ITF
SECRETARY
ITF - International Trust Fund
Namaste and Jai Shree Krishna,
I
wish you all a Happy Diwali and Nutan Varsh Abhinandan. I hope the New Year brings all your
endeavours, hopes and wishes true.
It has been a very busy year for the sub-committee and we have had two meetings this year. Apart from receiving
and discussing various grant applications, the committee debated the new ITF Terms of Reference. This is an important
document as it gives guidance on how the sub-committee should operate. I am pleased to inform you that the agreed ITF
Terms of Reference was put to the Pratinidhi at the meeting on 3rd February 2013 in Leicester and was approved by the
Committee.
New Fund Applications:
The Committee received and reviewed a total of twenty seven new funding applications in the two committee meetings,
with two deferred until the next committee meeting.
Education: Of the twenty six applications received, sixteen were unsuccessful due to not meeting ITF criteria and two
were deferred.
The successful applicants are:
1
Mr Vipulkumar Balvantbhai Prajapati, Netrung, Bharuch, for the course of Electrical Engineering, an award of
£150.00
2 Mr Sagar Jaymanbhai Mistry, Gandevi, Navsari, for the course of BE Mechanical Engineering, an award of £300.00
3 Mr Nirav Dilipbhai Lad, Kadod, Bardoli, for the course of Bachelor in Engineering (IT), an award of £300.00
4 Mr Sahilkumar Niranjanbhai Mistry, Palsana, Surat, for the course of BE Computer Engineering, an award of
£500.00
5 Mr Prajeshkumar Bharatbhai Mistry, Navsari, for the course of BE Mechanical Engineering, an award of £60.00
6 Miss Rupal Shashikantbhai Mistry, Navsari, for the course of B Optom, an award of £250.00
7 Miss Komal Vijaybhai Prajapati, Valsad, for the course of MSc Integrated Biochemistry, an award of £300.00
8 Miss Nikitakumari Dineshbhai Lad, Panar, Navsari, for the course of Computer Engineering, an award of £245.00
As in previous years, Wellingborough Branch has sponsored one education grant and the sub-committee is grateful for
their support. I would encourage other Affiliated Organisations to consider similar supportive activities.
Individual & Organisation: Three applications were received of which two did not meet the criteria and one was
deferred.
Medical Assistance On the global scene
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lobally there is a drive by all
Prajapati Organisations to set up
a working committee for Medical
Assistance. The initial meeting was
organised by Shree Prajapati Vidyarthi
Ashram, Navsari, on 21st December
2012 and I was fortunate along with the
HQ secretary to attend this meeting. The
meeting was attended by most South
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Gujarat Prajapati Organisations and
the general consensus was to set up
a working committee, to draft the
constitution and raise funds for the
needy members within the community
for Medical Assistance. In the meeting,
valuable and constructive points were
raised on how best the committee
would function as well as ways and
means of reducing medical bills.
Most local organisations have pledged
a sum towards the target fund
collection of five crore rupees for the
project to start and it is hoped that
organisations outside of India will
contribute towards the fund as well. I
applaud and salute Navsari Ashram for
taking an initiative to get this project
off the ground and wish them well for
the project to succeed with obviously a
little help from Prajapati Organisations
throughout the world.