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earc es h, E R d ic u s c a a t B i o n A B R E A D n d y t D e e i v c e o l S o t p m n e BREAD REVIEW 2007-08 BASIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BREAD) SOCIETY earc es h, E R d ic u s c a a t B i o n A B R E A D n d y t D e e i v c BREAD REVIEW 2007-08 e o l S o t p m n e FROM THE SECRETARY'S DESK Dear Sir / Madam, BREAD Society's mission is to provide financial assistance to bright indigent students to pursue higher education till they attain their maximum potential while simultaneously inculcating good values among them. It also administers the donors' funds efficiently passing on every rupee of the donation to the scholar. BREAD Society has adopted its present methodology to identify the bright underprivileged students in 2003-04. Our experience over the past five years has made us refine our systems to ensure that we reach out to the most deserving students even in the most remote areas of the state. Our latest initiative in this regard is to try to get the BREAD Poster displayed in the Notice Boards of all the 1450 government and government aided institutions of higher education in Andhra Pradesh by mailing A-4 size colour posters to all the Principals. The abundant human resource wealth lying dormant, mostly in the remote rural areas of the countryside, can be unearthed to create a real knowledge based society at a nominal cost. BREAD Society spends an estimated average amount of Rs.10,000 on each scholar spread over a period of three years. On completion of their education and on securing employment, BREAD scholars' families experience qualitative improvement in their lives since they get out of the poverty spiral. What we are doing is a miniscule of what needs to be done. Our aim is to cover all those with distinction marks for which we need much larger volume of funds. Incidentally, this model can be replicated in any other state of the country. Some of the ways in which you can help us in this task are listed below: 1. Guide eligible students to apply for BREAD Scholarships. 2. Join BREAD Society as a Life Member or a Volunteer, participate in our activities and spread the good word around. 3. Inform friends, relatives and associates interested in education / charity. 4. Sponsor scholar(s) by sending in your donation. 5. If you are already doing work in the field of education, we can, perhaps, explore possibilities to work together. Yours sincerely, RAMAMOHAN RAO KAKANI earc es h, E R d ic u s c a a t B i o n A B R E A D n d y t D e e i v c BREAD REVIEW 2007-08 e o l S o t p m n e Contents Page Contents 1 Governing Body 2 Foreword by President 3 Secretary's Report 4-12 Auditor's Report 13 Statements of Accounts 14-19 Fresh Scholars' list 20-80 1 earc es h, E R d ic u s c a a t B i o n A BREAD n d y t D e e i v c BREAD REVIEW 2007-08 e o l S o t p m n e GOVERNING BODY (2008-10) Dr. P.M. Bhargava President Founder & Former Director, CCMB, Hyderabad Mr. D.Satyanarayana Rao Vice-President Retd. Managing Director, Tata Projects Ltd Mr. Ramamohan Rao Kakani Secretary Retd. Dy. Adviser, Planning Commission, New Delhi Mr. B.Vidyasagar Treasurer Entrepreneur, Hyderabad Dr. N.Bhaskara Rao Patron Founder & Former President, BREAD Society Mr. M. Siva Ram Prasad Patron Chartered Accountant, Founder Vice-President, BREAD Dr. S. L. Tulasamma Patron Retd. Medical Practitioner Dr.Sarat B Kondapaneni Patron Medical Practitioner (USA) Dr. K.Ramachandra Murthy Adviser Former Editor, Andhra Jyothi Dr. K. N. Rao Adviser Educationist, Formerly of NCERT, New Delhi Mr. S. Ranganathan Adviser Chartered Accountant, Founder Secretary, BREAD Mr. M. Narasimhappa Member Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, Pune Mrs. Rajani Uppala Member Social worker Dr.Raavi Sarada Member Secretary, A.P. Library Association Mrs. Chandra Subba Rao Member Educationist & Retd. Bank Executive Mr.N. Vijaya Babu Member Founder Member, BREAD Society Mr. R V V Krishna Rao Member Retd. Director (News), DD Kendra, Hyderabad 2 earc es h, E R d ic u s c a a t B i o n A B R E A D n d y t D e e i v c BREAD REVIEW 2007-08 e o l S o t p m n e FOREWORD Every thinking individual in our country was, I would imagine, shocked when, towards the