Services and Projects
District Associations will be organizing regular Technical Class room sessions and workshop on Digital Photography for the district level members with Tamilnadu Video & Photographers Association’s support. Many Professionals have been benefited by this workshops.
Such workshops and Training program have been organized to make the members gain knowledge and update to the latest techniques in photography and videography.
Photo and Videography Exhibitions are being organized in many districts for the
benefit of the members so as to know about the latest introductions. Members have gained very much by theses exhibitions and have updated to your business. Now it has been a customary to organize Video & Photo Exhibition during the general body meeting.
Free service camps are organized in districts for proper maintenance of the equipments. Such camps are organized been organized once in a year by a reputed camera Company .
Many District Association have not only involved them in your members future, they have shown their helping hand even to the society. Blood grouping camps and blood donation camps are organized periodically to benefit the needy. Some district association have a group regular Blood Donors.
Many of our members have opted to donate their eyes.
Scholarships and contributions are given to whose who secure good marks in 10th and 12th std. This scheme is being in effect past the past six years. We have to form an education trust so to help more pupils for their future education.
The Trichy District Association has adopted a female child in the year 1999 at her age of six and that district association was taking care of that child Selvi. Aswini who has now finished the 12th std. All her educational expenses was taken care by the Trichy district association. What a heart filled help to the child, who has lost the parent. This great gesture is an example of unity and dedication towards member’s backup.
Tamilnadu Video & Photographers Association is the only organization which fought against 12.5% Service Tax imposed by the centre Government on Video & Photographic Professionals. Our organization made demonstrations and organized a mega Hunger Strike at Chennai which diverted the attention of the Finance Minister and the government considered our difficulties and the Service tax was relaxed for Video & Photographers.
Tamilnadu Video & Photographers Association has Organised a mega State level conference on August 2008, at Salem, Tamilnadu in which about 20,000 delegates from in and around Tamilnadu participated. The Objective of this conference is show our unity and strength to the government and to get a recognition for our professionals. In this conference about 18 resolutions were passed and we have put them to the State Government as our demands. The arrangements for this conference was undertaken by the Salem District Video & Photographers Welfare Association. This conference was considered as one of the best. Honorable Thiru.Ubaidullah, Minister for Commerce & Taxes ,Tamilnadu State Government was the Chief Guest, Film Personaties Mr. S.P.Muthuraman ,Cine Director, Mr.Kannan,Cinematographers. Mr. Amir,Cine Director also participated. A two km long procession with drum party and dance and the enthusiastic mass was the highlight of this conference.
The Resolutions
- We demand a separate labor welfare forum to be formed by the govt. and should provide old age pension for our professionals.
- All the Government Video & Photo Orders should be placed only to the members of this Association.
- Photography and Videography should taught in school level as a subject in the state board syllabus or it should added in the vocational training course and certificate should be issued.
- Video & Photography goods manufacturing MNL companies should be stated in Tamilnadu.
- Tax exemption should be implemented to out Photo & Videography Goods.
- Government should take action against whose who do photography as their part time and indulge in our business.
- Government provide loan facility for us to purchase our equipments.
- Land Site should provide to us at free of so to construct a community Centre at District Head quarters.
Insurance
Insurance Schemes were introduced to the all district association members and insurance scheme is being adopted according to the district system and convenience.
Photography & Videography Contest
At regular period of time Photography contest are being organized at District level so as to expose their talent in photography. This year also Tamilnadu Video & Photographers Association have proposed to organize a state level photography contest for the members.