Anna Vinayagar, after whom the Trust and the Institution run by it are named,is the presiding deity of the Anna Vinayagar Temple, Ganapathipuram. The Anna Vinayagar Devasthanam (AVD), Ganapathipuram was formed in the year 1930. In1932, AVD started a Textile Industrial School at Ganapathipuram. Later on in theyear 1947, AVD started a Middle School. It was upgraded as a Higher Secondary School in 1976. ln the year 1996, Anna Vinayagar Educational and Cultural Trustwas formed as an offspring of the Anna Vinayagar Devasthanam (AVD),Ganapathipuram. In the year 2000, AVEC Trust started an Industrial TrainingInstitute (ITI). As the ITI is conducting motor mechanic course, a Government recognized Driving School was started subsequently as a supportive institution.Later, in 2007, Anna Vinayagar College of Education was founded with the noble ideal of imparting training to graduates of rural area.