Free, quality education from LKG to Class XII · Sirumugai, Coimbatore

Shree Vijayalakshmi Charitable Trust

Serving education, health care and the social upliftment of the poor since 1990.

Who we are

Social upliftment of the poor

Shree Vijayalakshmi Charitable Trust was established in 1990 by Shri O. Arumugasamy, Chairman of Senthil Group of Companies, Coimbatore, in fond memory of his wife, late Tmt. Vijayalakshmi.

Our Chairman leads an exemplary life, training young minds to unveil the mysteries of their environment for the benefit of mankind. He renders service through blood camps, tree plantation, PURA, and medical and educational service throughout Tamil Nadu.

“No meritorious student should be deprived of education just because he / she is financially poor and cannot afford it.”
Portrait of late Tmt. Vijayalakshmi, garlanded
In memory of late Tmt. Vijayalakshmi
Our activities

How the Trust serves

Scholarships, a free school, health care, relief work and more.

Educational scholarships

  • Cash awards for meritorious students who pass Class X (SSLC) to pursue Classes XI and XII, and for Class XII (HSC) students to pursue undergraduate arts and professional courses
  • In 2012, Rs. 83 crores was disbursed to more than 75,000 students
  • Over four years, Rs. 175 crores was disbursed to more than 1.5 lakh students

A free school at Sirumugai

  • Totally free education for about 2,500 students from LKG to Class XII – the school does not charge any fee from the students
  • Meritorious students from rural areas, some of whom have passed at district and state level
  • The Trust spends Rs. 1.3 crores annually on the school towards recurring and non-recurring expenditure

Health care

  • Rs. 64 lakhs contributed to the Government General Hospital for life-saving medical equipment
  • Rs. 1 crore spent annually on the maintenance and cleanliness of the Government General Hospital, Coimbatore
  • Blood donation camps – about 1,500 units of blood donated to the Government General Hospital, Coimbatore
  • Regular free eye and dental medical camps in rural areas
  • Rs. 50 lakhs donated to Sri Kanchi Kamakodi Medical Trust for the “Gift of Vision” project, and ambulances for rural areas

Support for government initiatives

  • Rs. 106 lakhs to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund for tsunami relief in 2005–06
  • Rs. 124 lakhs to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund for Thane cyclone relief in 2011–12
  • Action in the villages around Mettupalayam as part of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s project “PURA”

Social commitment

  • Donations to NGOs and social clubs such as Sankara Nethralaya, Rotary Club of Erode and Lions Club of Mettupalayam
  • Donations towards the construction of schools and colleges
  • Financial and material help for building and renovating places of worship, irrespective of religion

Green initiative

  • Planting 1 lakh saplings
  • Tree plantation and Swachh Bharat drives with our students
Moments

The Trust at work

Prize distribution function of the Trust, 27 May 2012
Parents and students at a Trust function
Prize distribution at a Trust function
Address at a Trust prize distribution function

Admissions at VMHSS

Fresh admissions are made for LKG, Class VI and Class XI, and in other classes when there are vacancies. Education is free of cost.