Natural Dyeing Waste Water Recycling
Vermi Composting
Environmental Security ThroughEco-friendly Activities
Annual Report 2010
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GANDHIGRAM TRUSTGANDHIGRAM-624 302, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu
Our FounderDr. T.S. Soundram Amma
Gandhigram is a conglomeration of severalsmall scale, cottage and rural industriesproviding employment to village population.Gandhigram Trust’s involvement in ruraldevelopment services is Gandhian in orientationand contemporary in strategies andtechnological application. Today it has becomea model to several Gandhian organizations andNGOs to draw lessons and emulate. TheGandhigram Trust provides a whole range ofservices through its cluster of units andinstitutions developed within.
Social Welfare
• Sowbaghya Illam - Children’s Home
• Kasturba Sevikashram - a home fordistitute women
• Avvai Ashram at Sivasailam - with aChildren’s Home
• Shanthi School for the HearingImpaired at Sivasailam
• Sugavanam - Old-age Home
• Crèche - Child Care Centre
Education Service
• Dr.T.S.Soundram Vidhyalaya
• Gandhigram Union Primary School
• Thambithottam Higher SecondarySchool
• Lakshmi College of Education
• Dr.Soundram Community College
Health Services
• Kasturba Hospital with facilities suchas Tele-Medicine Centre
• Artificial Limbs Research centre
• Eye care Centre run by Arvind Hospital,Madurai
• Siddha, Ayurvedha and Naturopathymedical care
• Child Adoption CentreRural Industries & Vocation
• Khadi and Village Industries PublicCharitable Trust
• Lakshmi Seva Sangham (LSS)
• Micro Enterprises run by SHGs underthe guidance of Gandhigram Trust
Intervention & Involvement
• Organic Cultivation of Medicinal Aromatic,Dye yielding plants (MADP) Project.
• Research & Development (R&D) Projects
• Watershed Development
• Water and Sanitation Project
• Improvement of Rural Health and WasteManagement Techniques.
Organisation Development
• Human Resources Development
• Core Committee
OverviewINTRODUCTION
K.SHIVAKUMARAssoc.Secretary cum Treasurer
M.R.RAJAGOPALANSecretary
R.KOUSALYA DEVIManaging Trustee
PREFACE
The enemy of our environment is within each one of us because we want more and more at theexpense of Nature, and consume more than our share of materials. Ecological security is equally, if not moreimportant than economic security. Economic development should be based on ecological principles ofenvironmental harmony, resource conservation, local self reliance etc. This could pave the way for sustainabledevelopment.
Activities of the Trust centres around environmental security. We have taken up a project on organiccultivation practices for underutilized medicinal, aromatic and dye yielding plants (MADPs) among smalland marginal farmers of Dindigul District with funds provided by the Food and Agriculture Orgnization ofUnited Nations. Another project is about medicinal garments by applying natural dyes to Khadi fabric.Some Research and Development work is going on for development pigments extracted from Natural dyesfor water colours. Presently such pigments in the market have lead as one of the ingredients. Children whoare in the habit of licking the material ingest some poison. Our pigments once developed will have somemedicinal value and no poison.
Yet another programme is on Waste Management technologies – recycling waste water for vegetablecultivation, production of bio gas from human wastes etc. We are also doing project ensuring distribution ofdrinking water in villages with minimum waste and construction of toilets in all houses.
We have initiated a Self Renewal Process of Gandhigram Trust (SREPGT) for revitalization ofGandhian ideology for the present situation and started a Directorate of Human Resources Development forimproving the performance of our workers.
Siddha and Ayurveda unit of Khadi Trust got Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Certificate fromthe State Government.
In the next few pages we are giving a brief account of the activities of various units of Gandhigram.We take this opportunity to thank all the well wishers of Gandhigram, individual donors, governmentdepartments, like minded organizations and funding agencies for their constant support.
We assure you of our dedication to serve the rural community by improving the quality of life for thevillage people.
Environmental Security through
Eco-friendly Activities
The social welfare programmes ofthe Tr ust mainly invo lve women andchild ren. Ho lis t ic appr oach t o t heirdevelopment is a dream of our founderDr.T.S.Soundram who wanted a societywher e ever y child is p ro vided withmo ther ly love and car e, and none isallowed to feel as an orphan in their life.
