Activities
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Kasturba Hospital
HISTORY : Avvai Rural Medical Service was started in 1943 in Pappanchavadi, near Adayar, Chennai by the well known social worker late Dr.T.S.Soundram. In 1947 it was shifted to Chinnalapatti where it started functioning as Kasturba Maternity Home.In 1952 it had a capacity of 22 beds Kasturba Hospital was shifted from Chinnalapatti to its present …
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Other Rural Technology Projects
Completed projects on agricultural extension Field Demonstration and Dissemination of composting technologies for small farmers and SHG supported by CAPART, Hyderabad, this project was undertaken in10 villages covering 100 farmers and 11 SHGs. Medicinal Plants Nursery In the recent past, the demand for medicinal plants has increased in big way. nursery has been established for …
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Dr. Soundram Trust
In memory of the founder of Gandhigram, Dr. Soundram Trust was started on February 26, 2009. The Gandhigram Press, which was under Lakshmi Seva Sangham since 1977 has been brought under this new trust on the date of registration. The Trust was started with the objectives of Relief to the poor Relief of economically and …
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Rural Technology
Centre for Excellence in Rural Development: The importance of involving voluntary organisations in the socio-economic development of rural people has been accepted at all levels. The greatest advantage is that it ensures people’s participation at various stage of planning, project formulations and implementation of programmes. There has however, been a major problem ensuring continuous flow …
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Agricultural Extension
The agricultural extension work of the Gandhigram Trust is managed by a staff of 5 well qualified professionals. They implement village extension activities related to sustainable agriculture, medicinal plants and watershed. They are maintaining an experimental farm (total extent of 25 acres) and a demo garden in the Gandhigram campus for medicinal plants. Traditional water …
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Village Extension
Vision: Extending Services to Empower the Community Mission: Promoting community based organization (CBOs) Addressing social and economic issues as enunciated by Mahatma Gandhi Promoting and Strengthening Capacity building activities and livelihood programmes Preparing people for climate change Ensuring people’s participation in all the development programmes Developing and disseminating replicable models for rural people in the …
November 17 2011