etc.