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOWBAGHYA ILLAM
The blessings t hat t he child ren o fSowbaghya Illam of Gandhigram Trustreceive from well-wishers help them dowell in the campus, at studies and in Sportstoo. X-mas, New Year and Pongal festivalswere celebrat ed in the Home grandly.Ms.Velmurugu of our Home completed her
KASTURBA SEVIKASHRAM
Kastu rba sevikashram render s it seduca t ional and vo ca t ional t ra iningservices for the widows, destitute womenand poor girls of Dindigul District. Thetotal student strength is 220. Smt.Yamuna
was appointed as a BT Assistant in October2009. The newly constructed dining hallfacility was made available to the studentsfrom 25th Jan 2010. New class rooms areunder const ruct ion with t he generousdo na t ions fr om Shr i. Gnanadesikan,Rajyasabha MP. Our higher secondary
B.Ed and joined M.Phil programme inGandhigram Rural Institute. Girls who gothighest marks in X ant XII exam receivedcash prize from the well wishers of TheHindu newspaper. Computer courses andscreen pr int ing t raining was given to
selected children. Free medical check upand eye camps were conducted for thechildren. Girl child day was celebrated inassociation with District Social WelfareDepartment. Dozens of our well wishershave given their donations for the welfareof the children. Many of them are regulardonors
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Children of Avvai Ashram were admittedin near by schools and were given freevocat io na l educat io n, t uit ion dur ingweekends by the support of GandhigramTrust. They also get training in computer
AVVAI ASHRAM
In Avvai ashram, located in Sivasailam ofTirunelveli District, is a home for children(orphan, rural poor children below BPL)with 58 inmates. It gets assistance from theTN Govt. Social Welfare Department. The
SANTHI SCHOOL FOR THEHEARING IMPAIRED
Santhi School at Sivasailam was started inthe year 1956. This high school withboarding facilities is housing 70 boys and33 girls. 8 teachers of our school is gettingGovt. grant and 7 other staff are paid byGandhigram Trust.
student Ms. M.Angaleeswari, bagged thefirst prize in district level Bharata Naatyacompet it ion. 13 students at tended theCertificate course in ICT conducted byDr.Soundram Community College andappeared for IGNOU exams in June 2010.
The children of Santhi School have beenable t o pe rfo r m be t t e r with t he newfacilities created such as furnished classrooms, computer lab. Recent ly host elbuilding for girls was constructed with the
operations. The old students’ forum wasorganized during 2nd January 2010 and theywish to start fund raising campaign everymonth for Avvai Ashram. Office bearersof the forum were elected in the meeting.
funds provided by the State Bank of India.The children were given special trainingin listening and speaking skills, dance,gymnast ic s, t ailo r ing, compute rapplications and other cultural activities.Shri.V.Saravanan was appointed as a newHead Master from July 2010 following theretirement of Smt.Krishnaveni @ Raju.
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EDUCATION
“One of the major chal lenges is therestructuring of our educational system.The experience of Gandhigram will beuseful in this.” - Smt. Indira Gandhi
Teaching and learning should have closerelationship with the significant changest aking place in society as a result o ft echno log ical advancement s . Theeducat ion curriculum should match theimpact of scientific progress in the society.Gandhigram Trust appreciates the conceptsof its Activity Based Learning and ActiveLearning methods.
Dr. T. S. SOUNDRAM VIDYALAYAMATRICULATION SCHOOL
This experimental English medium school wasstarted in 1985 with pre primary and primarysections. The total student strength is 123 with8 teaching and 3 non-teaching staff.Infrastructures such as new class rooms withfurniture, Play ground and new school van werecreated. The children gave variety ofentertainment programmes for AIR Maduraibroadcast during October 2009.
conducted during March‘10. School SilverJubilee year was celebrated on 1st April 2010.Prof. Dr. Vasanthadevi, HOD, Department ofHome Science, Gandhigram Rural Institute,chaired the function and felicitated. New year,Christmas, Navaratri, Pongal festivals werecelebrated. Study circle for children wasconducted to encourage the general knowledgeand moral education.
GANDHIGRAM PRIMARY SCHOOL
Gandhigram Primary school adopts State Boardsyllabus and is located in the Gandhigramcampus. The total student strength of the schoolis 420.
Two o f ou r st udent s Mr. D. Pr aveenSamuvel (V std) and M.Jegankumar (IIIstd) bagged 2nd and 3rd prizes during the
Maths and science quiz programmes were oftenconducted to the children by student teachersof Lakshmi College of Education. ParentsTeachers Association (PTA) meet was
Dis t r ic t leve l quiz and dr awingcompetitions and were awarded cash prizesof Rs.1500 and Rs.1000. Pongal Festivaland Sports Day was organised on 12 th
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January 2010. Kamarajar’s Birth day wasce lebr at ed in t he scho o l under t hechairmanship of Panchayat president andvariety of competit ions like elocut ion,drawing, essay writing was conducted.
Parent’s Teachers Association meet wasconducted during the month of July 2010.New class room building was inauguratedby Honourable Minister Shri. I. Periyasamyon 18-09-2010.
THAMB ITHOTTAM HIGHERSECONDARY SCHOOL
An educational Institution should inculcatest udent s lea rning and life t o be acontinuous stream and should not view ascompartmentalised.
The present student strength of the school is1214 which includes 542 girls. There are 32teaching and 4 non-teaching staff.Master.Veerakumar of this school scored 480out of 500 marks in X Std. public exam andMaster.Sanjeevi scored 1151 out of 1200 in hisHr.Secondary public exam. An interactivesession with the teachers was conducted beforere-opening of the school on 31.05.10, byGandhigram Management. Shri.V.Elangovantook charge as the new Headmaster of the schoolon 01.07.10 on retirement of Shri.R.Rajamani.Parents Teachers Association meets were heldtwice a year and the interaction betweenteachers and parents helped evolving viablesuggestions.
