SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
Kattankulathur under its Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 scheme inaugurated the welfare
activities on 03.02.2022 for adopted villages under the SRMIST-UBA perennial assistance fund.
The inaugural ceremony at SRMIST’s adopted village Pattaravakkam was presided
over by Chengalpattu District Collector Mr. A.R. Rahul Nath I.A.S.
SRMIST’s Associate Director (Campus Life) /
Nodal Officer, UBA-SRMIST, Dr. V. Thirumurugan, welcomed the gathering. He
presented a report on the welfare activities done in the villages adopted by
SRM -UBA in the year 2021.
The event was presided over by SRMIST’s
Deputy Registrar, Dr. D. Antony Ashok Kumar. In his address he emphasized the
importance of the contribution of higher education institutions in rural
development. He assured that SRMIST would definitely support the development of
the adopted villages through various health activities, technological
interventions, agricultural product development, entrepreneurship development
programs and school science teaching.
The District Collector encouraged the
villagers to actively participate and benefit from welfare and training
activities. He urged higher education institutions to involve students and
teachers in the guidelines for compulsory village service and village
advancement.
Panchayat Council President Mrs. D.S. Durga
Selvaraj, Vice President Mr. BS Raman, Panchayat Secretary Ms. Lokeswari,
Headmaster of the school, students and villagers attended the function.
Special invitees were Dr. Vimala Rani of
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Wilderness, and Dr. Gayathri Subbaiah, Assistant
Professor, who spoke with the women present at the meeting. They address on how
the women community can engage in entrepreneurial activities, especially in the
production of value-added dairy products and vermicompost.
Sapling planting program was carried out by
the Collector in front of the Grama Niladhari Center in Pattaravakkam.
Parivendhar
Eight students were awarded scholarships
under the Free Education Scheme for SRM-UBA Adopted Village Students.
Apart from this there was distribution of science learning kits to adopted villages, training programs for the betterment of the lives of the villagers, Vermicompost preparation and mushroom cultivation, E-Marketing promotion, value added dairy products and marketing, training of tailoring and handicrafts and training for Yoga and mental health.
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