Reports and Statistics
Vidyarambam centers have been established in 22 out of the 30 districts of Tamil Nadu, one of the southern-most states in India.
Thus far, we have identified about 1500 villages in Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Dindugal,Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramnad, Sivagangai, Thanjavur,Theni, Thiruvarur, Thiruvallur, Thiruvannamalai, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli,Trichy, Vellore, Villupuram and Virudunagar districts of Tamil Nadu.
Selecting about 20 children in each centre and appointing qualified and enthusiastic tutors, we have so far launched 1774 Pre-Primary learning centers (34546 children) and 1803 Remedial Course centers (37640 students).
By executing READ INDIA campaign in 3 districts, Vidyarambam has reached about 5,500 new villages and enlisted more than 9000 volunteers. Huge number of students exceeding 1,60,000 from Class 2 to 8 have been helped to improve their skill in Tamil language and arithmetic.
Through our popular project Mobile Toy Library, Vidyarambam has visited more than 620 schools and about 66,000 children have been exposed to educational toys and games.
Through Children libraries, Vidyarambam has reached 56,000 children who have made 3,45,000 borrowings of books.
A summary of all the pre-primary centers and children is provided below:
District |
Total Centers |
Total Children |
Passed Out |
Active centers |
Existing children |
| Ariyalur | 88 | 1727 | 1590 | 7 | 137 |
| Chennai | 14 | 270 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuddalore | 65 | 1247 | 534 | 36 | 713 |
| Dindugul | 10 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanchipuram | 34 | 672 | 672 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanyakumari | 49 | 1195 | 1195 | 0 | 0 |
| Madurai | 14 | 280 | 260 | 1 | 20 |
| Nagapattinam(+SC) | 341 | 5722 | 4358 | 76 | 1364 |
| Perambalur | 128 | 4862 | 4061 | 43 | 801 |
| Pudukkottai | 11 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramnad | 38 | 874 | 874 | 0 | 0 |
| Sivagangai | 24 | 470 | 470 | 0 | 0 |
| Thanjavur | 242 | 3102 | 1993 | 57 | 1109 |
| Theni | 10 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Thiruvannamalai | 9 | 198 | 163 | 2 | 35 |
| Thiruvarur | 10 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 |
| Thiruvallur | 29 | 580 | 407 | 10 | 173 |
| Thoothukkudi | 184 | 3682 | 2429 | 66 | 1253 |
| Tirunelveli | 352 | 6087 | 3156 | 150 | 2931 |
| Trichy | 40 | 835 | 445 | 21 | 390 |
| Vellore | 35 | 888 | 681 | 12 | 207 |
| Virudhunagar | 47 | 1040 | 820 | 11 | 220 |
| Total | 1774 | 34546 | 25193 | 492 | 9353 |
A Summary of RC JUNIOR centers and students (including 2006 May Summer camp) is given below:
District |
No. of Centers |
Total Children |
Passed out |
Active Centers |
Existing Children |
| Ariyalur | 8 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuddalore | 19 | 320 | 320 | 0 | 0 |
| Dindugaul | 6 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanchipuram | 6 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanyakumari | 22 | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| Madurai | 14 | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagapattinam | 120 | 2354 | 1400 | 50 | 954 |
| Perambalur | 41 | 820 | 820 | 0 | 0 |
| Pudukkottai | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramanathapuram | 11 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| Sivagangai | 19 | 380 | 380 | 0 | 0 |
| Thanjavur | 96 | 1920 | 1920 | 0 | 0 |
| Theni | 6 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Thoothukkudi | 20 | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
| Tirunelveli | 428 | 8160 | 8160 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiruvarur | 4 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Trichy | 14 | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| Virudhunagar | 14 | 283 | 283 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 849 | 16357 | 15403 | 50 | 954 |
Summary of RC Senior centers and children is given below:
District |
No. of Centers |
Total Children |
Passed out |
Active Centers |
Existing Children |
| Ariyalur | 49 | 1093 | 1093 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuddalore | 17 | 520 | 460 | 3 | 60 |
| Dindugaul | 6 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanchipuram | 14 | 339 | 339 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanyakumari | 17 | 394 | 394 | 0 | 0 |
| Madurai | 23 | 460 | 460 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagapattinam | 160 | 3732 | 2478 | 64 | 1254 |
| Perambalur | 63 | 1390 | 1197 | 10 | 193 |
| Pudukkottai | 13 | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramanathapuram | 20 | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
| Sivagangai | 27 | 540 | 540 | 0 | 0 |
| Thanjavur | 175 | 3948 | 3312 | 32 | 636 |
| Theni | 9 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Thoothukkudi | 90 | 2091 | 2091 | 0 | 0 |
| Tirunelveli | 196 | 4177 | 4177 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiruvarur | 17 | 404 | 404 | 0 | 0 |
| Trichy | 32 | 695 | 456 | 12 | 239 |
| Virudhunagar | 26 | 520 | 520 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 954 | 21283 | 18901 | 121 | 2382 |
Summary of Read India centers and children is given below:
| District | Blocks | Villages | Centers | Volunteers | Total Children |
| Thanjavur | 14 | 1,828 | 2,084 | 3,733 | 53,993 |
| Thoothukkudi | 12 | 1,652 | 1,708 | 2,255 | 44,420 |
| Tirunelveli | 19 | 2,133 | 2,272 | 3,417 | 62,970 |
| Total | 45 | 5,613 | 6,064 | 9,405 | 161,383 |