Reddy Jana Sang Ham

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Established in 1920 AC at Madras as a not-for-profit organization forsocial and educational advancement of the community

Every community has a responsibility to its poor first


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The Founders

The Initiative was taken by

Shri Nayani Venkata Ranga Rao Bahadur,Rajasaheb of Munagala Cuttamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, famous as

Sir CR Reddy

Kotireddigari Kotireddy of Cuddapah


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Rai Bahadur S. Venkat Reddy of Bollaram

K. Adinarayan Reddy of Allur, Nellore district

Bezawada Chandrasekhara Reddy of Nellore

District

Malladi Sathi Reddy of East Godavari District

E.V. Sundar Reddy of Madras

Other members of the foundingcommittee


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Among its illustrious members..

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former CM of AP andSpeaker, Loksabha

Bezawada Gopal Reddy, former CM andUnion Minister

Raja Rameshwar Rao of Wanaparthy

Pingali Venkata Rama Reddy of Warangal

Valivedu Narasimha Reddy of Chittoor BP Sesha Reddy of Kurnool

Many other Reddys of some social standing


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Twin Objectives

To integrate different sects into onecommunity (there were 10 major and several

sub sects in those days)

To make available financial assistance by wayof scholarships to the poor and needystudents of the Community


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Early History

Since inception in 1920, the Sangham hadfunctioned from Madras till 1956 when the Hqrs.

was moved to Hyderabad

Hundreds of poor and deserving boys and girlswere awarded scholarships over the years

The beneficiaries were from all parts of the

State - Telengana, Rayalaseema & CoastalAndhra; Tamilnadu and Karnataka


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Among the early beneficiaries

O Pulla Reddy of the ICS who served in the MadrasPresidency and finally became the first Chief

Secretary of Andhra Pradesh A. Guruva Reddy of Medak district, Communist leader

and former MLA

Late M. Balwanth Reddy, Professor in Economics whoserved as Director/Principal, Administrative Staff

College of India Late M. Ramagopal Reddy, Trade Union Leader and

Member Parliament from Nizamabad District

Late Dr. D. Bapu Reddy, Internationally knownAgricultural Scientist of Medak District


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Sri V. Malakonda Reddy, Engineer and Educationist

Dr. D. Bhaskar Reddy, former Director, Medical Services

Dr. L. Bhasker Reddy, former Supdt., Osmania GeneralHospital

Smt. Dr. P. Mahalakshmi, President of the Reddy JanaSangham, former Commissioner of A.P. Vaidya VidhanaParishan & formerly Physician to Prime Minister of India

Dr. J. Bapu Reddy, IAS (Retd.) and Telugu Poet

Sri O. Bhaskar Reddy, IPS (Retd.) and

Among the early beneficiaries(Contd.)

scores of distinguished professionals both inside and outsidethe country many of whom now help the Sangham withcontributions in gratitude


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Centenary not faraway

The Sangham is shortly (10 years fromnow) to complete a century of service

to the community Time to take stock of its activities and

redefine the priorities for the secondcentury


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The Sangham succeeded in integratingdifferent sects among Reddys into onestrong community; this has enabled thecommunity to make an impact in various

fields, particularly in politics

Of the two objectives set forthe Sangham


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Reaching out to the poor andneedy

Though the Sangham has helpedmany poor and needy students, whathas been done falls far short of whatneeds to be done!


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Reachingout

Many poor and deserving students arenot given scholarships for want of funds

Lucky ones who secure scholarships areto be content with modest amounts


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Only education can empower the poor

The poor Reddy boys and girls look up to theSangham for support

Number of applications has been increasing fromyear to year

Education, the key initiative


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Applications received for Scholarshipsfrom 2001-02 to 2007-08

Year Number ofApplications received

2001-02 300

2002-03 715

2003-04 830

2004-05 918

2005-06 976

2006-07 1020

2007-08 1050

2008-09 1070

2009-10 1127


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Education

Substantial Corpus Fund is required tomeet the requirements

To make some impact the Sangham hasto have at its disposal at least Rs.100 mby 2010

Presently, the Sangham has onlyRs.20m at its disposal


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The growth of the Corpus Fund has beenslow and does not reflect the recent

prosperity of the community

Education


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Scholarships Sanctioned & Corpus Fund

from 2001-02 to 2008-09Year No. of Amount Corpus fund

Scholarships given disbursed Rs. in Rs.

