1. Buildings: Initially a five storied building was established on 1000 square yards plot at Punjabi Bagh, Jawaddi, Ludhiana (Pb.), where class rooms, hostel rooms, administrative offices and other infrastructure were created and main project of the trust i.e. Gurmat Gian Missionary College started functioning. Subsequently to accommodate its various other projects, another building adjacent to the old building has been erected on 1000 sq, yards land.
2. Various Projects of the Trust: With the contributions and donations received from its trusties and general public from India as well as abroad, this trust started its various projects. Brief details of its main projects are as under:
3. Gurmat Gian Missionary College is the first and the key project of this trust. Boys with 10+2 and above qualification are admitted to 2½ year diploma course in socio-religious studies. At the moment GGMC enrolls about 60 male students every year. All students live in well kept and well managed hostel. Presently about 140 students are getting their education. Students stay in this college for two years and study. For next six months they are sent to the villages for field training. There is a complete syllabus, prescribed books and proper examination system. All the boarding, lodging and teaching facilities to the students are provided free of cost.
4. Sikligar Vanjara Project: About 20 students hailing from tribal areas of Nagpur are admitted every year to Two year Certificate Course. After completing their education, they get the job of Granthi/ Sewadar in Gurdwaras.
5. Gurmat Gian College For Women: has been started since 2011 in a building taken on rent, where about 20 girls are getting similar education under one year certificate course. Here also, all the boarding, lodging and teaching facilities are provided free of cost.
6. Gurmat Parchaar Centres: Presently this trust has got 80 Parchaar Centres in the state of Punjab and Haryana. After successful completion of Two years at college, boys(students) are sent for field training to different Parchaar Centres set up in villages. Only after completion of their field training, they get their Diploma certificates .These diploma holders are offered jobs in these centres, and depending upon the availability of the resources/sponsorers, new centres are opened. Each parcharak caters to 4-5 villages and takes classes in village schools where special emphases is being given on teachings of Guru Granth Sahib, personality development, inculcating moral values, protecting our cultural heritage, ethics and keeping the youngsters away from social evils like drugs, female foeticide, dowry system etc. They are also trained to talk to the people who are drug addicts and slowly convince them to come out of it and be good citizens. Since it is a charitable work, most of the Parchar Centres are sponsored by some like minded person(s) from the local community/NRIs belonging to that area or village.
8. Personality Development and Gurmat Training Camps: Every year during summer vacations, Trust is organizing about 70-80 personality development & Gurmat training camps mainly in villages and schools in rural areas. More than 20000 students are given training in these camps every year. All these projects of the trust are being funded out of donations received from like-minded persons.
9. Grace Public School: has been started from April 2012 in New Shimla Puri, Ludhiana; an area where most of the residents are doing petty jobs. A good number of them are daily wage earners, factory workers or migrant laborers i.e. from lower and middle income groups. Our objective is to provide quality education to the children of the area without any discrimination on the basis of caste creed or religion. Special emphasis is being given on English, Computer education and inculcating Moral Values. A loud and clear message is given in the locality that parents who are not in a position to pay school fee of their children must contact us.
Presently we have about 300 students studying from pre-nursery to 10th class and presently total paid staff strength is 22.We have got recognition from Punjab School Education Board Chandigarh under RIGHT TO EDUCATION. Although our fee structure is basically very low still more than 50% of the students are given full or part fee concession. Such concessions are being granted with the support of few donors. Triple storied school building having 18 rooms is constructed and owned by few of our well wishers, but the functioning of the school is being done under the patronage of the Trust. None of the promoters / organizers is getting any profit/salary from the school.
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