WOrkshop for Rehabilitation and Training of the Handicapped
The symbol alongside is taken from one end of a spanner signifying the present specialisation in the area of engineering industry. Looking more closely there are 2 hands protecting a flower with a missing petal. The hands support the physically handicapped.
The WORTH trust is an organisation founded in 1963 to impart vocational training and assist in the social and economic rehabilitation of all categories of persons with disabilities. It is based at Katpadi in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
1962 Government of India approves the Swedish Red
Cross Leprosy Project
1963 Rehabilitation industries - a light engineering factory
established at Katpadi
1969 Rehabilitation trust registered
1973 Technical training centre started at Katpadi
Production cum training centre set up at Tiruchirapalli
1974 Mrs. Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India
inaugurates the training cum production centre at
Paranur, Chengleput.
1976 Organisation renamed WORTH trust
Transitional school for polio affected children opened
at Katpadi.
1982 Technical training centres established at Tiruchirapalli
and Pondicherry Aproved by Indian National Council for
Vocational Training.
1983 Pondicherry production centre started.
1986 Rotary WORTH electronics training unit founded at Madras
1987 WORTH plastics established at Katpadi.
1988 Outreach programme started with Katpadi as base.
1989 WORTH celeberates silver jubilee.
1993 Mobility aids development unit set up.
1995 Rehabilitation training resource centre established
at Katpadi.
Development work on new campus for Tiruchirapalli
units commences.
The eminent persons who are associated with the trust.
Mr.Subbaiah,Chairman,EID Parry,Murugappa group, Madras, Chairman
Mr.S.Viji,Jt.Managing Director,Brakes India, Madras, Vice Chairman
Mr.N.Reguraj,Managing Director, NTTF Industries, Bangalore, Member
Mr.K.R.N. Menon, Arjay management services, Madras, Member
Mr.Sriram Panchu, Lawyer, High Court, Madras, Member
Mr.V. Chidambaram, Chairman, India Radiators, Madras, Member
Mr.S. Krishnan, Price & Co., Auditors, Madras, Member
Mr.L.M. Menzes, IAS (Retired), Madras, Member
Mrs.Uma Narayan, SOS Villages, Madras, Member
Mr.Ranjit Pratap, Industrialist, Madras, Member
CONTACT :- Mr.C.Antony Samy,
Managing Director
WORTH trust
48, New Thiruvalam Road
Katpadi - 632007, Tamil Nadu
INDIA
Phone : 91 - 416 - 42739
Fax : 91 - 416 - 43939
Email : worth_trust@hotmail.com