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Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


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Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 3

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 4

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 5

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 6

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 7

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 8

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 9

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 10

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 11

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 12

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 13

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 14

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 15

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 16

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 17

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 18

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 19

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 20

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 21

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 22

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 23

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 24

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 25

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 26

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 27

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 28

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 29

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 30

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 31

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 32

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 33

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 34

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 35

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 36

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 37

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 38

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 39

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 40

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 41

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 42

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 43

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 44

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 45

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 46

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 47

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 48

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 49

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 50

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 51

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 52

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 53

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 54

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 55

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 56

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 57

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 58

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 59

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 60

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 61

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 62

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 63

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 64

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 65

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 66

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.


Slide 67

Pondicherry Multipurpose
Social Service Society
Regd.6/77
#81, Laporte Street, Puducherry-1

To enable every humanto do more, to know more, to have more, in order to be more

Most. Rev. Dr.Antony Anandarayar

Archbishop of Pondicherry & Cuddalore
Archdiocese
President of
Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
(PMSSS)

Legal Status of PMSSS
PMSSS

is

a

Registered

Society

under

the

Indian

Societies

Registration Act 1860 in 1977.
PMSSS is also Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) and has Income Tax Exemption under 12 A and
Permanent 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Areas of Operation
 The areas of operations include Pondicherry and Karaikal
regions in the Union territory of Pondicherry.
Cuddalore and
Nadu.

Villupuram districts in the state of Tamil

Geographical area (in Sq. km)

No Working Districts

Pondicherry

: 290

Karaikal

: 161

Cuddalore

: 3,678

Villupuam

: 6,197

4
i) Pondicherry
ii) Karaikal
iii) Cuddalore
iv) Villupuram

No of Blocks

No. of villages (panchayat village)

Population Covered (M+F)

Total Population

Pondicherry

: 3

Karaikal

: 1

Cuddalore

: 38

Villupuram

: 22

Pondicherry

: 118

Karaikal

: 2

Cuddalore

: 681

Villupuram

: 1104

Pondicherry

: 9,05,644

Karaikal

: 1,70,640

Cuddalore

: 22,85,395

Villupuram

: 29,60,373
: 63,22,052

PMSSS Working Area Map

Organizational Structure

• No. of Governing Body members

: 21

• No. of General Body Members

: 202

• No. of Staff

: 100

Vision
“To establish a loving and peaceful society based on
human value of Fraternity, Equality, Liberty and

Justice”

Mission
PMSSS works for the poorest of the poor of the
communities such as Women, Disabled, marginalized,
unreached, agricultural landless laborers, marginal and
small farmers, fisher folk, destitute, rural artisans, Dalits,
un organized daily laborers, refugees etc for mobilizing
them into their own organization for self-reliance and
sustainability with specific reference to gender equality
and equity.

Specific Activities implemented:
1. Relief in times of Fire, flood, cyclone, drought, tsunami

and

other natural and man made disasters.
2.

Leadership

Training

and

Promotion

of

Fraternal

Life

Communities - FLCs (Credit Unions).
3. Delayed Marketing of Agriculture Products.

4.

Kolping Programme for youth.

5.

Kalrayan Tribal Development Programme.

6. Social Assistance for aged and sick
7. Kolping Matriculation Higher Secondary School
8. New Thrust Program - Women, Agricultural & fishermen.
9. Rehabilitation and Development programme for Sri Lankan
Refugees

… contd.,
10. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
11. Home for the Mentally Ill.
12. Health and Referral Services
13. “Promotion of Healthy Community & Promoting of Sustainable
Livelihood Micro Enterprise activities for Adi – Dravida Community (SC
community) through Science & Technology Intervention – DST Project“
14. Integrated community development programme for children, youth and
women, health awareness, water and sanitation & Solid Waste &
Management.
15. Value Addition Programme for Establishing Ice Plant & Fish Pickle Unit
16. Care and support for HIV and AIDS - TNVHA

