Ramakrishna Math
Rural & Tribal Work: Rural & tribal work is accomplished in three ways, viz, (i) through our centres located in rural and tribal areas, (ii) through our urban centres which have taken up development projects in rural and tribal areas, and (iii) through our educational and medical institutions in semi-urban areas, where rural people form a significant percentage of the beneficiaries. Rural & tribal work covers the following fields: (a) Community Development Field, (b) Medical Field, (c) Educational Field, and (d) General Welfare Field.
(a) Community Development Field:
In the year under review, the following services were provided by the Math in rural and tribal areas:
| Rural Development Services | No. of Constructions. / Prog. & Qty. