Kalam Award for Quality of Life Improvement 2016-17. Citation Dr.T.S.Ramkumar,Ph.D, Centre for Social Reconstruction CSR,Nagarkoil

Dr.T.S.Ramkumar received OZONE Kalam Award from TNOU VC

Dr.T.S.Ramkumar, Centre for Social Reconstruction: CSR,Nagarkoil is the founder/Director of CSR,NGO.CSR is a registered, non profitable organisation working in Kanyakumari and Tuticorin Districts of Tamil Nadu with vision to identity human potentially and promote human resource among the weaker section especially women and children through collective efforts and to empower marginally communities and facilitates them to build a sustainable society. Major Achievements are  1.Supported 3438 rural women to start income generation activities. 2.Promoted self sustained women federation with 7500 members at Thiruchendure. 3. 300 child labours were rehabilitated. 4. 25554 un enrolled children were enrolled in year in schools. 5. 5552 dropout children between in the age of 6 to 15 were reenrolled. 6. 864 children affected by HIV/AIDS and 71 children living with HIV were supported. 7. Working with 5000 high risk group members to reduce HIV/AIDS in Kanyakuamri district. 8. working with 475 Tribal children.CSR has been engaged in child enrollment campaign programme for cent percent enrolment of school age children and elimination of further school dropouts. CSR also started Child Labour Eradication Awareness about the evil effect of child labour and the need for its eradication. CSR implemented the HIV/AIDS prevention project among core group (FSW, MSM & IDU) with the support of Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) in three blocks of Kanyakumari District. The current services offered for family planning is more through the public sector health service system. The South Zone Board of Continuing Education recognizes the outstanding services of Dr.T.S.Ramkumar through Centre for Social Reconstruction: CSR..

The South Zone Board of Continuing Education takes pride in conferring upon   Dr.T.S.Ramkumar, Founder/Director, Centre for Social Reconstruction: CSR -Nagar Koil, the Quality of Life Improvement Kalam Award for the year 2016-17 and the same is presented on 25 th September 2017 at Kalai arangam Triumanamandapam, Trichy on the occasion of International Literacy Day Celebration.