CHARACHAR

THE ESTABLISHMENT
The name of the establishment is Vidyasagar Progressive Cultural and Educational
Foundation (VPCEF) which is registered under Indian Trust Deed Act 1882, bearing no IV/15 of
2022. The Trust has been registered also under the following bodies/agencies.
CSR Registration No. – CSR00050878
Darpan Unique Id. – WB/2023/0340661
12 A – AADTV7436NF20221
80 G – AADTV7436NF20221
THE GENESIS
VPCEF is founded in the illustrious name of Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar who was a
luminous icon of Renaissance movement in the Indian Sub.- Continent. Vidyasagar was an
eminent educationist, a dedicated social reformer, an exemplary humanist and
philanthropist, a committed champion of women’s empowerment and emancipation and
also a brilliant architect of Bengali prose and literature. Since the undivided district of
Midnapore was his birth place, we as sons and daughters of the soil, are proudly privileged to
propagate his noble ideas, ideals and achievements and translate these into reality in our own
mortal lives. Vidyasagar stands for people and progress, compassion and charity, sincerity and
selflessness, courage and conviction and above all, rationalism and pragmatism. Being
enthused and emboldened by the pivotal personality of Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, some
like-minded individuals like us assembled, deliberated and venture to attain form an organization to
attend the goals for the sake of which Vidyasagar devoted all his life.

MISSION

To serve the cause of the people, specifically, the socio-economically disadvantaged and the
depressed, the destitute and the disabled through promotion of awareness, advocacy and
action to perform devoted work in the domains of education, environment, public health, games and sports,
art and culture, self-reliance and community welfare ensuring people’s active participation to build a scientific
and progressive society; to eradicate superstitions, dogmas, hatred, fundamentalism, communalism fanaticism,
determinism and consumerism which orchestrate retardation and retrogression.

VISION

To create a human community where equality, freedom, fraternity, justice, truth, trust andtolerance will prevail
and holistic development will go on making the living more meaningful and purposeful.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

• To mobilize people who are all precious human resources to accentuate individual as well as societal
development in all horizons through actual implementation of useful projects and programs.

To support both quantitative and qualitative expansion of general and vocational/professionaleducation
particularly in the interest of weaker and vulnerable sections of the society and extend both formal and informal,
institutional and non-institutional help and assistance for unfoldment of their potential and personality.

To generate people’s consciousness about ecology and environment by taking initiatives in conservation
of depleting resnures and controlling all sorts of pollution.

To work for improvement of public health in such aspects as balanced food and nutrition, safe drinking
water and sanitation, immunization against infectious diseases, first aid for common ailments rescue
and relief in disasters etc.

To popularize games and sports, physical exercise, yoga, etc. among men and women ofall ages in order
to keep one and all physically, emotionally, mentally and socially sound.

To arouse affinity for art and culture so as to insure inter-relationship, connectivity, recreation and creativity
through music, drama, recitation drawing, painting, dance, sculpture, literary work, etc. with special emphasis
on cultivation and preservation of folk culture.

To augment self-reliance by imparting skill training to unemployed youths, housewives, low wage-earners,
seasonal laborers, etc. and organize functional self-help groups.

To undertake charitable work for the sick and the suffering, the destitute, the orphans, the disabled and the
down-trodden including marginalized and dalit people. To form a network with government, semi-government,
non-government and voluntary bodies in such projects and programs which are in harmony with the mission,
vision and aims and objectives of the trust.

PRINCIPLES OF ACTION

Identifying the genuine needs of individuals, groups and communities for whom the organization is supposed to work.
Prioritizing the areas of action/intervention on the basis of available and prospective material and non-material resources.
Developing detailed strategy and course of action for implementation of the programs along with formulation of 
appropriate projects. Harnessing financial resources in form of Grants from Government, Semi-Government and
Non-government agencies, collection of donations/contributions from generous individuals/establishments and the like.
Engaging quality volunteers after selection, recruitment, training, placement and retention for actual work. Supervising and
motoring to oversee efficient and effective performance of the manpower at hand keeping always in view optimum utilization
of scarce resources. Coordinating different functions and functionaries with a view to pulling all together 
towards the achievement of objectives. Providing leadership through initiative, assertion, motivation, communication and interaction
by boosting up morale and morality. Evaluating objectively the quantitative and qualitative outcome of the programs already 
executed. Incorporating feedback on the revised of new plan or program to be undertaken with more competence, capacitance,
confidence and commitment for better performance of the organization as an integrated whole. Documenting the entire process
followed and the product obtained for future reference and guidance. Priority Areas of Work Setting up Vidyasagar Siksha Sahayata Kendres
 for pupils coming of socio-economically backward families and Career Guidance and Training Centers for their horizontal and vertical mobility. 
Launching Skill Development Training Centers for the unemployed and the pseudo-employeds in order that they can maintain sustainable livelihood. 
Running Environment-Friendly Clubs in educational institutions to undertake throughout the year in-campus and off-campus activities for the sake of better ecology and environment. Organizing popular mass Sports in rural, semi-urban and urban areas as an integral part of community life. Establishing Kala and Knishti Charcha Kendras in different corners where people will pass their free time charmingly and creatively. Implementing integrated
community development schemes in adapted villages as models to be replicated elsewhere. Organizing comprehensive health cheek-up camps,
thalassemia gene detection camps, blood group detection and voluntary blood donation camps, body and organ donationpledge camps,
charitable dispensaries etc. Holding seminars, discussion sessions, symposia, community conferences, workshops on career guidance and planning,
life skill development, value orientation and character education, family life education, teaching skill development, social service motivation, blood donation motivation, science show & exhibition, animal welfare, gender inequality, etc. Stimulating studies in local and regional history and public interest in preserving heritage spots and places in and outside the district. Publishing leaflets, brochures, pamphlets, magazines, special issues etc for giving wide publicity to the programs being conducted by the organization from time to time.