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Vidyathi Welfare Society (VWS) is situated at Abhoyanagr, Agartala, Sadar Sub-Division of West Tripura District of Tripura. It is approximately 02 kilometers away from the capital of Tripura, Agartala.
Vidyarthi Welfare Society is one of the NGOs of Tripura. The institute started its journey with 110 nos. ST Madhyamik Drop-Out student. At present the institute have 7(seven) residential hostel setup at four Sub-Division, like Sadar Sub-Division-3 nos., Bishalgarh Sub-Division -2 nos., Kamalpur Sub-Division -1 no and Kanchanpur Sub-Division -1 no. The academic administration of the centre is supervised by the Directorate of Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Tripura. The academic curricula and examinations are regulated by Tripura Board of Secondary Education.
GENESIS:
Vidyarti Welfare Society had started its journey to meet the emerging need of students and local people. The establishment of Non Government Organization in Abhoynagar, Agartala, Tripura is the culmination of the dream of establishing a Residential Hostel cum Coaching Centre of the people of Tripura. The NGO began its journey in 2001 in purely private initiative by a group of people who valued higher education and wanted the student of Poor family of SC, ST and RM to attend Residential Hostel and coaching centre in Abhoynagar, Agartala itself because of the high costs involved in studying another institute. Like all other good initiatives, this effort also experienced various ups and downs. By 2002 the Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Tripura had come to the decision that a construction may be allotted to the NGO land to start a Residential Hostel at Lalsingmura,Bishalgarh,Sub-Division.But the efforts went no further. The Residential Coaching Centre namely Vidyarthi Welfare Society was established in 01st August, 2002 with a humble beginning with 35 students and 5 nos.Teachers.
ABOUT US:
BACKGROUND:
Vidyarthi Welfare Societywas formed in 2001 and registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, Registration No: 3672 with an aim to develop the Tribal people with special focus on Women, Backwards Tribal Students and bring empowerment in the process. The main focus area is Livelihood & Income generation, Food security, Health sustainability.
Since its inception it has been working with Tribal people of North East India, advocating social commitment with people oriented planning and action for lasting social change.
As an organization namely Vidyarthi Welfare Society is an active NGO in the state namely Tripura that has brought a lot of changes and benefits and services to the villagers and at the same time has organized many grassroots NGOs with careful and systematic approach towards successful programmers'. Today the organization has grown as a matured and highly experienced.
The Head office is situated at Abhoynagar, Agartala, Tripura West .The organization has an Executive Committee a group of 7 members from different location of Tripura state and North East region and also a strong Advisory Council. The day to day functions are managed by a group of professionals enriched with experience and exposure from various Govt. / Semi-Govt. organization.
Vidyarthi Welfare Society at a Glance:
Name of NGO |
Vidyarthi Welfare Society |
Registration No |
3674/2001 |
Registered Address |
Abhoynagar, Agartala, Tripura West. |
Date of Establishment |
21st March, 2001 |
Location of the Hostel |
Urban & Rural |
Affiliation |
Tribal Welfare Department, Govt. of Tripura. |
Status of Affiliation |
Residential Hostel |
Type of Coaching Centre |
Co-education Centre |
Time of Functioning of the Centre |
Day & night |
Management of the Centre |
NGO |
Campus |
Own |
Number of Programmes Offered |
5 |
Number of Faculties |
5 |
No. of Residential Coaching Centre |
7 |
Number of Enrolled Students |
210 |
(Male = 133, Female = 77 ) |
|
Number of Teachers |
40 |
(Permanent = 05,Temporary = 35) |
|
Administrative Staff |
13 |
(Male = 10, Female = 03 ) |
|
Number of NSS Volunteers |
10 |
Books in the Library |
101 |
GENESIS:
Vidyarti Welfare Society had started its journey to meet the emerging need of students and local people. The establishment of Non Government Organization in Abhoynagar, Agartala, Tripura is the culmination of the dream of establishing a Residential Hostel cum Coaching Centre of the people of Tripura. The NGO began its journey in 2001 in purely private initiative by a group of people who valued higher education and wanted the student of Poor family of SC, ST and RM to attend Residential Hostel and coaching centre in Abhoynagar, Agartala itself because of the high costs involved in studying another institute. Like all other good initiatives, this effort also experienced various ups and downs. By 2002 the Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Tripura had come to the decision that a construction may be allotted to the NGO land to start a Residential Hostel at Lalsingmura,Bishalgarh,Sub-Division.But the efforts went no further. The Residential Coaching Centre namely Vidyarthi Welfare Society was established in 01st August, 2002 with a humble beginning with 35 students and 5 nos.Teachers.
VISION:
Inclusive education for all inculcating highest human values, professionalism and scientific enquiry to all sections of students including scheduled tribes, scheduled castes, other backward communities, minorities and with special emphasis on female students is the vision of the Residential Hostel and Coaching centre.
LEGAL STATUS:
The Organization Registered with SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860,
REGISTRATION NO: 3672/2001, GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA.
PAN Card No. AAAAV9359G
OBJECTIVES:
» To provide free education facilities to Children’s belonging to ST, SC, RM and poor family.