Students participated in the district level quizcompetitions, sports meet and secured higherplaces. The common sports day for all theeducational institutions under GandhigramTrust was held in the school grounds on09.2.2010. A new compound wall wasconstructed with the generous donations fromTVS group. An old student of the schoolMr.Rathinavel donated RO plant for drinkingwater. Thambi Memorial Day was observed on12.09.2010 with special prayers. About 110 newcoconut seedlings were planted in the schoolfarm this year.
LAKSHMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONLakshmi College of Education is known for itsdiscipline and academic excellence. A total of96 students completed their B.Ed during theyear 2009-10. The student teachers took up a40 day teaching practice in 21 High and HigherSecondary school in the Dindigul District.
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Dr.Ramanujam also visited Gandhigram microenterprises units, Lakshmi Seva Sangam,student’s exhibition and other Village industries.The first batch of 114 students attended theirterm end June exams towards their Diploma andcertificate courses.
GOOD TEACHING IS A MATTER OFTRAINING AND PRACTICE
A two day inter-collegiate Sports Meet forthe student teachers (Madurai region) ofcolleges of education, affiliated to TNEducation University, Chennai was held on22nd and 23rd March 2010. All the studentteachers enrolled as a member of YouthRed Cross Society and two days First-AidTr aining was o rganized by St . JohnAmbulance of Tamilnadu. Special seminars
especially youth through the concept ofCommunity college. Dr.G.Pankajam is theDirector of this Institution.
Dr.Soundram Community college offersjob-o r ient ed Dip loma and cer t ificat eco ur ses appr oved by Indira GandhiNational Open University (IGNOU). TheAcademic and Examinat ion commit teemeet has been organised periodically.Pro fesso r o f Dist ance Educat ion andDirector, Dr.P.R.Ramanujam, of IGNOUand Dr.M.Shanmugam, Regional Director,visited during April 2010. The course co-ordinators and Director of communityco llege Dr.G.Panka jam presented thecurriculum for IGNOU’s approval.
on ‘Ac t ive Learning Methodo logy’ ,‘Emotional Intelligence’ and ‘Media basededucat io n and Fu tu re schoo ls ’ wereorganized. The college publication in Tamil– Kalvi Malar was released, which is aco llect io n o f t ho ught fu l ar t icles o neducation authored by creative writers ofGandhig ram and ed it ed byDr.S.Thangasamy.
Dr. SOUNDRAM COM M UNITYCOLLEGE (IGNOU), GANDHIGRAM.
The knowledge and rewarding experienceso f Gandhigram Trust , gained throughvarious development fields could be sharedamongst rural community, NGOs and
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Health CareKASTURBA HOSPITAL
Kasturba Hospital has been recognised asa model hospital for its community healthand family welfare programmes. It has abed strength of 300. 24 hours Maternal andChild health services are undertaken hereand complicated pregnancy cases are
Artificial Limb Research Centre:
This centre provides Jaipur Foot to menand women who have lost their limbsmainly due to diabetes and accidents. Thecentre makes aluminium and polyvinyllimbs with standardized sizes of foot.
Child Adoption Centre:
Kasturba Hospital is one of the recognisedinstitutions of Government of Tamil Nadufor in-country Child Adoption. Presentlythere are 13 children in the centre.
Training courses and Health Education:
Providing community health care servicesin rural areas are one of the major tasks.Twenty five students are doing Mult i-Purpose Health Worker (Female) trainingand 33 are undergo ing Arogya Sevikatraining course. Every day bedside healtheducation is given to patients.
Arvind Eye-Vision Centre:
This centre started functioning in KasturbaHospital from 17th Sep 2007. Preliminaryeye investigations are done at this centre
referred here from the Primary HealthCentres and private practitioners.’ KaturbaHospital won National Awards twice andState Award fourteen times for the goodwork done in the field of Family welfare.
on every Tuesday and ophthalmologists ofAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai are oftencontacted via video conferencing and theDoctors visit once in a month.
ICTC Programme:
Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre(ICTC) Programme is implemented inKasturba Hospital according to the actionplan of Tamil Nadu State Aids ControlSociety (TANSACS).
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VILLAGE ACTIVITIES:Kasturba Hospital runs three crèches inthree villages. Community health servicesare rendered to nearby villages. A largenumber of rural people are benefited bythese village services. MoU betweenApollo Hospital Chennai and KasturbaHospital is to give world – class health careto the rural poor. The main aspect is toconduct monthly health camps in villagesaround Gandhigram with a van equippedwith diagnost ic equipments to achieveintegrated rural development . Eighteenrural health camps were conducted in theyear 2009.
