The trust Vidya Vikas Mandal was established in the year 1970 by Hon.Loknete Dadasaheb Ramrao Patil. The Arts and Commerce College is established in June 1971 in Sakri by this trust with an aim to eradicate illiteracy, to impart qualitative higher education to the tribal students coming from hill-area & remote area of Sakri tehsil as well as to the women section of the society and to aim overall personality development of the students through extracurricular activities in association with various social & cultural organizations. In the decade of seventies there was not a single college in this area except District place. Dhule was considered as the tribal district of Maharashtra and Sakri tehsil was the most undeveloped tribal part in this district. With the establishment of this college, a gate-way to higher education was opened to the tribal area. Vidya Vikas Mandal is known as premier educational sanstha in Dhule district. This sanstha is playing a vital role in developing proficiency, competency, and cultural, national, social values through curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities since its establishment through various educational units.
Vidya Vikas Mandal is bloomed with various educational institutions covering primary to research education. The Trust runs one primary school, two Ashram Shala, seven High schools, five Junior Colleges and two degree colleges.
