ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE OF SIMCODESS -NGO
I. GENERAL INFORMATION:

APPLICANT :
G.F.Visuvasam,
Secretary,
Sirumalai Evergreen Multipurpose
Community Development Society, (SIMCODESS)
7/8, Little Flower Home,
A.Vellodu – 624 307, Dindigul District,
Tamilnadu – South India

LEGAL HOLDER :
Sirumalai Evergreen Multipurpose
Community Development Society, (SIMCODESS)
7/8, Little Flower Home,
A.Vellodu – 624 307, Dindigul District,
Tamilnadu – South India

COMMUNICATION DETAILS :
Phone : 91 -0451- 2453748, Cell : 9245408720
E-mail : simcodess@gmail.com

LEGAL STATUS OF THE ORGANISATION :
i) Registered under Tamilnadu Societies
Registration Act 1975. S.No. 95/1990
ii) Registered under the foreign Contribution
Regulation Act 1976. S.No. 075890155
iii) Registered under 12A (a) and 80G(5) (vi) of Income Tax Act 1961
iv) PAN- Permanent Account No. AAAAS4364C.
v) TAN – Tax Deduction Account No: MRISO4748C
BANK DETAILS :
Name of the A/c : Sirumalai Evergreen Multipurpose
Community Development Society
Account. No. : 7170
International Bank Swift Code : CNRB IN BB UFM
Bank with : CANARA BANK ,
Branch : CANARA BANK, Gandhigram
Gandhigram –624 302.
Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, INDIA
BANK DETAILS :
Name of the A/c : Sirumalai Evergreen Multipurpose
Community Development Society
Account. No. : 10832673759
Bank with : STATE BANK OF INDIA,
Branch : Dindigul Main Branch
Dindigul –624 001.
DindigulDistrict,Tamilnadu, INDIA
II. BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
ABOUT THE DISTRICT:
Dindigul District is historically known for its many factors. There are evidence regarding the Mohal role, British administration apart form traditional Hindu temples are surrounded. It is located in the national highways leading to Bangalore, Trichy, Salem, Kanyakumari, Kodaikanal, the hill station is also located in the district. It is the range of Western gates.

The district is spread over an area of 6266.64 Sq.Km. It comprises of 3 revenue divisions, 7 taluk and 14 Panchayat unions. Its population is 19,18,960.

Educationally, Dindigul is a well-developed and popular city. It has got many High and Higher Secondary Schools to its credit. St.Mary’s Higher Secondary School, a well-disciplined institution is one of the oldest institutions in this city. This district has the credit of having two Universities, viz. Mother Theresa University of Women at Kodaikanal and Gandhigram Rural Deemed University at Gandhigram. Also a number of Engineering Colleges, Arts & Science Colleges, Polytechnics, ITI are available throughout the district.

III.ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:
SIMCODESS stands for Sirumalai Evergreen Multipurpose Community Development Society. The organization was duly registered as a non-profit making organization under the societies Act 27 of Tamilnadu uin1975. About a decade and more SIMCODESS had reached out to Dindigul District with its major focus of protecting the environment and bring about social transformation through the people’s organization, which is the people’s institution. The society was conferred with FCRA on 24.12.1991 to operate foreign contribution. Dindigul, Athoor, Reddierchatram and Sanarpatti Blocks are covered in Dindigul District. The organization has made specific choices of its target groups. Accordingly SIMCODESS covers four Panchayat unions in Dindigul District.
SIMCODESS was registered in 1990. Since its inception it was involved in various social programmes in Dindigul District such as Small and Marginal Farmers Association, promotion of the organic agriculture, community health animation, community based rehabilitation and women empowerment are the main thrust programmes of SIMCODESS.
In the year 1999, SIMCODESS launched its Organic Agricultural programmes. It had reached out to 60 villages in Dindigul District. These villages are drought-prone areas where rain fed agriculture is the only option left for the survival of the majority of the population.
Here too, SIMCODESS concentrated upon women Empowerment through organization of Mahalir Sangams (Women’s Associations). Especially, women involved in agriculture were enabled to make analysis of the loss of fertility to their lands on accounts of excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Our Activities
? Promotion of Natural Farmers Groups
? Training on Soil Conservation and Testing
? Integrated Animal Husbandry
? Indigenous Seeds bank
? Exposure Visit
? Capacity building
? Intensive camping Eco –forming
? LEISA
? Land Development
? Women & Child Development
? Savings and credit
? Organic Cotton Programme
? Eco-clubs (School Level)
? Children Parliaments (Village Level)
? Community based Health
? HIV/AIDS (Stigma and Discrimination)
? Panchayat Raj & Net working

SIMCODESS collaborates with like-minded NGOs operating in the target constituency. It avails various services of NGOs and Government Departments for the development of its target people.

NETWORKING PARTNERS:
? TNVHA - Tamilnadu Voluntary Health association, Chennai
? SAM - Social Action Movements -SAM Tamilnadu
? TNWF - Tamilnadu Women Forum, Chennai
? PAN AP - Pesticide Action Network – Asia and Pacific, Malaysia
? IVI - Iyarkai Velan Inayam, Trichy, Tamilnadu
? CNRI - Confederation of NGOs in Rural India
? DHAF - District Health Action Forum, Dindigul
? TEAM - Traditional Ecological Agricultural Mission
? TNWRC - Tamil Nadu Women Rights Council
? LIGHT - Life Initiative for Girls Health Technology
? CP - Children Parliaments

DIFFERENT POSTS OCCUPIED BY SIMCODESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT FIELD:
? Regional Resource Centre –IVI, South Central Region Tamilnadu.
? State convenor TEAM Network, Tamilnadu,
? State Co-Ordinator TNWRC, Tamilnadu.
? District Felicitation Centre CBR -TNVHA , Tamilnadu.
? Regional Felicitator Pesticide Action Network- PAN –Asia & Pacific, Malasiya.
? District President CNRI, Tamilnadu Chapter.

(G.F.Visuvasam)
Secretary of SIMCODESS

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