Tele Medicine:
get the best cardiac care. The centrefacilit a t e s t o consu lt t he doc to rs a tNarayana Hir udayalaya direct ly andproceed with the treatment. Excellentinpat ient facilit ies are available in theintensive coronary care ward which hasfour beds to t reat pat ients with heartproblems at any time.
The centre has got connected toCancer Inst itute, Adayar, Chennai andApollo Hospit als for providing urbantreatment facilities to the rural patients.
Nature Cure and Yoga:
Treatments for various disorders anddiseases like diabetes, asthma, coronary,arthritis; infertility, migraine, mental stress, etc.are available at the Nature Cure and YogaResearch Centre of Kasturba Hospital. Alsodifferent kinds of therapies (like hydro, mud,magneto), acupuncture, acupressure, yoga anddietary counselling are available at the Centre.
The Telemedicine Centre helps therural poor who have cardiac problems to
The inner working of the human machine is wonderful. The human body is the universe in miniature. Thatwhich cannot be found in the body is not to be found in the universe. Hence the philosopher’s formula, thatthe universe within reflects the universe without. It follows therefore that if our knowledge of our own bodycould be perfect we would know the universe. But even the very best of doctors and hakims and vaidshave not been able to acquire it. It will be presumptuous for a layman to aspire to it. No one has yetdiscovered an instrument which can give us any information about the human mind. Scientists have givenattractive descriptions of the activities going on within and without the body, but no one can say what setsthe wheel going. Who can explain the why and wherefore of death or foretell its time? In short, after infinitereading and writing, after infinite experience, man has come to know how little he knows.
- M. K. GandhiHarijan, Key to Health
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Rural Industries and VocationGandhiji favours only rural industrieswhich help in decent raliza t ion o f alleconomic activities. A large proportion ofincome generated in these industries getsdistributed among the rural artisans andwomen; fulfilling Gandhi’s dream of self-sufficient village economy.
KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIESPUBLIC CHARITABLE TRUST
KVIPC Tr us t was es t ablished byDr.Soundram Amma during 1954 with theno ble aim o f e radicat ing po ver t y byproviding employment thus empoweringrural women. There are 115 regular staffmembers, 50 daily wage earners, 225spinners and 100 weavers working invar io us khadi and village indus t r ie ssections with an annual turnover of Rs.10.7crores. There are 17 khadi showrooms,ret ail out let s and 3 Mobile Van salesengaged in sales and marketing of Khadiand Village Industry goods produced.
Soap and Shampoo Unit:
We are making Toilet soaps with ISI mark.Annual production is valued at Rs.30 lakhwe also produce washing soap worth ofRs.34 lakhs. Shampoo is also producedvalued at 95 lakhs.
Siddha/Herbal processing Unit:
Siddha and Ayur vedha phar macy a tKasipalayam and herbal powder unit atGandhigram produces Rs.85 lakh worth ofproducts annually and employs Siddha andAyurveda doctors. The Kasipalayam unithas been awarded wit h Go odManufac tu r ing P ract ice (GMP)certification.
Dhal/Oil/ Rice Processing Unit: producedRs.32 lakhs worth of products and engage12 women staff.
Agarbathi Unit: produced Rs.8.5 lakhworth of products with the help of SHGwomen groups in villages.
Fibre/ Fruit squash Unit:
Fibre unit is involved in production of jutebags, dolls and other handicrafts worthRs.3-4 lakhs annually. Squash/ syrup/ fooditems sales for the year 2009-10 were 22-23 lakhs. This unit employs 12 staff intotal.
Rural Workshop:
The steel furniture unit employs 6 staffincluding a Manager and produced Rs. 23lakh worth of furniture’s. The Pillow, Beds
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and Readymade garment production unitsproduced Rs.27 lakhs worth of goods. Theplast ic container unit manufactures 6.5lakhs worth of products, and has 3 staff.
Khadi Production:
This sect ion includes pre processing,bleaching / dyeing sect io n, weaving ,spinning units and produced khadi worthRs.80 lakhs during the year 2009-10.
LAKSHMI SEVA SANGHAM (LSS)SOCIETY
The Ayurvedic and Siddha Pharmacy ismanufacturing more than 270 Siddha andAyurvedha medicines worth Rs. 2.5 crores.Special Medicines for Chi-kun-gunya and
SFURTI Project
Minist ry of Micro, Small and MediumEnterprises (MSME), Government of Indiahas sanctioned a project to Lakshmi SevaSangham (LSS) through Khadi and VillageIndust r ies Commiss io n (K&VIC) ,Mumbai. The project cost is Rs. 87 lakhsunder “Scheme of Funds for Regenerationof Traditional Industries” (SFURTI) withthe aim of development of cluster basedherbal industry. Through this schemenearly 600 families got their livelihoodsthrough income generation activities likemedicinal plants collection, cultivation,
Chi- kun- gunyaKit: Nilavembukudineer, sudarsana tablet, karpurathithailam and Narasimha legiyam
Spine flu attracts more purchase ordersfrom the State Government. The qualitycontrol lab was extended at a cost of Rs.5lakhs. T here a re 100 s t a ff membersworking in this unit.
semi-p ro cess ing and market ing. I naddition, the project has a plan to impartt raining to the t ribal community. Thisscheme is imp lement ed in At ho or,Nilakottai, Kodaikanal blocks of Dindiguldist r ict and Andipat t i block of TheniDistrict.
