1985
- SCAD-Nirman founded by Dr. Cletus Babu working with 5 villages in Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli, South India
- Formed 35 women’s groups
1987
- Started working with people suffering with leprosy
- Started working with the gypsy community
1989-90
- The first Secondary school in Tirunelveli opened
- Tree planting began with 200 trees
- Non-formal school for Gypsy Community opened
1991-92
- Nutritional biscuits made for school children to minimize nutritional deficiency and increase learning capacity
- A school started for the special needs of special children with multiple disabilities – physical/ mental challenges, cerebral palsy & autism – ‘Anbu Illam’ (Abode of Love)
1996-97
- KVK (Krishi Vighyan Kendra -Farm Science Centre) ICAR Government of India unit was opened in Vagaikulam, Tuticorin
- An Industrial Training Institute, Polytechnic College and Community College in Cheranmahadevi opened to diversify educational opportunities
2000
- Started a higher education college to provide vocational training for rural youth communities
- Total membership of women self-help group members hits 36,617
2001-03
- Started another Industrial Training Centre at Vagaikulam & Engineering College in Cheranmahadevi
- Good Shepherd school was opened in Tuticorin
2004
- Relief measures to the Tsunami villages in Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Cuddalore and Tirunelveli districts
2005
- Dr. Cletus Babu received the award for “Outstanding Social Entrepreneurship” by the Confederation of Indian Industry & Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in recognition of visionary, pragmatic and courageous contributions that significantly improve the state of the world’s people
- Received the ‘Best Self Help Group’ award from the Tamil Nadu Government
- College of Education started at Cheranmahadevi
- The teachers’ training institute was opened at Cheranmahadevi.
- Environmental protection activities were initiated including Tree planting, Kitchen gardens, Ooranie formation and De-silting, Rainwater harvesting, Biochar initiatives and Carbon sequestration.
2006
- The first wind turbine was erected
- More than 100 women self-help group members are elected as local village presidents, ward members or councilors
- Polytechnic college was started at Tharuvai, Tirinelveli, South India
2006-07
- The then President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited SCAD for the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Conference and inaugurated a new building at FX
- The Ortho and Prosthetic unit and training centre was opened at Cheranmahadevi
2009
- A dispensary and community hall was built for those affected by leprosy
- Started St. Mother Teresa Engineering College, Tuticorin and SCAD Engineering College, Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli
2010
- Introduced the first mobile clinic van, a fully furnished vehicle to provide treatment and therapy to the differently abled living in distant Villages
- Celebrated the Silver Jubilee Year of SCAD-Nirman; the Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. Surjit Singh Barnala released the book ‘Empowering the Disadvantaged’
- Vanakkam India – a Tamil daily newspaper was started
2012
- Started SCAD World School and SCAD Institute of Technology, Palladam, Coimbatore
2013
- SCAD Rehabilitation Centre and Special education teachers’ training, were started at Ponnakudi
2014
- SCAD World School, Chengalpattu, Chennai was started
2015
- Grand official launch of Dynamic Scientific Research & Technologies (DSRT), for the development of Applied Sciences for academic institutions to participate and derive value from industrial research and for migration of contemporary technologies.
2016
- SCAD Medical Centre, Tirunelveli