Public Support Services

Name of the activity	Date(s)	Hosting Department / Cell and collaborating agency (if any)	Venue	Document
Free Medical Camp	5/14/2022	NSS in collaboration with Co-operative Department, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai
Crowd Control at annaprasadham distribution (Goddess Sree Meenakshi Sundaraeswarar Thirukalayam feast)	13-04-2022 and 14-04-2022	NSS in collaboration with The Social League, Madurai	Sethupathi Higher Secondary School, Madurai
Polio Eradication Camp : Pulse Polio Drops Mega Camp	2/27/2022	NSS in colloboration with Department of Public Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Tamilnadu	Primary Health Centre, Thideer Nagar, Madurai
Grama survey under UBA	12/23/2021	Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	Sambakkudi, Madurai district
Free Eye Camp	18-12-2021 and 19-12-2021	NSS in collaboration with Ponnammal Duraisamy Eye Hospital and Retina Centre for Coimbatore	The Madura College, Madurai
Grama survey under UBA	12/16/2021	Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	Puthukkulam, Madurai district
Crowd control at Poonga Murugan Temple towards Surasamharam	11/9/2021	NSS inn collaboration with The Social League, Madurai	Arulmigu Poonga Murugan Temple, Madurai.
COVID-19 Vaccination Camp	03-09-2021 and 04-09-2021	NSS in colloboration with Corporation of Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai
Conduct - Gramashabha under UBA	1/26/2021	Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	Acchampathu, Madurai District
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of rice pockets to destitute people	11/13/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Sundaraja Puram,Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of kabasura kudineer to destitute people	11/12/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Theedeer nagar, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of grocery items to destitute people	11/11/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Pasumalai, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of facemasks to destitute people	11/10/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	TVS Nagar,Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of tablets to destitute people	11/9/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Palanganatham ,Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of food pockets to destitute people	11/8/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Solai Alagu Puram, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of rice pockets to destitute people	11/7/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Vasantha Nagar, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public & Distribution of kabasura kudi neer to destitute people	11/6/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Ramaiah Street, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of Grocery items	11/5/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Bharathiyar Street, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of facemask to destitute people	11/4/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Jeeva nagar, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of covid 19 medicine to people	11/3/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Jaihindpuram, Madurai
Covid -19 Service to public and Distribution of food pockets to destitute people	11/2/2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Near The Madura College, Madurai
COVID-19 Relief duties - Social Service	27-04-2020 to 16-05-2020	NCC, The Madura College, District Administration, Madurai and NCC Group Head Quarters, Madurai	Various places of Madurai
Free medical camp and Dental checkup	1/19/2020	NSS in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Police Well-Being “ANANDHAM”	Subramaniapuram Police Quarters, Madurai
Comprehensive Developmental Programme (CDP) for the family members and police personnel	8/20/2019	NSS in collaboration with Department of Police, Madurai	Subramaniapuram Police Quarters, Madurai
Working of MSME Sector – Preparation of Cost Sheet	2/18/2019	Department of Commerce	Kalpana Arts, Vilachery, Madurai
UGC sponsored Extension Programme - "Teaching Method of Tamil Grammar for High School Students"	2/13/2019	Department of Tamil	Govt. High School, Naganakulam, Madurai
Extension activity - Student Teaching Programme	10/24/2018	Department of English	Kunnathoor, Govt.School, Madurai
UGC Sponsored Extension Activity for Government School students	10/8/2018	Department of Mathematics	Government Higher Secondary School, Mullipallam, Madurai
UGC sponsored Extension activity - Workshop on Physics practicals for XI & XII Std- new syllabus	08-10-2018 & 31-10-2018	Department of Physics	Arulmigu Andavar Subramaniya Swamy Girls Hr.Sec. School, Thirupparankundram
Extension Programme at Corporation High School, Sundararajapuram, Madurai	3/27/2018	Department of Botany	Corporation High School, Sundararajapuram, Madurai
Extension programme at Kalpana Arts & Crafts, vilachery for women employees about self-grooming and marketing	3/15/2018	Department of Commerce	Kalpana Arts & Crafts, Vilachery, Madurai
Polio Eradication Programme	3/11/2018	NSS in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Health Department	Primary Health Centre at Thideer Nagar, Madurai
Polio Eradication Programme	1/28/2018	NSS in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Health Department	Primary Health Centre at Thideer Nagar, Madurai
Extension programme at Arulmigu Andavar Subramania Swamy Girls Hr. Sec. School	1/11/2018	Department of Physics	Arulmigu Andavar Subramania Swamy Girls Hr. Sec. School, Madurai
Eye Checkup Camp	12/29/2017	Department of Chemistry in collaboration with Dr. Agarwal Eye Foundation	Vilachery, Madurai
Crowd control at Poonga Murugan Temple towards Surasamharam	10/25/2017	NSS in collaboration with The Social League, Madurai	Poonga Murugan Temple, Tallakulam, Madurai
Scribe Writing	11-09-2017 to 22-09-2017 & 07-12-2017 to 23-12-2017	NSS Unit, The Madura College, Madurai	Thiagarajar Higher Secondary School & Madura College Higher Secondary School, Madurai
Teaching and learning of english language skills	9/7/2017	Department of English	Thirumohoor Govt. School, Madurai
Samabandhi Bhoojanam	8/15/2017	NSS in collaboration with HR and CE Department, Madurai	Arulmigu Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Supporting Service to Thiruvilakku Pooja and serving food in the Annadhanam	7/26/2017	NSS in collaboration with Department of Police, Madurai	Armed Reserve Line Arulmigu Sri Mariamman Temple, Madurai
Supporting Service to Temple Authorities - Hundial Counting at Poonga Murugan Temple	6/29/2017	NSS in collaboration with The Social League, Madurai	Poonga Murugan Temple, Tallakulam, Madurai