end of the last year, Dr. Arjun Sengupta, MP, told us, following an analysis of the last census data that 78% of our countrymen live in less than Rs.20 per day which is like living in the US in two dollars per day. As a biologist, I have been acutely aware that the distribution of talent in this four-fifth of our deprived population is no different from that in the privileged one-fifth. A proof is that even from this highly unprivileged group we have students doing extremely well in the high school examination – and I mean “extremely well" from the standards of the privileged one-fifth. The BREAD Society has set up a system to identify such young persons and support their higher education. The credibility of BREAD is demonstrated by the fact that, earlier this year, a single donor gave BREAD well over Rs.1 crore to support its activities. I believe that every responsible citizen must recognize the above naked truth and work towards ensuring that every child in the country receives the same high quality education up to class XII, as is the case in all civilized countries of the world. This can only happen in our country if we de-commercialaise school education, and adopt a common school system. Till then, we all, individually and collectively, need to support, morally and financially, organizations such as BREAD. The record of BREAD, as would be evident from the contents of this review for 2007-2008, should justify your placing trust in it. May I share another point of concern? As it turns out, in the world of tomorrow, academic accomplishments alone will not be enough for one to make a mark. One would also need life skills. BREAD is working hard also towards setting up systems that would provide the necessary life skills to its scholars. We need your suggestions and support also in this regard. Dr Pushpa M Bhargava President, BREAD Society 3 earc es h, E R d ic u s c a a t B i o n A BREAD n d y t D e e i v c BREAD REVIEW 2007-08 e o l S o t p m n e SECRETARY'S REPORT A REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF BREAD SOCIETY DURING 2007-08 1. Introduction: The year 2007-08 has been a landmark year for BREAD Society. The Society has all along been soliciting donations in an indirect manner by distributing literature of its activities among known circles of friends and associates and by circulating the E-Newsletter besides requesting the regular donors/sponsors to send in their annual donations and to spread the good word among their associates and friends. One such initiative by a donor in inviting the attention of an associate to the activities of the Society has led the noble and unassuming couple to make a massive donation of Rs.1.25 crore through a single cheque. The Society had just then completed the award of nearly a thousand new and renewal scholarships on the basis of the norms prescribed by the Governing Body, as per details given below. 2. Selection Norms for Scholars: BREAD Scholars were selected in the first round in October/November based on the following eligibility criteria. ❖Education up to SSC in a government or fully aided high school. ❖Present education in a government or fully aided college. ❖To have cleared all qualifying tests in the current year in the first attempt. ❖For Intermediate Scholarship: Minimum 85 % marks in SSC. ❖For B.Sc. Scholarship: (a) Minimum 85% marks in SSC & Intermediate or (b) not less than 85% marks in Intermediate, if the course was pursued in government or fully aided junior college. ❖For B.A/B.Com Scholarship: Minimum 85% marks in SSC and 80% marks with Arts group or 85% marks with Science group in Intermediate. ❖For Polytechnic Scholarship: (a) CEEP Rank within 3000 or a Rank beyond 3000 with the same CET score as that of 3000th Rank or (b) CEEP Rank within 4000 or a Rank beyond 4000 with the same CET score as that of 4000th Rank, but securing 90% marks in SSC. 4 earc es h, E R d ic u s c a a t B i o n A BREAD n d y t D e e i v c BREAD REVIEW 2007-08 e o l S o t p m n e ❖For D.Ed. Scholarship: (a) DIET CET Rank within 500 or a Rank beyond 500 with the same CET score as that of 500th Rank or (b) CET Rank up to 1000 or a Rank beyond 1000 with the same CET score as that of 1000th Rank, but securing 90% marks in Intermediate.