Two new out let s were opened in t hefa rmer s market o f Dind igul andChinnalapat t i. The market ing t eam of
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SFURTI (GSR) have participated in 18exhibitions all over the country. Six skillup gradation and one training programmewere organized for the artisans involved inthe collection and cultivation. Two healthcamps were also organized for generalhealth checkup.
Three Common Facility Centres (CFCs)have been formed under SFURTI. One wasestablished in t he Yethakoil village inAnd ipat t i b lo ck . T he feder at io n haspurchased a land in their name and handedover to SFURTI for the construction ofCFC. The oil ghani with 7.5 HP motor wasinst alled t here. The second CFC wasestablished in LSS premises itself, with asemi aut omat ic Oil (T ha ilam) fillingmachine, Cap sealing machine, shredder,pill making machine, tube filling machine(face cream), HPLC and moisture balancewer e pur chased and ins t alled. Micropu lvar izo r is t o be inst alled inAthilakshmipuram CFC.
Dr. SOUNDRAM TRUST
Dr.Soundram Trust was registered on 26th
February 2009 with t he object ive “toprovide relief to the poor and welfare ofthe economically and soc ia llydisadvantaged or needy women, childrenand others, at the same time undertakingact ivit ies employing them without anyprofit motive”. The Gandhigram Press,Centre for Micro Enterprises and NaturalDyeing unit are under this trust.
Natural Dyeing Unit:
This unit offers training on natural dyeextraction, dye application in differenttypes of fabrics for NGOs, SHG womenand o ther int er es t ed ent repr eneurs .Research work on medicated fabric, eco-friendly garments, making water colourpellets for children are being carried out.Technical and research assistance weregiven to students from NIFT and otherinst it ut ions. Work Orders fo r dyeingclothes in different shades from khadiindus t r y and o t he r agencies wer eundertaken.
Gandhigram Press
With an annual turn over of 12 – 13 lakhspotential, the Gandhigram press carries outprint ing, binding and document sett ingactivities.
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The Village extension activities are thebackbo ne o f t he Gandhigr am Trust .Drawing inspiration from the constructiveprogramme of Gandhiji, we have beenwo rk ing fo r t he past s ix decades ,empowering rural women in socio cultural,economical and political aspects. We havedeveloped several live models in microenterprises and role models of women inempowerment . Some of t he import antactivities are detailed below:
VILLAGE EXTENSION WING:
The Panchaya t leve l wo men SHGfedera t ions o f Gandhig ram andN.Panjampatti was registered as a separateNGO and r ecognised by the St at eGovernment.
World Women’s Day was celebrated on 8th
March 2010 with the theme “Women andthe Indian Law” at Dr.Soundram hall.More than 1000 women participated andHonorable District Judge. Smt.L.Amudhapresided.
Intervention and Involvement
‘Samabandhi Bojanam’ was organised onJanuary 30th 2010 in Kalikkampatti villageto promote communal harmony among allthe communities, in link with District Adhi
Dravidar welfare Department.
St a t e level conso r t ium on Menst r ualHygiene Management was formed to createawareness and to promote sanitary napkinsamong the rural women community andVillage Extension wing is par t of t heconsortium.
Tree saplings plantation (4600) was carriedout t hrough SHGs in all our ser vicevillages in link wit h t he Dist r ictadministration.
A Free Eye Camp was o rganized byAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai for all theGandhigram SHG members on 15 th May2010. More than 250 SHG members gotbenefitted.
One month Tra ining pr ogrammes o nbanana fibre and jut e pr oduc t s wasorganised during February and March 2010for 50 selected SHG women and Loans for16 lakhs to start 4 units were arranged.
Village E xt ensio n wing r eceiveddist ingu ished visit o rs - Go vernmentOfficials, NGO personnel and studentsfrom various parts of the country especiallyfrom Nagaland, Sikkim, Chat t isgarh,Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
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Centre for Micro Enterprises:
This centre provided 12 days EDP trainingto 105 Entrepreneurs in 5 batches underPrime Minister Employment GenerationPro gramme ( PMEGP) scheme. 1 day‘Rura l Engineer ing wo rkshop’ wasconducted for rural art isans, funded by
The project was sanctioned by FAO at a cost ofRs.11,17,900 in the month of June and wasimplemented in villages KamalapuramPerumalkovilpatti, Athilakshmipuram, Athoor,Amalinagar, Chellayipuram, VelangannipuramChettiyapatti, and Oothupatti of Athoor andNilakottai Blocks. The project covered 50 acresunder organic cultivation of under utilized
Karnataka, Delhi and Pondicherry. AJapanese delegation of Govt . officials,Medical people and students also visited.Office bearers of self help groups of 17dist ricts of Tamil Nadu witnessed ourempowerment activities.
