In the shades of this historical background, Sarvoday Charitable Trust emerged to create a new history which the people of this country will cherish to learn, remember and ruminate for years to come. This little village is now shaping itself as a little town of big importance. The village has a small bazaar where almost everything is available.
Before the emergence of Sarvoday Charitable Trust, there was another Trust called Vikas Mandal under the banner of which a Referral Hospital-Cum-Community Health Center with air-conditioned operation theatre and the Quarters for the staff is being run by the government.
The same Mandal with almost the same people who are now associated with Sarvoday Charitable Trust runs an educational institution called The M.G.Shah High School for the last 50 years and also A.V.Shah Primary School for 28 years. There is also Shri N.M.Shah Balmandir promoted by the grand father of the member of the family who started this Trust.
There are about 3500 students, which is the half of the total population of the village coming to take education in these institutions from different surrounding areas and different parts of the state. The Panchmahals district even when it bears the blot of one of the most backward districts of Gujarat has wonderful water resources as there are nearly a dozen dams on different rivers, the river Mahi Sagar being the biggest and the longest river just 10 kms. away from Kakanpur.
The donors, though not hailing from this village were kind enough to extend their helping hand to this Trust which is committed to turn this backward area into forward area by creating equal opportunities for the rural talent to compete the urban intellect mainly due to their attachment to this village and also due to their emotional association with the members of the trust.
After its establishment on 1-09-1988 the Trust has never looked back and went on and on building the temples of education one after another. The following list will unmistakably highlight the achievements of the trust in a small span of seventeen years.
(a) Shri J.L.K. Kotecha Arts College in 1991
(b) Smt. S.H.Gardi Commerce College in 1994.
(c) Shree V.M.Shah Primary School in 1993
(d) Smt. N.V.Shah Girls’ High School in 1997.
(e) Smt. K.C.M.Shah G.B.T.C. (Now known as B.Ed. Basic) College in 2003 (with intake of 100 Students.)
(f) Shree V.M.Shah P.T.C. College in 2004.(With intake of 150 Students)
(g) C.P.Ed. College in 2006.(With intake of 50 students)
(h) M.Ed. College from the academic year 2008- 09.
(i) Proposed Pharmacy College from the academic year 2009- 10.
All these educational institutions have their own, newly built, specious buildings facing big grounds and facilitated with all the necessary requirements. B.Ed., P.T.C. and C.P.Ed. Colleges have not only their wonderful buildings but also separate Girls’ & Boys’ hostels with attached toilet-bathroom, pressure water supply with censor facility, Solar hot water supply, big high watted generator to generate electricity in the event of failure of power in the College campus, a wonderful Dining hall one would love to find anywhere in any institution based in a small village or even in big cities. The built up area of the Dining Hall is 3591 sq. ft. In the same way the B.Ed & P.T.C. Colleges have a Multi purpose central hall of 2400 sq.ft. with a ready stage and sound system. Thus, all these educational institutions have a solid infrastructure.
- The people who visioned these institutions are….
(1) Shri Ashvin C. Shah – President.
(2) Shri Bharat R. Shah – Managing Trustee.
(3) Shri Kiran N.Shah – Trustee.
(4) Shri Niranjan V.Shah – Trustee.
(5) Shri Navinchandra M.Shah – Trustee.
(6) Shri Girish R.Shah – Trustee.
(7) Shri Rajnibhai C.Shah – Trustee.
(8) Shri Pravinbhai V.Shah – Academic Councillor
(9) Shri Jethabhai M.Shah, Academic Counsellor
(10) Shri Bharatbhai M.Shah, Academic Counsellor
(11) Shri Dr. Bharat V.Shah – Head of the Nephrology Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai.
(12) Shri Maulin B.Shah – Campus Director & Mathurdas Gulabchanddas Shah Family