Our History | Nirman Trust

SCAD-Nirman founded by Dr. Cletus Babu working with 5 villages in Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli, South India
Formed 35 women’s groups

Nutritional biscuits made for school children to minimize nutritional deficiency and increase learning capacity
A school started for the special needs of special children with multiple disabilities – physical/ mental challenges, cerebral palsy & autism – ‘Anbu Illam’ (Abode of Love)

KVK (Krishi Vighyan Kendra -Farm Science Centre) ICAR Government of India unit was opened in Vagaikulam, Tuticorin
An Industrial Training Institute, Polytechnic College and Community College in Cheranmahadevi opened to diversify educational opportunities

Started a higher education college to provide vocational training for rural youth communities
Total membership of women self-help group members hits 36,617

Started another Industrial Training Centre at Vagaikulam & Engineering College in Cheranmahadevi
Good Shepherd school was opened in Tuticorin

Relief measures to the Tsunami villages in Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Cuddalore and Tirunelveli districts

Dr. Cletus Babu received the award for “Outstanding Social Entrepreneurship” by the Confederation of Indian Industry & Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in recognition of visionary, pragmatic and courageous contributions that significantly improve the state of the world’s people
Received the ‘Best Self Help Group’ award from the Tamil Nadu Government
College of Education started at Cheranmahadevi
The teachers’ training institute was opened at Cheranmahadevi.
Environmental protection activities were initiated including Tree planting, Kitchen gardens, Ooranie formation and De-silting, Rainwater harvesting, Biochar initiatives and Carbon sequestration.

The first wind turbine was erected
More than 100 women self-help group members are elected as local village presidents, ward members or councilors
Polytechnic college was started at Tharuvai, Tirinelveli, South India

The then President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited SCAD for the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Conference and inaugurated a new building at FX
The Ortho and Prosthetic unit and training centre was opened at Cheranmahadevi

A dispensary and community hall was built for those affected by leprosy
Started St. Mother Teresa Engineering College, Tuticorin and SCAD Engineering College, Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli

Introduced the first mobile clinic van, a fully furnished vehicle to provide treatment and therapy to the differently abled living in distant Villages
Celebrated the Silver Jubilee Year of SCAD-Nirman; the Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. Surjit Singh Barnala released the book ‘Empowering the Disadvantaged’
Vanakkam India – a Tamil daily newspaper was started

Started SCAD World School and SCAD Institute of Technology, Palladam, Coimbatore

SCAD Rehabilitation Centre and Special education teachers’ training, were started at Ponnakudi

Grand official launch of Dynamic Scientific Research & Technologies (DSRT), for the development of Applied Sciences for academic institutions to participate and derive value from industrial research and for migration of contemporary technologies.