17. Childline 1098 Programme
18. Liberating and empowering the Minority Community Families

20. CBR Mainstreaming of PWDs

… contd.,

21. Vazhndhu Kaattuvom & Vazhi Katti
22. Mahalir Thittam
23. International Fund for Agricultural Development- IFAD
24. Farmers Club - NABARD
25. Minority Scholarship for children and Youth education

26. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
27. PMSS Livelihood and State Training Centre
28. Medium and Small Scale Enterprises

youth

29. Usha Silai Schools

- Self Employment Training for

Profile of People’s Organizations promoted by PMSSS
Name of the CBO’s

Total CBO’s

Total Members

Fraternal Life Communities (FLCs)

287

16457

Women SHGs

653

9737

Agricultural SHGs

75

1054

Fisher Folk SHGs

47

877

Kolping Groups

74

1278

PWD SHGs – CBR

30

437

Disabled Groups – VK

272

3986

Community Vigilance Groups(CVGs)

14

216

1452

34042

Total

“The setting up of USHA Silai Schools in villages all over India with
a capacity to teach at least 20 (twenty) women in a year, how to sew

using sewing machines to be provided by UIL “

District

: Puducherry District

Programme Period

: April 2013 to March 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in the Selection of Women Entrepreneurs for
1st & 2nd Batches in
Puducherry District
Step
1

• Communication

Step
2

• Identification

Step
3

• Preliminary Screening

Step
4

• Orientation Meeting

Step
5

• Selection

Stag
e6

• Application

Step
7

• Finalization
The following selection criteria opted for selections were:
 The trainees should posses basic knowledge on tailoring skill
 The trainees are should be from low economic conditions.
 Preference to destitute and widows

Orientation on Silai Schools

1st

Batch

1. Villianur
2. Reddiyarpalayam
3. Kurumampet
4. Nellithoppu
5. Kosapalayam
6. Vandrapet
7. Vambakeerapalayam
8. Saram
9. Thenkaithittu
10. Nainarmandapam
11. Moolakulam
12. Govinda Salai
13. Kottucherry
14. Karaikal
15. Nedunkadu

2nd

Batch

1. Kudieruppupalyam
2. Panda Sola Nallur
3. Eripakkam
4. Patammal Nagar
5. Sanniyasikuppam
6. Dupurayapet
7. Kompakkam
8. J. J. Nagar
9. Keezh Agraharam
10. Mary Oulgaret
11. Mudaliarpet
12. TN Palayam
13. Arumparthapuram
14. Jayamoorthy Raja Nagar
15. Thiruvandarkoil

Profile of 30 Silai
School Teachers
Widow
:2
Deserted by Husband : 5
Disabled Husband
:1
Coolie
: 22
Social Background:
Schedule Caste
: 10
Backward Class
:l5
Most Backward
:5
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:2
6th Std
:1
8th Std
:1
9th Std
:4
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:7
Diploma course
:2
ITI
:2

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
 Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activity 1 : 7days residential training
Date

1st Batch
: 6th May 2013 to 12th May 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre,
Periyakalapet, Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Sri. Vivek Pandey, I.A.S. Secretary to the
Govt. Women & Child Development, Puducherry
 Mr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Department
Manager, Usha International, New Delhi
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive
Director of PMSSS
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager,
PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A.Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse and
Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration

Date

: 3rd to 9th August 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training

Training on stitching for 16 Garment Models + Variation of Blouse
and Chudithars

Activity 2 : Village Level Usha silai school
awareness by WE’s
Sample Pamphlet

 Through USHA Advertisement Board
Door to Door campaign
 Distribution of Pamphlets

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
1st Batch : 5th June 2013
Area : Thengaithittu

Area : Govinda Salai

Area : Nellithoppu –
Shop Inauguration

Activity 3 : usha Silai school opening
2nd Batch : 5th September 2013
Area : Eripakkam
Area : Sanniyasikuppam

Activity 4 : certificate distribution
Date

: 13.11.2013

Venue

: PMSSS Conference Hall

Chief Guests :
-Thiru. V. Jayakumar , Deputy Director (Retried), Commissionerate of
Rehabilitation of Non-Resident Tamils, Chennai
- Mr. Srikrishnan, Chief Manager (Rural & Inclusive Banking group),
ICICI Bank, Coimbatore
- Mr. Jonathan, Regional Head Sales, ICICI Bank, Chennai
In Presence of
Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director, PMSSS
Mrs. Bridget Selvaraj, Finance Executive – PMSSS
Mr. Selvaraj, Manager, Women development program, PMSSS
Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, USHA Silai School, PMSSS

Welcome Speech by Rev. Fr. V. Albert
Thambidurai, Executive Director,
PMSSS

Silai School Teachers experience sharing on their
Development for past 6 months

Certificate
Distribution

Activity 5 : Functioning of Silai schools
 Enrollment of Learners
 Sensitization on basic Sewing Art (Hand stitching)

 Sensitization on Basic Sewing machine mechanism
 Training on stitching (on Usha Syllabus, need based

modules)

Activities carried out in Silai Schools

1st Batch
Total No. of Learners

: 119 learners

Studying

: 84 students

Completed learners

: 35 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 100 – 300 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sew. machine service : Rs.1250 (from entire 1st batch)

Silai School
18000
16000

16250

14000

14950

12000

13250

13150

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

10000
8000
6000
4000

8050

8350

July 2013

Aug 2013

4650

2000
0
June 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Silai School

Stitching
35000
30000

30490

29630

29970

25000
22680

20000
15000

16528

18810

20400

Stitching

10000
5000
0
June 2013 July 2013

Aug 2013

Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

2nd Batch
Total No. of learners

: 95 students

Studying

: 93 students

Completed learners

: 2 students

Fees from Learners

: Rs. 200 – 500 (Average per month
/Student)

Income from Stitching

: Rs. 1500 – 5000 (Average per
month )

Income from Sewing machine

: Rs. 600 (from entire 2nd batch)

Silai School
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

33200

34500

33350

19350

Sep 2013

Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Stitching
40000
34550

30000

20000
10000

22750
17620

17195

0
Sep 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED at SILAI SCHOOLS
 Album
 Learners Application File
 Attendance (Log in & Out)
 Bill Book
Cash book

1. 13days

Bridal

designing

Saree

Course

Blouse

sponsored

NABARD , Puducherry.
2. Regular Followup.

&

by

Activity 1 : Bridal Saree & Blouse Designing
15 Silai Schools teachers
participated in the training

Date

: 12th & 13th September 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Kalarani, Vandrapet

Mrs. Dhanalakshmi,
Nainarmandapam

Mrs. Revathy,
Thengaithittu

Mrs. Malakodi
Villianur

Mrs. Thenmozhi
Reddiyarpalayam

Date

: 18th December 2013

Monitored by

: Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International Ltd.,

Mrs. Subashini, Sanniyakuppam

Mrs. Kalaiselvi
Panda Sozha Nallur

Mrs. Suganthi
Kudieruppupalyam

District

: Villupuram District

Programme period

: December 2013 to November 2014

No. of Silai Schools

: 30 Nos [15 (Batch I) & 15 (Batch II)]

Sponsored by

: USHA International Ltd., New Delhi

Implemented by

: Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service
Society (PMSSS)

Process adopted by PMSSS in Selection of Women
Entrepreneur for 1st & 2nd Batch in Villupuram District

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Stage
6
Step 7

• Communication
• Identification
• Preliminary Screening
• Orientation and Practical Test

• Selection
• Application
• Finalization

Orientation on Silai Schools

Practical Test

1st

Batch

1. Sathampadi
2. Anivari
3. Pazhaya Karuvachi
4. Fathimapalayam
5. Eraiyur
6. Sengadu
7. Porpalampattu
8. Thaduthatkondur
9. Poondi Road
10. Adanur
11. Madampet
12. V. Maruthur
13. Theedir Kuppam
14. Mugaiyur
15. Melvazhi

2nd

Batch

1. Kiliyanur
2. Salaiagaram
3. Sernthanur
4. Chellapiratti
5. Thaiyur
6. Marangiyur
7. Chinna Maranodai
8. Melakondai
9. Arulambady
10. Melapazahagoor
11. Ottampattu
12. Sitheri
13. Se. Kuenthur
14. Viriyur
15. Panaiyapuram

Profile of 30 Silai School
Teachers
Widow
:4
Deserted by Husband : 2
Coolie
: 24
Social Background :
Schedule Caste
:5
Backward Caste
: 17
Most Backward
:8
Education Qualification:
5th Std
:3
6th Std
:2
8th Std
:5
9th Std
:3
10th Std
: 11
12th Std
:6

 7days residential training
 usha silai school awareness by WE’s
 Opening of Usha Silai school in Target areas
Issue of Certificates to the WE’s / Teachers
 Functioning of Silai schools

Activities 1 : 7days residential training
1st Batch
Date

: 13th to 19th December 2013

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. Louis, Episcopal Vicar
 Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Vadivelan, Coordinator, Usha International
 Mr. M. Rock Pushparaj, General Manager, PMSSS
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

School Opening : 1st Batch Silai schools opened from 6th January
2014 onwards and all 15 Silai Schools opened.

1st Batch – Inauguration

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

1st Batch – Residential Training
Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

2nd Batch – Inauguration
Date

: 4th to 10th January 2014

No. of Trainees

: 15 nos

Training Venue

: PMSSS Livelihood Training Centre, Periyakalapet,
Puducherry

Inaugurated by

:  Rev. Fr. V. Albert Thambidurai, Executive Director
 Mr. Suresh, Trainer, Usha International Ltd.,
 Ms. A. Kalvikarasi, Coordinator, PMSSS

2nd batch Silai schools started by all 15 beneficiaries and official
inauguration will be held from 1st week of February 2014.

2nd batch – Residential Training Photograph
Training on Sewing Machine Mechanism

2nd

Batch – Residential Training Photograph

Training on 16 Garment Stitching + Variation of Blouse and Chudithars

All the Women entrepreneurs enthusiastically and fully participated in the
residential training
Women entrepreneurs felt that 7 days residential training is very much
useful for them.
All the Women Entrepreneurs expressed that the sewing machine care and
maintenance training has enabled them to repair and service by themselves
instead of service person from outside making it cost effective.
Women entrepreneurs enhanced their basic knowledge to technical skill.
Women

entrepreneurs

practically

learnt

the

techniques

of

dress

measurement, cutting pattern and stitching methods.
 Women entrepreneurs become tailoring teachers.
USHA program ensured women entrepreneurs a social and economical
development.

 60 Socially, Economically backward rural women got opportunity to equip
themselves with tailoring course.
 Technical skill and capacity of women as entrepreneur developed.
 Poor and needy women owned a free tailoring machine sponsored by
USHA.
 Training Module inspired the trainees in its comprehensiveness.
Gained more knowledge and skill in tailoring with short duration training
 Simple women became a skilled persons, owner of Silai School, teachers,
entrepreneur, employer etc.,
 Developed Fraternity and integrating among women from different
destination in Puducherry and Villupuram Districts.
 Self esteem, Self confidents, Dignity, Positive attitude and courage got
imbibed in women.
 Given a new outlook for women as individual, partner and member of the
family and living community.
 Income earning capacity enhanced.
 45 Silai School established in Rural villages and 15 will be established
sooner.
 Created good impact among the rural women especially young girls to
avail the tailoring training within their locality with easy access &
minimum fees.