ECO Activities

Name of the activity	Date(s)	Hosting Department / Cell and collaborating agency (if any)	Venue	Document
Eradication of Plastic Bags	2021-10-12	NSS in colloboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai
Tree Plantation Pakhwada	2020-07-03	NCC, The Madura College, Madurai	Places near the living area of cadets
Tree Plantation	2019-12-10	Madura College Alumni Association	The Madura College, Madurai
Cleaning of Ground, Sowing of Palm seeds	2019-09-29	NSS in colloboration with Corporation of Madurai	Govt. Kallar Higher Secondary School, Thanakankulam, Madurai
Human chain campaign - Global Climate Strike	20-09-2019 to 27-09-2019	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai
Community Outreach to Evironmental Awareness Campaign	2018-01-18	Department of Economics	Madurai Corporation Higher Secondary School, Sundararajapuram, Madurai
Eradication of Plastic Carry Bags	2017-09-25	NSS in colloboration with Corporation of Madurai	Amman Sannadhi, Sree Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

ASTRA

Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chennai - 600 025 organises every year the programme entitled "Applications of Science and Technology in Rural Areas" (ASTRA), a series of five programmes in the areas of science and technology, to the common man in various districts of Tamilnadu in collaboration with various educational institutions in our state. The objective of this programme is to apply science and technology to uplift the socio economic status of the people in backward panchayat in districts of Tamilnadu. For this, TNSCST selects a set of colleges, one college per district, and provides full financial support with a grant of Rs.1.00 lakh to each college.

The scheme envisages the transfer of science and technology techniques and findings to rural areas. This year this programme was conducted during 4th Feb – 15th Feb 2019 in 20 districts of Tamilnadu. The following is the indicative list of trainings/workshops to be organised under this programme.

• Training and demonstration of Solar heater, solar drier, solar cooker, etc.,
• Value addition of products
• Organic farming techniques
• Post harvest techniques
• Management of milky animals
• Floriculture
• Identification of food adulteration
• Ornamental fish culture
• Mushroom cultivation
• Sericulture
• Vermi composting
• New techniques for artisans
• Preservation of vegetables/fruits/seeds
• Honeybee rearing and any other suitable activity for your location.

Beneficiaries for this programme are outgoing students from schools and colleges ready to take small start-ups, Self Help Group members and rural people.

ASTRA @ THE MADURA COLLEGE

The Madura College, Madurai was selected by the Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) for implementing the ASTRA Programme for the people of Madurai District (Vide Sanction Letter TNSCST/ASTRA/AR/2018 Dated 10.12.2018 to The Madura College, Madurai). The program was aimed to apply Science and Technology to economically uplift the people life through improving livelihoods of rural people. In order to achieve this aim of the programme, we first designed the following broad objectives in implementing ASTRA programme

• To carry Science & Technology to people
• To uplift the peoples' life through new initiatives
• To sow the eco-friendly spirit in the minds of people
• To train the youth, women, self-help groups and senior citizen for improving their livelihoods.

Then the list of training programmes to be organized under ASTRA along with venue were finalized as given below considering the aim of TNSCST and the objectives & nature of the ASTRA Programmes in consult with expertise available in our college especially in the science departments Zoology, Botany, Bio-Technology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. Then we associated each programme a professor as the Event in-charge for the smooth conduct of the events. The co-ordinator of ASTRA programme was Dr. I. Sahul Hamid, Dean (P&D) and IQAC co-ordinator, Madura College, Madurai – 625 011.

