Membership in Government Agencies:

• NCLP, Trichy
• Block level Monitoring Committee for Public Distribution System
• School Development Committee

Proposed Assignments for the Future:

• Establishing a residential school for working children to liberate them from the clutches of child labour.
• Promoting Children’s Parliaments in all the target villages for the development of rural children.
• Ensuring democratic principles and governance by people within gem workers’ organisations, women federation, youth federation and farmers’ federation,
• Strengthening micro credit programme, rural bank and IGP among women and youth as part of economic empowerment.
• Enlarging the base and scope of organic farming among small and marginal farmers.
• Demonstrating a model organic agricultural farm.
• Having a Community Resource Centre for capacity building and skill training among children, youth, disabled and women.
• Networking with Village Resource Centres in all the villages,
• Involving in HIV/AIDS prevention and care and support activities,
• Making total sanitation in the project area,
• Propagation of Naturopathy,
• Constructing low cost houses for the underprivileged and the marginalised,

Acknowledgements:

VDC acknowledges the valuable supports rendered by various agencies, institutions, NGOs, networks, individuals and the persons closely associated with VDC, its members, and staff.  Therefore, let us express our sincere gratitude to

• TROCAIRE, Ireland,
• Rastriya Mahila Kosh, New Delhi,
• ECLOF India, Chennai
• CHEERS, District Collector's Office, Trichy,
• DRDA, Trichy,
• Tamilnadu Corporation of Women Development, Trichy,
• PEACE Trust, Dindigal
• Central Board of Workers Education, Trichy
• Labour Department, Trichy.
• Agriculture Department, Mannachanallur

We also thank our Auditor, well-wishers, Government Officials, Resource Persons, members of Trade Unions and Self Help Groups, Students, Mass Media, members of VDC, its staff and many others who have contributed some way or other to accomplish the above tasks for the betterment of the target groups during the reporting period.