Name
Age
Education
Husband Name
Mobile

: Mrs. Revathy
: 40 years
: 12th Std.
: Mr. Mayavan
: 82200 74726

Address:
# 45, Purushothaman Nayakar St., Thenkaithittu, Muthaliyarpet,
Pondicherry-4.
Background:
Ms. Revathy was married with Mr. Mayavan and got separated 17 years ago.
After separation from her husband, she lived with her parents and her father
takes care of entire family. Her father has passed away during the year 2000
and the entire responsibility of the family came to Ms. Revathy. She worked at
a tailoring shop and earned on an average of Rs. 3000/- per month to run her
family before establishment of Silai School. She was really struggling to
mange her family with that income. Now she lives with her mother and takes
care of two female children.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Revathy has participated UIL training conducted during the month of May,
2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school on June, 2013 at
Thengaithittu. Her life got changed after establishment of Silai School. She runs a
Silai school at a relative residence (at free of cost) located near to her home
because of limited space at her residence.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners completed the course
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees
(Rs. 200 per person /month)
Average Earning per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: June, 2013
: 11
: 17
: Rs. 3400-/month
: Rs. 8000-/ month
:1
: Good
: Yes
: 10 AM – 09.00 PM
: Women & Kids wear

She maintains an album, accounts book with bill book and learners detail at
Silai School. She employed two assistants at Silai School to help in job work
(both of them were completed Silai course at this Silai School). Ms. Revathy
used to go to Mulakulam village to take Silai class on Sundays at one of a
learner’s residence. There are five learners attending the class. The income
from the Silai School and job work helping her in meeting all household
expenses including medical expenses, children educational expenses and
saves some amount in a bank.
Impact:
Ms. Revathy has saved Rs. 39,000/- at bank after establishment of Silai school
apart from meeting household expenses and spending money to educate her
daughter. Now she educates her younger daughter on her own and she doing
B.Tech in a reputed private college. Now Ms. Ravathy is very happy and
confident standing on her own & takes care of entire family without any
problem.
Future Plan:
Ms. Revathy has planned to establish a Silai school in a town centre since her
present school located in an interior place and difficult for the learners to
reach the school. She also planned to buy an additional sewing machine to
train the learners better and an over lock machine.

Name
: Mrs. Subashini
Age
: 31 years
Education
: 10th Std.
Husband Name
: Mr. Pachaiappan
Mobile
: 9159588706
Address:
# 11, Indira Nagar, Sanniyasikuppam, Pondicherry
Background:
Ms. Subhashini is a 31 years old and married Mr. Pachaiappan. Her husband
has been working as a driver in a private concern on work availability basis.
His monthly income is not stable. Thus the Silai school teacher really
struggled to run the family. She is blessed with two kids. She was a
housewife and never came out from her home after marriage for any purpose.
This was the first time she came out from her home/village and participated
in a 7 days training programme. Initially her husband wasn’t interested to
send Ms. Subashini for the training programme and then Ms. Subashini
convinced her husband.

Silai School Intervention:
Ms. Subashini had participated in UIL training conducted during the month of
August, 2013 through PMSSS and established a Silai school in September,
2013 at Sanniyasikuppam. She runs a Silai school by renting a house and
paying Rs. 500/- per month as a rent.
Month and Year of Establishment
Number of learners attending the Silai School at present
Fees (Rs. 500 per month/student)
Average Earning Per Month (Silai School & job Work)
Number of sewing machine at Silai School
Working Condition of UIL Sewing Machine
Silai School Signage Board Displayed at a Prominent Place
Silai School Functioning Time
Type of Job Work

: Sep, 2013
: 13
:Rs. 6500/ month
: Rs. 9000/:1
: Good
: Yes
: 11 AM–7 PM
:Women & Kids
Wear

A leather company called Rane supporting 10 learners fees. The Silai
school teacher serviced a sewing machine and earned Rs. 100/- from that
way last month. Ms. Subhasini has been maintaining an album of work
and accounts register at Silai School.
Impact:
The income through Silai School and job work helping Silai school teacher
in supporting household expenses and saving Rs. 1500/ months in a bank.
Ms. Subashini expressed “Since my husband income wasn’t stable and the
income through the Silai school helps us a lot”
Future Plan:
The Silai school teacher has interested in buying a top model sewing
machine which does stitching, over lock, embroidery etc. to train the
learners better and get more job work.