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One of the greatest sons of India the late Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
inspired Shri Bhaikaka and Shri Bhikabhai Saheb to have rural renaissance of
post-independent India through education, and thus Charutar Vidya Mandal was
born. Charutar Vidya Mandal(CVM) was established in the year 1945 as a
charitable trust with a prime objective of rural development through education
to bring about the social awakening, social upliftment and enrichment. The
uniqueness of Charutar Vidya Mandal lies in its ability to give an outlet of
quality education and use it as a powerful means of social transformation. It
was an up heel task for the founders to establish a visionary organization; but
the large-heartedness and high sense of philanthropy of this region made it
possible. Over the subsequent years, Dr. H M Patel consolidated the efforts put
in by the founders. Later on, in the early 1990s, when Dr. C L Patel took over
the reigns of Charutar Vidya Mandal as the Chairman, the country was facing a
major economic and ideological change paving the way for globalization and
liberalization.
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This generated two major challenges for the sector of education - (a)
Withdrawal of monetary support by the government to educational institutions,
and (b) Need for new programs and courses to meet with the emerging demands in
science, technology and business arising out of a globalized and liberalized
world. Dr. C L Patel with his dynamic leadership, missionary zeal and visionary
outlook successfully took up the challenges.
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He began a herculean task of
establishing self financing colleges in the areas of Technology, Science and
Engineering, Commerce and Management, offering emerging and innovative courses
and programs such as Mechatronics, Automobile Engineering, Bio-technology, Food
Processing Technology, E-Commerce, Valuation, etc. at present the investment of
Charutar Vidya Mandal stands tall as it amounts more than US$ 30 million.
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Apart from this, a new self- contained Satellite Township called New
Vallabh Vidyanagar, a dream project of Dr. C L Patel, has sprawled over 100
acres and has already received an investment of around US$ 20 million. Dr. C L
Patel's unique leadership attracts many philanthropists to contribute
wholeheartedly to the development of Charutar Vidya Mandal. Today Charutar Vidya
Mandal is engrossed with the effort of empowering budding graduates to live up
to the ever-changing environment and equipping them to face the Third Millennium
with confidence and competence. To build competitive advantages is the renewed
focus of Charutar Vidya Mandal in 21st century. At present, Charutar Vidya
Mandal operates 30 Educational Institutions from schools to colleges, and a
sophisticated Research Institute, with over 30,000 students on the rolls.
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