184/21-C,Jaya nagar, Tiruvallur - 602 001

Tele: 04116-62607 TeleFax – 04116- 65609. E-mail : bharathitrust@yahoo.com

To

Asha Volunteers

Tamil nadu.

Dear Asha Friends,

Greetings from Bharathi Trust.

Sub : Request for Financial assistance towards Information Technology for Irula

Tribes . - proposal regarding.

We are a non-profit development organisation working for the cause of upliftment and empowerment of Irula Tribal communities living in the interior pockets of Thiruvallur district.

Since 1990 we have been working among the Irula communities in more than 60 villages spreading over 5 Taluks of the District.We have been conducting a number of development programmes (ie) Sangam formation, Awareness camps and Campaigns, Liaison work with government for obtaining development schemes, Day care services, Motivation centres for eradication of child labour etc.

As such, in order to help the poor and illiterate of Irula Tribal communities to have access to Information Technology and providing job opportunity by establishing a Systematic project. we fervently make this appeal with a strong confidence that may your goodself and your esteemed organisation be kindly consider our proposal favourably and accord sanction of the funds. Kindly refer to the project proposal enclosed herewith.

Thanking you in anticipation

With kind regards.

Yours sincerely

For Bharathi Trust

Mrs.Siddamma

(Managing Trustee)

Introduction

Irulas are a tribe who were forest dwellers and snake and rat catchers. This is no longer their means of living, and over the years due to forest act and other legislations they’ve moved out of the forest. Eventually they have been unable to find a sustainable occupation for themselves. They are unskilled in doing any kind of job. They earn their living by doing ‘coolie’ work. This could be either by working as labourers in the fields of the landlords during the sowing and harvesting seasons or by working in the rice mills. They also do some work in the landlord’s house. Fishing is also an occupation in some of the Irulas’ villages. Some of them also collect firewood from the forest to sell. The problem of these people is that, only some get money while the remaining just get some rice or other things in kind as a payment for their labour.

Even though technology has developed in different fields, it has not reached the disadvantaged population. The reason is that

1. The social system has been operating in such a way that it should not reach this these population.
2. These disadvantaged people are not in mainstream society
3. Rulers(politicians) of this society and the implementers (bureaucrats) together have been consciously ignoring these people.

Here, we would like to highlight some case studies the above issue. E.Murali, 21 years old boy, belongs to Irula tribes from Mittagandigai, 30 km from Thiruthani. His father and mother, both illiterate, working in rice mill as labourers have managed to educate him upto10^th std. Even though without electricity and other facilities, he has reached his 10^th std after his 10^th std, his parents were not able to help him to go for further education or skill training. So ultimately he also became a rice mill worker.

Senchi, 19 years old boy, belongs to Irula community from Kattavoor from Ponnery Taluk, who has done 10^th std is now working as a agricultural labourer. His old mother managed to send him to government school in the same area. After this now he is working as a agricultural labourer.

We have many cases like Murali and Senchi. So during the school, the education system does not provide any skilled training. So their fore-father and their father are not literate and they know nothing about all the advance technology which is useful for the job opportunity. So with this indefinite agricultural work these boys have to survive in their life. So mainstream society along with ruler and implementers, create situation to make these disadvantaged people in to unskilled labourers. You will see in the appendix below that all educated Irula youth have become either agricultural labourers or rice mill workers.

So with our experience we have realised how and where we need to break this barrier to make these disadvantaged people be skilled and equipped people in technology. So that they have opportunity to prove that they are also human beings and they can live like other people.

In this project, we would like to impart basic good quality computer skills to educated Irula youth. We choose computer training because

• The government wants to give opportunity to rural section in Information Technology
• Only middle and upper class people get to learn computers
• Demand from Irula youth for computer skills training
• Growing need for computer trained people in target area

Objective of the project

To provide Computer and Education for Irula youth.

Proposed programme

Target area and group

Ponneri Taluk is our Target area and Irula Tribes are our target group. The reason for selecting this area in that

1. Ponneri & neighbouring taluk Gummudipoondi are close to Chennai (around 30 km)
2. Job opportunity is more in Ponneri and Gummudipoondi because it is Industrial area.
3. Tribal population is more in Ponneri & Gummudipoondi Taluk.
4. Educated youth are more in this taluk.

Proposed activities

Survey

We will be conducting survey of all the educated youths and base line documents for this program will be prepared based on this we will be coordinating with the village heads to have a meeting with the local youths to get familiarise with the computer training which is latest in the market.

Training Module

Mainly we will be classified two types of courses follows :-

1. DCS (Diploma in Computer Software)


This course covered the following subjects English, Computer Fundamentals, MS-DOS, Windows98, Software application this course will be for one semester with the duration of 6 months

2. HDCS (Hi-tech Diploma in Computer Software)

II Semester
 

Hi-tech languages
1. Visual Basic 6	Introduction to VB Controls, list and menus, variables, constants, arrays, conditional and looping, functions, ADO controls, MDI	2 Months
2. Java	Introduction to Java OOP’s concept, controls, Applet programming	2 Months
Internet
1. HTML	E-mail Address creating Web publishing Exploring the internet & the World Wide Web Working with URL’s	1 ½ Months
System Hardware	Assemble the computer, How to boot, detect the error, CMOS setup, etc.,	1 Month

The students who finish with 1^st semester will be given DCS and those who continue for 2^nd semester will finish with HDCS.