» To stop child labor and provide education to these children’s.
» To provide free helpline assistance to the students & student family.
» To launch an anti-corruption campaign against corrupt officials of various department and demand legal proceedings against them.
» To promote Information collaborations and Constructive communication between NGOs, to develop effective partnership with each other.
» Capacity building of grassroots level NGOs, social workers through free online resources and information on a single platform.
» Sharing of ideas among NGOs and development agents.
» To create Mass Movement on water conservation.
» To train SHG, Village Council Member, Village Youths, Govt. Servant.
» Sensitizes them about the need of water conservation.
» To disseminate information regarding the ongoing Govt. programme to create awareness.
» Help NGOs in their fund-raising efforts.
» Provide more options before Funding Agencies to select the right choice of organization to support and work with.
ACHIEVEMENT REPORT:
YEAR |
NAME OF SUB-DIVISION |
NAME OF UNIT |
ENROLLED STUDENT |
STUDENT APPEARING |
STUDENT PASSED |
PASS PERCENTAGE ON ENROLLED |
PASS PERCENTAGE ON APPEARING |
2002-2003 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
34 |
34 |
20 |
58.82% |
58.82% |
2003-2004 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
35 |
35 |
22 |
62.86% |
62.86% |
SADAR |
UNIT=II |
48 |
48 |
35 |
72.92% |
72.92% |
|
BISHALGARGH |
UNIT=I |
25 |
25 |
16 |
64.00% |
64.00% |
|
2004-2005 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
60 |
60 |
48 |
80.00% |
80.00% |
SADAR |
UNIT=II |
35 |
35 |
20 |
57.14% |
57.14% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=I |
35 |
30 |
18 |
51.43% |
60.00% |
|
2005-2006 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
45 |
43 |
35 |
77.78% |
81.40% |
SADAR |
UNIT=II |
45 |
37 |
21 |
46.67% |
56.76% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=I |
30 |
25 |
19 |
63.33% |
76.00% |
|
2006-2007 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
45 |
40 |
26 |
57.78% |
65.00% |
SADAR |
UNIT=II |
45 |
39 |
29 |
64.44% |
74.36% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=I |
40 |
35 |
22 |
55.00% |
62.86% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=II |
20 |
20 |
12 |
60.00% |
60.00% |
|
2007-2008 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
45 |
41 |
31 |
68.89% |
75.61% |
SADAR |
UNIT=II |
45 |
42 |
26 |
57.78% |
61.90% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=I |
31 |
28 |
20 |
64.52% |
71.43% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=II |
20 |
19 |
15 |
75.00% |
78.95% |
|
2008-09 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
36 |
36 |
21 |
58.33% |
58.33% |
SADAR |
UNIT=II |
40 |
40 |
23 |
57.50% |
57.50% |
|
SADAR |
UNIT=III |
25 |
25 |
14 |
56.00% |
56.00% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=I |
20 |
20 |
12 |
60.00% |
60.00% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=II |
20 |
20 |
14 |
70.00% |
70.00% |
|
2009-10 |
SADAR |
UNIT=I |
35 |
32 |
21 |
60.00% |
65.63% |
SADAR |
UNIT=II |
32 |
27 |
17 |
53.13% |
62.96% |
|
SADAR |
UNIT=III |
25 |
21 |
14 |
56.00% |
66.67% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=I |
20 |
20 |
12 |
60.00% |
60.00% |
|
BISHALGARH |
UNIT=II |
20 |
18 |
10 |
50.00% |
55.56% |
|
TOTAL STUDENT: |
956 |
895 |
593 |
62.03% |
66.26% |
Our New Projects:
PROJECT PROPOSAL BY : VIDYARTHI WELFARE SOCIETY, ABHOYNAGAR, AGARTALA, TRIPURA WEST.
REGISTRATION : 3674/2001
NAME OF PROJECT: Creation of a Computer Training Centre for the Low Income Students.
NAME OF NGO OF IMPLEMENTATION : VIDYARTHI WELFARE SOCIETY
Country of Implementation : TRIPURA. (WEST TRIPURA DISTRICT)
Title of the Action : Access for ALL
Sponsors :
Local Partner :
Total Cost of the Action : RS.16.445 LAKHS.
Background:
Vidyarthi Welfare Societywhich has been actively involved in social activities during the past Ten years, is going to implement this projectVidyarthi Welfare Society was formed in 2001 and registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, Registration No: 3672 with an aim to develop the Tribal people with special focus on Women, Backwards Tribal Students and bring empowerment in the process. The main focus area is Educational Development, Livelihood & Income generation, Food security, Health sustainability.
Since its inception it has been working with Tribal people of North East India, advocating social commitment with people oriented planning and action for lasting social change.
As an organization namely Vidyarthi Welfare Society is an active NGO in the state namely Tripura that has brought a lot of changes and benefits and services to the villagers and at the same time has organized many grassroots NGOs with careful and systematic approach towards successful programmers'. Today the organization has grown as a matured and highly experienced.