Besides an awareness about the programme to be organized was created among the respective beneficiaries by means of advertisement in newspapers, in today and also by issuing pring propaganda notices to the public, so that a big crowd a took part in the programmes.

REPORTS

Title of the programme	Date(s)	Venue	Report
ASTRA - Training Programme on Production of Eco-friendly Bags Alternative to Polythene	06-02-2019	Home for Madurai Corporation urban Homeless People, Sellur Village, Madurai – 625 002
ASTRA - Workshop on production of Arts and Crafts for Women Self Help Group	08-02-2019	Durai Manoharan Mahal, Mutthupatti Village, Madurai – 625 003
ASTRA - Vermicompost and Rainfed crops	11-02-2019	Utthapuram Village, Madurai – 625 535
ASTRA - Apiculture and Agriculture	13-02-2019	Sathankudi Village, Madurai – 625 706
ASTRA - Workshop on Solar Panel Installation and Servicing for the rural unemployed youth	15-02-2019	The Madura College, Madurai – 625 011

Public Awareness

Name of the activity	Date(s)	Hosting Department / Cell and collaborating agency (if any)	Venue	Document
National Voters Day - Awareness regarding voting	25-01-2022	NCC Unit of Madura College	Areas around Madura College and Jaihindpuram, Madurai
COVID Awareness campaign	23-06-2021	Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	Acchampathu, Madurai District
Coduct of model election	23-03-2021	Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	Vadivelkarai, Madurai District
Voters Awareness Rally	22-01-2020	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Madurai Railway Junction to The Madura College
International Yoga Day	21-06-2019	NCC Unit, The Madura College, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai
World Water Day 2019 - Water awareness rally	22-03-2019	NCC Unit of Madura College	Rally around The Madura College, Madurai
Voters Awareness Rally	25-01-2019	NSS Unit, The Madura College, Madurai	Madurai Railway Junction to The Madura College
Rally on Eradication of Plastic Products and Dengue awareness	20-01-2019	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	Muthupatti Kalaiyarangam and covered around seven main streets of Muthupatti village
Rally on awareness for Dengue, disaster management and Plastic	13-10-2018	NSS in collaboration with Revenue and Department of disaster management	Collector Office to Race Course, Madurai
Rally by NSS Students - Gandhi Jeyanthi -150	02-10-2018	NSS Unit, The Madura College, Madurai	Gandhi Museum, Madurai
Drug abuse day rally	26-06-2018	NCC Unit, The Madura College, Madurai	Goripalayam, Madurai
International Women's Day Rally	08-03-2018	NSS in collaboration with Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Trust	Tamukkum Ground to World Tamil Isai Sangam, Madurai
National Voters Day - Awareness Rally and Pledge	25-01-2018	NSS Unit, The Madura College, Madurai and Election Commission of India	Railway Junction to The Madura College Premises
Awareness Rally for Special Children	30-12-2017	NSS in collboration with SaiRam Special School, Madurai	Bypass Road SriRam Special School to Saibaba Temple at Vasantha Nagar, Madurai
Awareness programme on Road accident and traffic discipline	22-12-2017	NCC Unit, The Madura College, Madurai	Public places near Madura College, Madurai
Blood Donation Awareness Rally	07-07-2017	Blood Donar's Club	Simakkal to Madurai Medical College
Rally during International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficiking	26-06-2017	NSS in colloboration with Police Department, Madurai	Tamukkum Ground to Madurai Collector Office, Madurai
International Yoga Day	21-06-2017	NSS Units, The Madura College, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai

Blood Donation

Name of the activity	Date(s)	Hosting Department / Cell and collaborating agency (if any)	Venue	Document
Blood Donation Camp	2022-06-18	Youth Red Cross and NSS Units of Madura College	The Madura College, Madurai
Blood Donation Camp	2019-12-20	Blood Donor's Club in collaboration with Lions Club of Madurai Cosmos	The Madura College, Madurai
Blood Donation Camp	2018-12-21	Blood Donor's Club in collaboration with Terapanth Yuvak Parishad, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai
Blood Donation Camp	2018-09-28	Blood Donor's Club in collaboration with Lions Club of Madurai Cosmos	The Madura College, Madurai
Blood Donation Camp	2018-03-12	Blood Donor's Club in collaboration with The Social Service League, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai
Blood Donation Camp	2017-10-13	Blood Donor's Club in collaboration with Lions Club and Rajajii Hospital, Madurai	The Madura College, Madurai