KVIC. 3 days training on Areca Palm plates(paaku mattai) making was given to 18t rainees from Dindigul and one fromMaharashtra. Three days Sanitary Napkinmaking- training was given to 25 selectedSHG women sent by various NGOs. 15women from Kolping India- NGO weregiven 5 days training on Masala Powdermanufacturing. The sanitary Napkin unit ofthis centre produces Rs.9,000 worth ofnapkins on an average every month, in thebrand name of RELAX.
FAO – MADP project:
Mr.Raj Ganguly, of Food and AgricultureOrganization, visited Gandhigram on07.05.2010 and invited us to give a project on“Organic cultivation of Medicinal, Aromaticand Dye yielding (MADP) plants in DindigulDistrict”.
MAD plants. Seventy farmers were selectedafter conducting PRA and are growing Tulsi(Osimum sanctum) Vallarai (Centella asiatiaca)Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) Karisalai (Ecliptaalba) Palmarosa (Cymbopoga martinii)Citronella (Cymbopoga winterianus). The mainobjective of the project is to introduce organiccultivation of MADP’s as an alternate sourceof lively hood among the small and marginalfarmers and to create market linkage for theirproduce.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTPROJECTS
The Depar t ment o f Sc ience andTechnology, Govt. of India has sanctionedcore support projects to Gandhigram Trustfo r Innovat ion and developing viableworking technology system and to evolvedemonstrable replicability and enterprisemodels for improving rural livelihoods.
Post Harvest Processing Unit.
Pos t Harves t Fr uit and Vege tableprocessing unit is funct ioning at ruralworkshop campus of Gandhigram Trust.Fruit squashes, amla candy, Jam and jelliesare produced here from locally availablefruits. Steps have been taken to obtain FPOlicense.
Mo dified jacquar d lo oms have beendeveloped for production of khadi towels.Trial production of towels, shirting clothand denim are in progress.
Artificial Limb Research Unit:
Computer designed moulds for foot sizes6, 7, 8 and 9 (both left and right leg) werefina lized aft e r number o f t r ia ls .Parameters for product ion of Tomato
powder from PKM-1 and other varietieswer e t r ied us ing o ur spr ay d r ier. ATechnical paper was presented on thissubject at a National Seminar conducted atCent ra l Inst it ut e o f Crop ProcessingTechnology, Tanjore. We are taking stepsto disseminate this technology to tomatogrowers/ farmers for getting reasonableprice during low market prices.
Awareness Training Programme on Fruitsand Vegetable processing was conductedto Farmers, NGOs and SHG members from14 th April to 21st April 2010. About 75persons attended.
Charkha and Loom Design - Project:
Modified Power operated charkas wereprovided to the spinners in our spinningcentre for comparative study on productionra t e wit h co nvent ional charkas . Theobjective of this activity is to improve theyarn quality; increasing the productivity;ease of operation.
Polypropylene leg parts were produced forcomparative studies with aluminium legswere undert aken. The Object ive is toreduce the weight and make walking easierfor the amputees.
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an automatic pneumatic machine is beingfabricated by the Textiles Department ofKumaraguru College for making babydiapers. Baby diapers with reusable pantieswere also made and sent for trial.
Eco -Friendly Fabric Technologies:
Naturally dyed fabr ic from medicinalplant s and veget able ext ract s likeMyrabolan, Madder, Indigo, Turmeric,Tulsi oil were tried both in lab and fieldt r ials. Shir t ing and chur idar s us ingmedicated khadi fabric were given for fieldtrials. Research and Development work isproceeding for developing natural colourpigments for water colours.
Water and Sanitation Project:
The water and sanitation project is beingimplemented in seven villages of Athoorand Nilako t t a i Ta luks , funded byARGHYAM, Banga lo re . Health andsanit a t ion awareness campaign cumtraining was conducted in the schools andin all the target villages. So far 584 toilets
Baby Diaper/ Sanitary Napkin Unit:
Sanitary Napkins are being made frombamboo wood pulp and other materials. Weget guidance from Rural Upgradat ionTechnology Action Group (RuTAG), IIT-M Chennai. New Dies were designed and
have been constructed under this projectwith the involvement of community andDistrict Rural Development Agency. Thetwo years project ended up in July 2010.The funding agency evaluated the projectsand is satisfied with the work and agreedto extend the project duration.
IRHWM- NABARD PROJECT:
Int egr at ed Rur al Hea lt h and Wast eManagement Project funded by NABARDwere implemented in 13 villages of Athoorblock. 200 soak pit s / was t e wat ermanagement structures were established inKalikkampat t i, Anjugam co lony,Ambathur ai, Ra thnagir i andAlamar at hupa t t i villages . Tr ainingprogrammes on waste water management,Organic farming, vermi composting weregiven and field visits arranged. Root zonefilter technique is adopted in these villages,by planting Canna indica plants in wastewater dissipating areas.
