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1200 families are lifted above the poverty line till June, 2009. |
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More than 700 families are made self-reliant by gainful employment. |
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80 Self Help Groups are formed and given training, demonstration and revolving fund both by SSSPT and the Government linking them with nationalised bank. |
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2 Sericulture farmers clubs have been formed and trained. |
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1200 marginal farmers are given vermin-compost and 200 members are given earthworms for vermin-composting free of cost. Total cost of the materials supplied is more than Rs.1100,000/- till March, 2008. |
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60 physically handicapped (challenged) youth are given training in computer, tailoring, embroidery and candle-making. 80 physically disabled people are given revolving fund of Rs.7500/- each totalling Rs. 600,000/- for livelihood development activities from Nagapattinam Tsunami-affected area. |
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80 visibly disabled people are given food, clothes and money thrice during this year. |
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Facilitated 14 students from various departments of the local Gandhipuram Rural University to complete their project work prior to post-graduation and M.Phil. |
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A model organization to be replicated for integrated rural development activities. |
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28 persons have been given direct employment throughout the year. |
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440 persons have been given casual jobs for over hundred days a year through Government and Non Governmental development schemes. |
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740 young persons have been given training in agro based and self reliant activities. |
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65 school going children have been given material and educational help. |
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Rs. 7,73,000/- have been spent on tsunami relief. |
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Rs. 60,00,000/- have been spent on infrastructural permanent assets. |
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Rs. 2,64,000/- is spent annually as remuneration to permanent employees. |
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Rs. 72,000/- is spent annually as remuneration to casual labourers. |
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326 kilograms of raw silk and 2300 square meters of premium silk cloth have been produced in the first year itself. |
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1030 is the total persons given training till the end of March 2007. |
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78 farmers have changed over to eco friendly organic farming methods as a direct result of the training programmes. |
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740 marginal farmers were given Vermi compost and Earthworms for Vermi-composting free of cost valued at Rs.5,20,000/- till 31st March 2008. |
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958 Families have been lifted above the poverty line. |
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550 Families have been made self reliant by gainful employment. |
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45 SHGs have been formed and trained. |
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2 Sericulture farmers clubs have been formed and trained. |
| Awards and Recognitions : |
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SSSPT is unique in the formulation and implementation of integrated eco-friendly rural development activities, being recognised as the only institution of this category in the whole of South India. In recognition of its achievements, SSSPT has received in the following awards and honours: |
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Best NGO award by the Central Silk Board, Govt. of India during the year of women in sericulture 1994-95 from Tamilnadu State. |
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Identified as a nodal centre for sericulture and vermin-culture by the Department of Bio-technology, Govt. Of India. |
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Attained the status of a training and demonstration centre for soil-to-silk under one roof and integrated organic farming approved by the Central Silk Board, Govt. of India. |
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A reference centre for vermin-composting to the Khadi and village industries Commission, Govt. of India Madurai region. |
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An ideal place for exposure to students of agriculture, horticulture and home science. |
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Recognized natural silk manufacturing unit up to fabric level. |
