SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL
| 1. Office Address of the Central Council | : Bishop House, Punalur |
| 2. Date of Establishment | : 26.10.1987 |
| 3. Date of Institution | : 09.06.1992 |
| 4. Name of President | : Bro. M. C. George |
| 5. Address of the President |
: Mannilayyam, Muthankavu, Pathanapuram-689 695. Kollam Dist. |
| 6. Tel. No. of the President with city code | : 0475-2229293. |
| 7. Date of appointment of the President | : 2003 |
| 8 . Brief History of the Central Council :- | |
Punalur Central is working in Punalur Diocese, which was establishment and bifurcated form Quilon Diocese, on 1986. This Diocese is Mission diocese and working in a Mission Area. Our catholic population is about 35 thousands. In our diocese about 85% of the population is down-trodden converted from Hindu Harijans and Girijans. They are very poor in economically, educationally, socially and culturally.
Our Central Council is established on 26.10.1987 and Instituted on 09.06.1992. Now we have 96 Conferences and 6 Particular Councils.
94 Conferences were aggregated and twinned. Twinned Councils are Australia,
England & Wales, Netherlands and Scotland. Number of
active member is 410. The working of our C.C. is among the above-mentioned poor
people. It is very graceful to them and we are trying
to up-lift these poor people in various means especially through spiritually
and financially.
9. Names of the past presidents of the C.C.
1. Prof. M. John – 26.10.1987
2. Bro. P. Grigari – 01.07.1993
10.
Major
Projects :-
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BEE KEEPING PROJECT
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TAILORING PROJECT St. Mary's (M), Punalur |
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GOAT DISTRIBUTION PROJECT St. Antony's Conf., Inehakkadu |
11. Statistics For The Year 2008-09:-
| v Date Of Institution | 06-09-1992 |
| v No. Of Conferences Functioning | 85 |
| v No Of Conferences Aggregated | 85 |
| v No Of Conferences Twinned | 68 |
| v No Of Particular Council | 6 |
| v No Of Active Members | 528 |
| v No Of Auxiliary Members | 47 |
| v No Of Adopted Families | 342 |
| v No Of Students Adopted For Education Vidya Jyoti Scheme | 74 |
| v No Of Individuals Adopted Families | 896 |
| v No Of Visits To The Adopted Families | 15131 |
| v Assistance Given To Adopted Families | 240337 |
| v No Of Individuals/Families Given Casual Assistance | 794 |
| v Assistance Given To Casuals | 216441 |
| v No Of Non Christian Families Adopted | 34 |
| v No Of Individuals Of Non Christian Families Adopted | 102 |
| v Amount Of Relief Given To Non Christians | 23893 |
| v No Of Visits To The Sicks/Aged In Their Homes Hospital Etc | 21966 |
| v No Of Persons Who Where Given Medical Relief | 456 |
| v Amount Spent For Providing Medical Relief | 153199 |
| v No Of Persons Who Where Given Educational Help | 543 |
| v Amount Spent For Educational Purposes | 319688 |
| v No Of Persons To Whom Employment Secured | 4 |
| v No Of Persons Brought Back To The Sacramental Life | 86 |
| v No Of Spiritual Formation Camps | 36 |
| v No Of Domestic Differences Settled | 19 |
| v Secret Collection Of Active Members | 55775 |
| v Local Collections | 53166 |
| v Receipt From National Council | 1229731 |
| v Other Receipts | NIL |
| v Total Receipts | 719860 |
| v Total Expenditure | 701428 |
| v No Of Youth Members | 114 |
| v No Of Lady Members | 163 |
| ( All Amounts are in Indian Rupees ) |