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TdHNL Project, Kadayanallur:
Shanthi School, Sivasailam extended itsservice to the community at KadayanallurBlock by mobilizing the differentlyabledgroups in the year 2009. A three yearsproject funded by Terre des Hommes of
Human Resources Development:
Newly est ablished Human ResourcesDevelopment Department of GandhigramTrust started funct ioning from 1st June2010. Dr.K.Vasugi is the Director andMr.Rajar ajan, CAPART YoungProfessional is assist ing her. Capacitybu ilding, co unselling, t r aining, t eambuilding, co-ordinating, strengthening ofcore committee and study circle are some
Community Bio manure Preparation
Netherlands, at a cost of Rs.91 Lakhs isbeing implemented in this Block to helpand work for the welfare of disabled. 24Panchayats of this Block were surveyed.
The pr o jec t will under t ake med icalassistance to the disabled, people withnervous disorders and would form SHGs,adopt more than 1246 identified disabledpersons and will work in 172 villages inTirunelveli Dist.
Khadi to me is the symbol of units ofIndian humanity of its economic
freedom and equality
-Gandhiji
major responsibilities. Orientation trainingfor the new staff members and SpokenEnglish classes were organised during Julyand August 2010. Counselling was givent o t he So wbhagya illam/ Kas tu rbaSevikashram staff and students.
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WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS
F In asso cia t io n wit h t he Cent ra lInstitute of Medicinal and AromaticPlants (CIMAP) Lucknow, two 1 daytraining programmes were organizedon Medicinal plant s fo r NGOs o fTamilnadu from 21st to 22nd January2010 . CI MAP sc ient is t sDr. Sundar esan, Dr. sas t r i andDr. T. N. Parameswar an gavepr esenta t ions on cult iva t ion,processing, equipments for setting upsmall scale industries
F Two days Wo rkshop o n“Disseminat ion of Natural DyeTechnologies for NGOs” funded byCAPART was organised from 12th to14 th May 2010 at Tyagi Palanichamyhall, Gandhigram.
F A three days workshop on ‘SanitaryNapkin to promote menstrual hygieneamong the rura l women’ wasorganised from 23rd to 25th June 2010,funded by CAPART. Dr.Ketaki Bapat,Scient ist , Office o f t he Pr incipalScient ific Advisor, Govt . of India,inaugura t ed the wo rkshop . Thewor ksho p pa r t ic ipant s reques t edGandhigram Trust to help in setting upsuch units, Training and preparationproject proposals to CAPART, DSTetc.
F Training program on Solid wasteManagement to the SHG members ofChinnalapat t i, Sit hayankot tai,Thadikombu and Vedasandur Townpanchayats were conducted atGandhigram Trust from 23rd March forabout a week.
F Gandhigram Trust organises a one dayworkshop on Rural EngineeringIndustry on 11th March 2010 in link withKVIC, Madurai.. Shri.A.P.Modak, AD ofKVIC inaugurated and gave a lecture onscope of starting Rural EngineeringIndustr ies under PMEGP scheme.Shr i.Rajendran, Principal,Dr.J.C.Kumarappa Institute of RuralTechnologies, T.Kallupatti gave speciallecture.
Staff Training:
F Mrs.Ramuthai and Mrs.Kaleeswariattended 5 days training programme (30-12-09 to 4-01-10) on ‘Sustainabilityoperation and maintenance of watersupply system’ o rganized by KeyResource Centre, Centre for GoodGovernance, Govt . o f India, atUttarkhand Academy of Administration,Nainital.
F Mr.C.Krishnasamy andT.Chandrasekaran attended ManagementDevelopment Programme at S.P.JainInstitute of Management, Mumbai
F Mr.C.Krishnasamy attended a 5 daystraining programme (27th Aug to 31st
Aug) on ‘Organizational Development’organized by India Habitat Centre,New Delhi.
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STAFF REMUNERATION (GROSS YEARLY + BENEFITS) IN RUPEES
Visitors are welcome to visit our Website www.gandhigram.org
Name and address of main Banker : Canara Bank, Gandhigram-624 302 and State Bank of India, Ambathurai 624 302
Name & address of the Auditor : Sri. K.S. NarayanasamyM/S Sundaram & SrinivasanOld No. 8A, New No. 19, Visalakshipuram, Madurai 625 014
Vision : Gandhigram Trust has been conscious ly involv ing in socia l t ransformation an establish and equi tab lesociety. Create sustainable and meaningfu l s tructures to fu lf i l societ ies bas ic need through employmentgeneration and initiate local specific involvement practices to enhances social awareness among all sections of society.
Mission : Providing affordable access to essential services such as health, education etc., Co-c reate knowledge andsk ill wi th local communit ies leveraging thei r t rad it ional s trengths and make these applicable to thei r l ives;Generate employment and livelihood opportunities with a stress on self-management.
