Crusade

Centre for Rural Systems and Development (CRUSADE), founded in 1991, works closely with communities to alleviate poverty and to bring about sustainable changes that improve the lives and livelihoods of the poor. CRUSADE works in around 200 villages in four development blocks of Minjur, Sholavarm, Ellapuram and Gummidipoondi in rural Tiruvallur district, north of Chennai, covering 250,000 population.

S.R. Jothi Ramalingam

Secretary

S.R.Jothi Ramalingam (74 Years) is the Founder Secretary of Centre for Rural Systems and Development (CRUSADE) which was set up in 1991. He is closely involved in the operations of the society since its inception.

He started his career in T.N.State Government initially he was employed in T. N. State Secretariat as Assistant Section Officer and later as Cooperative Sub Registrar(CSR).He joined National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand, Gujarat in 1978 where he was employed in the Planning Division as Assistant Executive. Before setting up CRUSADE in 1991, he was employed in a national level NGO (ASSEFA) in Madurai for about six years as Project Executive. He was part time Project Advisor to village Service Trust, a UK Agency for about 15 years.

His present residential address is: F1 A Block Eden Crest RC,97A Perambur Redhills Road, Retterl, Vinajaygapuramn, Kolathur, Chennai-600099.

His mobile no:9840324257

Aadhar Number: 354389446248