Tamilnadu Educational & Medical Foundation was founded in 1972 as a public charitable trust with a view to provide high quality technical & medical education in Tamilnadu. Sri.RatanchandSavanSukha, the Founder Foundation ee and Late.Sri.SundarlalNahata, Late Sri.S.SuganmullSrisrimal, Late Sri.C.L.Metha, Sri.Dayachand Savansukha, all promoter trustees contributed Rs.101/- each towards and for purpose of founding, maintaining educational institutions and medical and health centre, in the city of Madras and elsewhere together with donations, contributions and collection to be secured and collected and realized by them.
Subsequently in 1974, Sri.Pukhraj Jain, Sri.Lalchand Munoth, Sri.NalliKuppusamyChetty, Sri.P.G.ChengalvarayaChetty, Sri.Kushalchand Galada & Sri.S.M.Vasraj Jain were inducted as Life Foundation ees.
To comply with the requirement of Jain minority institution Sri.NalliKuppusamyChetty & Sri.P.G.ChengalvarayaChetty resigned. Sri.SundarlalNahata & Sri.S.M.Vasraj Jain also ceased to be trustee on their demise.
Sri.MahaveerchandSrisrimal was inducted as Life trustees on the demise of his father Sri.SuganmalSrisrimal. Sri.Vinaychand Galada was inducted as Life Foundation ee.
In 1984 Sri.Shantilal Munoth, brother of Chairman Sri.Lalchand Munoth was inducted as life trustee following the establishment of Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Polytechnic.
In 1994 Sri.Jaswant Munoth, Son of Chairman Sri.Lalchand Munoth was inducted as Life trustee following the upgradation of Polytechnic to Engineering College.
In 1995 Sri.Harish L Metha was inducted as Life trustee on the demise of Sri.C.L.Metha. In February 2015, Shri.Dharmendra Savansukha was inducted as trustee on the demise of Shri.C.Ratanchand Savansukha.
The Dhanraj Baid Charities gifted to the trust property & land measuring 12.5 grounds in Mahalingapuram valued at Rs.2,59,000/- in 1972 as part of their Rs.7.5 lakh donation.
The trust acquired 25.33 acres of land for Rs.2,50,000/- in the period 1975 to 1978 and 6.08 acres for Rs.3,60,000/- in 1981 in Thoraipakkam.
The Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College acquired 5 Acres of land for Rs.33,25,000 in the year 2001.
All the institutions belonging to the trust are located in these lands.
The Foundation established Dhanraj Baid Jain College in 1972. Dhanraj Baid Charities represented by its trustee Sri.Ratanchand Savansukha came forward with a donation of Rs.7.5 lakhs partly in the form of property & partly as cash and made it possible to establish the Arts & Science College in Chennai. The college was named after sethSri.Dhanraj Baid.
The Foundation established Dhanraj Baid Jain institute of management in 1976. Both these institutions are located on a land measuring 17.05 acres with a built up area of over 1,80,000sq.ft.
The trust established Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College as a polytechnic institution in the year 1984 and upgraded it into an Engineering College in 1994. Sri.Lalchand Munoth, Chairman of the Foundation came forward with a donation of Rs.Ten Lakhs in 1984 and a further donation of Rs. Twenty Five Lakhs in 1994 and made it possible to realize the dream of late Dr.C.L.Metha, Secretary of the trust and himself to establish a technical college in Chennai. The college was named after the Chairman's father Late Sri.Misrimal Navajee. This college is located in an extent of land measuring 16.86 acres with a built up area of over 3,49,000sq.ft.
The trust established the Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain School of Architecture in the year 2013. This college is located in an extent of land measuring 2.50 acres and building measuring 97,345 sq.ft is under construction.
The trust established Lalchand Leeladevi Munoth Jain Medical care in the year 2016. Shri. M. Lalchand Munoth, Chairman of the trust, contributed a donation of Rupees Fifty One Lakhs for setting up the diagnostic center. The center is named after the Chairman and his wife – Lalchand Leeladevi Munoth.
With the background of educational service of which TEAM Foundation can well be proud of and with the enthusiasm, cooperation of several donors and well-wishers the institutions have made all round progress.
Apart from the main donors after whom the institution are named a large number of philanthropists contributed handsomely. In the initial days (1972-1975) of establishment of the trust, a group of 82 people donated Rs.8,33,186 (including donations from Sri.Champalal Savansukha family trust, Rs.2,50,000/- Sri.Kushalchand Galada Rs.51,000/-, Sri.SuganmalSrisrimal, Sri.C.LMetha, Sri.Lalchand Munoth, Sri.S.M.Vasraj Jain, Sri.Pukhraj Jain, Sri.NalliKuppusamyChetty, Sri.P.G.ChengalvarayaChetty Rs.10,000/- each and Sri.SundarlalNahata Rs.5000/-) for establishment of the Dhanraj Baid Jain College.
In 1984 a group of 7 people donated Rs.6,00,000/- (M/s.Kumbhat& Co., M/s.S.Devraj& Sons, Sri.Sugalchand Jain, Sri.NalliKuppusamyChetty, Sri.P.G.ChengalvarayaChetty, Rs.One Lakh each and Sri.SubhashchandRanka, Sri.Mohanlal Chordia Rs.Fifty thousand each) for establishment of Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Polytechnic.
In 1997 a group of 11 people donated Rs.43,00,000/- (M/s.BhawarlalBafna& Sons Rs.15 Lakhs, Munoth Communication Ltd, Sri.HarishUdayMetha, M/s.MeghrajSakaria& Sons, Sri.Ravikant Choudhry, M/s.J.G.Group, Sri.S.Shantilal Jain, Sri.K.Shantilal Jain, Sri.Bherulal R Jain, Sri.SubashRanka Rs.3 Lakhs each, Sri.Prithviraj Kawad Rs.1 Lakh) for building fund for the Misrimal Navajee Munoth Jain Engineering College.
The trust has also received donations from others over a period of time including Rs.1 Lakh from Sri.ManakchandGouthamchandBethala.
The following are the Foundation ees :