The Head office is situated at Abhoynagar, Agartala, Tripura West .The organization has an Executive Committee a group of 7 members from different location of Tripura state and North East region and also a strong Advisory Council. The day to day functions are managed by a group of professionals enriched with experience and exposure from various Govt. / Semi-Govt. organization.
Recently, Vidyarthi Welfare Society decided to establish a equipped computer Training Centre that will give the opportunity to low income students to get the basic computer education for free.
Objectives:
The general objective of the project is to provide free computer education to low income students of West Tripura District. More Specifically the selected students will be given a free Training of Basic Computer education under the guidance of experienced Computer Trainers.
Target Group:
The direct beneficiaries of the project include low-income students from West Tripura District aged between 6-34 years. The low-income students will be selected from schools in West Tripura District. A selection mechanism will be implemented to select low-income students from schools with the co-ordination of the principals of schools.
Affronted Problems:
Computer Literacy in Tripura still remains in a very minimum level at present. Also still only 12% of the country population has access to the internet. Therefore there is a greater need in Tripura to make opportunities for the students to receive computer education. However most of the students are not in a position to gain the computer knowledge due to the cost involved in buying computers etc.
Also except for few major schools, most of the schools do not have computer labs in their schools. However a basic computer literacy is compulsory qualification when a person looks for job.
Expected Results:
The Project wishes to raise Computer knowledge among the low-income students in west Tripura District a Computer Training Program to Students.
More Concretely...
>> A fully equipped computer Training Centre will be established which could accommodate forty students once.
>> An Internet café will be opened for public for a very cheap prize in order to motivate the people to access the Internet and guarantee a minimum maintenance income for the center.
>> Students who excel in the course will be given opportunity to teach with an allowance paid.
>> Every student will be given a certificate after completion of the course approved by the Vocational Training Ministry.
How You Can Contribute to This Project:
The costs of the project basically consist of two parts. One is the cost for the Building and the other one is for the cost for the Equipments. The plan of the building and the costs of the materials needed for the building are attached and also the rough estimate of the cost for the equipments is attached.
Sl.No. |
Items |
Price per unit (Rs.) |
No. of items needed (Nos.) |
Total cost (Rs.) |
1 |
Computers |
26000.00 |
40 |
10,40,000.00 |
2 |
Computer tables |
3500.00 |
40 |
1,40,000.00 |
3 |
Computer chairs |
3500.00 |
40 |
1,40,000.00 |
4 |
Printers |
6500.00 |
2 |
13,000.00 |
5 |
Fax machine |
6500.00 |
1 |
6,500.00 |
6 |
Photocopy machine |
60000.00 |
1 |
60,000.00 |
7 |
Initial networking setup labor cost |
15000.00 |
1 |
15,000.00 |
8 |
Wood cupboards |
3500.00 |
2 |
7,000.00 |
9 |
Computer books |
20000.00 |
1 |
20,000.00 |
10 |
Land phones |
5000.00 |
2 |
10,000.00 |
11 |
Projectors |
55000.00 |
2 |
1,10,000.00 |
12 |
Whiteboards |
4500.00 |
4 |
18,000.00 |
13 |
Book shelves |
6000.00 |
2 |
12,000.00 |
14 |
Router |
35000.00 |
1 |
35,000.00 |
15 |
Network cables |
5000.00 |
1 |
5,000.00 |
16 |
Wood tables |
6500.00 |
2 |
13,000.00 |
17 |
Total cost |
- |
- |
16,44,500.00 |
(Rupees sixteen lakhs forty four thousand five hundred) only.
(NILKANTA SINHA)
Secretary
Vidyarthi Welfare Society
Abhoynagar,Agartala,Tripura West.
Web site: www.vidyarthiws.org
Email: info@vidyarthiws.org, Sinha_nilkanta@yahoo.co.in
Contract no:+919862219291, +919856088576
NETWORKING & ADVOCACY:
We have got a very strong networking with the Govt. and Non-Govt. organization for their infrastructure and faculty support Such as:
» TW, Department, Govt.of Tripura.
» R.D. Department, Govt.of Tripura.
» RESW Society, Abhoynagar.
» MW Society, Abhoynagar.
FACULTY:
The day to day functions and work are managed by a group of professionals enriched with experience and exposure from various Govt. and Semi-Govt. organization.
» At present we have 12 Nos. of office staff.
» 30 Nos. of Faculty (Part time).
» We hire the faculty from different organization time to time as per the need.
INSPECTION REPORT: (Click any Report to Display in Large Size)
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Inspection Report EW |
Inspection Report DWO |
Inspection Report SDWO SRD |
OUR ACTIVITIES:
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME:
» Madhyamik Drop-out Residential coaching centre for ST poor and remote areas student.
» Special Coaching Centre in core subject for ST, SC & RM Student for Class-I to XII.
Number of Students for the Academic Session 2010-11 |
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Sub_Division |
Name of Scheme |
Total Number of Students |
Scheduled Tribes |
Scheduled Castes |
Other Backward Communities |
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Girls |
Boys |
Total |
Girls |
Boys |
Total |
Girls |
Boys |
Total |
Girls |
Boys |
Total |
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Sadar |
MDO |
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