2001-2002 114 5,89,100 50,13,023

2002-2003 115 5,80,000 1,06,46,125

2003-2004 82 4,25,000 1,15,56,125

2004-2005 141 7,26,000 1,25,56,125

2005-2006 194 10,05,000 1,52,27,199

2006-2007 245 12,84,000 1,69,69,491

2007-2008 277 15,15,000 1,95,02,389

2008-2009 300 16,89,000 2,19,31,801

Perceptible growth is seen only during the past 6 years. This is theperiod headed by two women presidents, Dr. C. Vasundhara Deviand Dr. P. Mahalakshmi and their team of Committee Members.


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Scholarship Schemes -an overview

Scholarships are presently given only tostudents pursuing professional courses

For want of funds bright youngsters pursuingcareers in sports, arts etc are left out

We can disburse only 250 to 300 scholarships

though the number of applicants is more than1000


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Scholarships

Scholarship Assistance

Medical Students : Rs.8000/- p.a. Engineering Students : Rs.6000/- p.a. Others : Rs.4000/- p.a.

Many deserving students are notgiven scholarships for want of funds


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Sponsorship

RJS has Sponsorship scheme also in addition toraising the corpus through lump sum donations.

Individuals can sponsor one or more students atthe rate of Rs.8000/- for a Medical student andRs.6000/- for an Engineering student for a periodof four years.

As of now about 35 students are helped underSponsorship program over the past three years.


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Reddy Jana Sangha Foundation (USA)

Non-profit Tax exemp organisation in the USA It is an extension and expansion of Reddy Jana Sangham,

Hyderabad, India created outside India to carry forward thePhilosophy of founding fathers by Dr. K. Narasimha Reddy

Mission: To bring social change and promote well being of thecommunity

To dedicate itself to provide education with dignity & honour and

enlighten the impoverished youth of the community Vision: To build an endowment to fulfill its mission of promoting

academic excellence of the impoverished and deserving youth ofthe community.


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The RJS Foundation USA contributed the

following funds to RJS, Hyderabad during thepast seven years for sanction of scholarships

2001-02 Rs.3,47,538/-

2002-03 Rs.1,84,688/-

2003-04 Rs.3,67,751/-

2004-05 Rs.1,97,389/-

2005-06 Rs.2,19,818/-

2006-07 Rs.3,04,610/-2007-08 Rs.3,03,487/-

2008-09 Rs.3,36,502/-

2009-10 Rs.2,32,042/-


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Winners and Losers

Though the Community has apparently prospered,for every one that has moved forward, at least

three are left behind

Those who have advanced in life have aresponsibility to those left behind.

We have to aim at a win-win situation


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New Challenges

Reddys are no longer a predominantly land-holding community

Various legislations affecting rural landholdingshave compelled large scale migration to theurban areas

The youth of the community have now to

compete for new professions


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New Challenges

Rural youth have to be enabled to acquire skillsrequired for urban professions

Counselling the youth about the newopportunities and supporting them to acquire thenecessary skills is an urgent necessity

The Sangham could not take the initiative for

want of funds


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A wider charter for the secondcentury

To establish affiliate centers of RJS in every district

To provide scholarships for all the deserving andneedy students

To substantially increase the scholarship assistance(suggestions welcome)

To establish community facilities like Senior CitizenHomes and Working Women's Hostels

To commission studies and publish literature ofinterest to the community


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Empower the Sangham to do itall and more

The Sangham looks forward to yourparticipation and help in a big way.

We are not moving forward fast enough. At thispace, we will certainly be left behind!


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How can you help?

By your association and generous help in one of thesecategories

BenefactorRs.5 lakhs or US$15,000 & abovePatronRs.1 lakh or US$ 3000 & aboveMaharajaposhakaRs.25000 or US$1000 and above

RajaposhakaRs.10,000 or US$250PoshakaRs.5000 or US$100MemberRs.3000 or US$100


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Let us join hands to help the pooramong us!

Many extremists are Reddy boys and theirvictims are also Reddys. This sense ofalienation has come about because we havenot taken care of the poor among us!

Surely we shall not allow the situation to

continue


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Let us keep this century old institutiongoing for the good of the community!

Let us associate ourselves with it andstrengthen it!

Thank youfor your attention and patience

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