Job placements

After completion of the one year course those who will be involved fully, interested and skilled persons are identified, they will be absorbed in our Institution. Our important motivation is to develop the software, for that we approach nearby industries who wants the relavent softwares. We also trained students in hardware to contact the industries and companies to service the system. We can also take short term projects like data entry, statistics, etc.,

ITIT students will be registered in government employment office. Those who have completed 6 months computer course in any centre they can register their name as computer trained job seekers. So our student are eligible to get government job. Government offices are fast being computerized so they definitely get a good job in future.

We will be getting a base line data on vacancies in nearby industrial areas which will suit our training program candidates based on this we will providing them with our candidates who are completing our training program.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

	ITIT Centre Budget
Capital Expenditure	No	Per unit Cost	Amount
Configuration proposed - Server	1	60000.00	60000.00
Intel Pentium 700 MHZ with 96 MB
SD Ram, 20.3 GB HDD, 1.44 MB FD,
ZIP Media, 15" Samtron Colour Monitor
NT Workstation, PCI Ethernet Card
104 TVS Key Board, Logitech Mouse
Multimedia Kit, CD Drive,CD Writer
Nodes - Configuration proposed	10	30000.00	300000.00
Intel Celeron 600 MHZ with 96 MB
SD Ram, 10.2 GB Local Hard disk
1.44 Floppy disk, 14" Samtron Colour
Monitor, 104 TVS Key Board, Logitech
Mouse
Modem - External	1	3500.00	3500.00
Hub - 25 Port	1	15000.00	15000.00
UPS - 5 KVA with Batteries	1	90000.00	90000.00
Scanner - Microtek	1	12000.00	12000.00
Printer - Dot Matrix - Wipro HQ 1040+	1	14000.00	14000.00
Printer - Ink Jet - HP - 670C	1	8000.00	8000.00
Cat 5 Cables	1	15000.00	15000.00
Software cost	1	50000.00	50000.00
Amount		297500.00	567500.00

 
 
 
 

Furniture & fittings
Computer Tables	11	6000.00	66000.00
Computer Chairs - Revoloving	22	2500.00	55000.00
Lab Chairs	30	350.00	10500.00
Lab Table - Instructor	1	7000.00	7000.00
White Board - Big Size	1	5000.00	5000.00
Tables & Chairs	5	2000.00	10000.00
Amount		22850.00	153500.00
Electrical fittings
Tubelights	15	250.00	3750.00
Fans	15	900.00	13500.00
AC - 5 Ton	1	40000.00	40000.00
Amount		41150.00	57250.00
Advances & Deposits
Rent Advance	1	30000.00	30000.00
Telephone Deposit	1	15000.00	15000.00
Amount		45000.00	45000.00
Capital Expenditure
1. Computer		297500.00	567500.00
2. Furniture & Fittings		22850.00	153500.00
3. Electrical Fittings		41150.00	57250.00
4. Advances & Deposits		45000.00	45000.00
Total Expenditure		406500.00	823250.00
Add: 5% increase in Contingency
for Computer,Furniture,Electrical etc		18074.50	38912.00
Total Capital Expenditure		424574.50	862162.00

 
 

Staff Salary Budget		No of Persons	Per Month	For 12 Months
1. Center In charge		1	7000	84000
2. Accountant Salary		1	2500	30000
3. Front office Executive		1	1500	18000
4. Faculty	(3 X 3500)	3	10500	126000
5. Office Assistant		1	1500	18000
6. Security		1	2000	24000
			25000	300000
Add: 8% Staff Welfare on Total
Salary Amount per month			2000	24000
Total Salary Amount			27000	324000

Administration Expenditure	Amount	Amount
	(Per Month)	(12 Months)
1. Rent	4000.00	48000.00
2. Electricity Charges	6000.00	72000.00
3. Printing and Stationery exp's	500.00	6000.00
4. Books and Periodicals	2500.00	30000.00
5.Postage	500.00	6000.00
6.Telephone Charges	6000.00	72000.00
7.Insurance*		50000.00
8.Staff Salary*	27000.00	324000.00
9.Repairs and Maintenance	2500.00	30000.00
10. Conveyance	2000.00	24000.00
11. Office Maintenance	750.00	9000.00
12. Learning Materials		25000.00
Total Administration Expenditure	51750.00	696000.00
*Insurance taken at 5% on the Total Assets purchased
* Staff Salary Budget - See Annexure
Consolidated Budget	Per Month	Per Annum
1. Capital Expenditure	0.00	862162.00
2. Admininstration Expenditure	51750.00	696000.00
Total Amount	51750.00	1558162.00

 

Appendix : Prospective First set Of Students Survey List
 

S.No.	Name	Qualification	Age	Occupation
1	Radhakrishnan	X	21	Agriculture labour
2	Srinivasan	IX	16	Agriculture labour
3	Kasinathan	X	18	Rice mill labour
4	Mahendran	X	20	Agriculture labour
5	Marimuthu	X	22	Agriculture labour
6	Ramesh	X	24	Rice mill labour
7	Pandarinathan	X	18	Agriculture labour
8	Kandan	B.A.	22	Agriculture labour
9	Govindaraj	X	21	Agriculture labour
10	Suresh	X	20	Rice mill labour
11	Selvam	X	18	Agriculture labour
12	Kannan	X	19	Agriculture labour
13	Ethiraj	XII	21	Agriculture labour
14	Murugesh	IX	19	Rice mill labour
15	Dhanapal	X	18	Agriculture labour
16	M.Kumar	X	17	Agriculture labour
17	Ramesh	XII	19	Rice mill labour
18	D.Kasthuri	IX	17	Agriculture labour
19	Parimala	IX	17	Agriculture labour
20	Pujji	X	18	Agriculture labour