DETAIL OF THE BOARD MEMBERSName Age Sex Position on BoardDr. R. Kousalyadevi 78 F Managing TrusteeShri. M.R. Rajagopalan 74 M TrusteeShri. K. Shivakumar 66 M TrusteeDr. SM. Ramasamy 62 M Trustee (ex-officio)Dr. Lalitha Kabilan 64 F Trustee (ex-officio)Shri. L.K.B. Lagumiah 96 M TrusteeDr. G. Pankajam 70 F TrusteeDr. K. Vasugi 58 F TrusteeSister Mythili 62 F TrusteeDr. G. Natchiar 69 F TrusteeDr. M.P. Gurusamy 73 M TrusteeDr. N.S. Sathiyasundari 75 F TrusteeSmt. Sarojini Varadappan 88 F TrusteeSri. S. Sankararaman 47 M TrusteeMs. Shrikirti Mahesh 27 F Trustee � The Board meets thrice during the financial year. Minutes of the Board meeting are documented and circulated. � A Board Rotation Policy exists and is practiced � The Board approves programmes, budgets, annual activity reports and audited financial statements. The Board ensures the organization’s compliance
with laws and regulation.ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY � No remuneration, sitting fees or any other form of compensation has been paid to any Board Member � The following reimbursement have been made to Board Members � Traveling Expenses (to attend Board meetings) : Rs. 796/- � Total cost of International travel : Rs. zero
Less than 6000 23 95 118
6,000 - 10,000 18 39 57
10,000 - 25,000 19 46 65
25,000 - 50,000 14 29 43
50,000 - 1,00,000 2 4 6
Greater than 1,00,000 0 0 0
Slab of gross salary (in Rs.) plusbenefits paid to staff (per month)
Malestaff
Femalestaff
Totalstaff
Head of the organization : (including honorarium) Rs. _____ O ______ per year
Highest paid Full Time regular staff: Rs. 698993 per year
Lowest paid Full Time regular staff : Rs. 6000 per year
COMPLIANCE REPORTIDENTITY� We are registered as a Trust under Indian Trust Act, 1961
� Trust Deed is available on request
� We are registered under Sec. 12A of the Income Tad Act, 1961 and with exemption under 80(G) valid for assessment years 2011-12 and subsquent years,and under Sec 35AC valid up to 2011
� We are registered under FCRA 1976 (FCRA Reg. No. 07594007)
No Trustee is paid for National travel exceptReimbursement on actual basis to attend meetings Rs. 3964/-
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Coordination CommitteeSri Arumugam Member Sri J Anandha Gandhi MemberDr V Balamurugam Member Smt Savithri MemberSelvi K Manoranj itham Member Sri C Krishnasamy ConvenorSmt R Revathi Member
Advisory CommitteeDr R K SivanappanDr Vijay GuptaDr ParangowdaDr MohanrajDr Namperumal SamyDr R RameshShri VasudevjiShri K Shivakumar (Convener)
Grievance Redressal CommitteeShri S Ganesh Consultant ChairpersonShri C Krishnasamy Project MemberMs K Manoranjitham KH MemberDr R Uma LCE MemberMs K V Jeyashree Khadi MemberMs Vijayalakshmi LSS Member
Ex-officio MembersDr SM Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor (GRU) Trustee GandhigramDr Lalitha Kabilan, Director (GIRH & FW Trust) Trustee Gandhigram
Board of TrusteesDr R Kousalyadevi Managing Trustee Gandhigram TrustShri M R Rajagopalan Secretary Gandhigram TrustShri K Shivakumar Treasurer cum Associate Secretary Gandhigram TrustShri L K B Lagumaiah Trustee ChinnalapattiDr G Pankajam Trustee GandhigramSister Mythili Trustee NeyyatinkaraShri S Sankararaman Trustee AyikudiSmt.Sarojini Varadappan Trustee ChennaiDr K Vasugi Trustee GandhigramDr G Natchiyar Trustee MaduraiDr M P Gurusamy Trustee DindigulDr N S Sathiyasundari Trustee GopichettipalayamMs Shree Keerthi Mahesh Trustee Chennai
GANDHIGRAM TRUSTFounders
Late: Dr T S Soundram Late: Dr G Ramachandran
PatronShri M S Swaminathan Agricultural Scientist & Member of Parliament
Finance CommitteeShri M P Vasimalai ChairpersonDr R D Thulasiraj MemberDr Parangowda MemberSelvi K S Neela MemberDr R Kousalya Devi MemberShri M R Rajagopalan MemberShri K Shivakumar MemberShri C Krishnasamy Member
Audit CommitteeShri S Sankararaman ChairpersonShri Ganesh MemberShri N Srinivasan MemberShri K Shivakumar MemberShri S Gunasekaran Member
Gandhigram has obtained approval from the Govt. of India under section 35(AC) under reference No. 1275 (E) dated 4th June 2008.
Under this rule all donations towards Corpus Fund is eligible for 100% tax exemption under Income Tax Act.
Gandhigram Trust has also obtained approval under Section 80 (G) vide C.No. 102/128/CIT II/1976-77 dated 15-09-2010.
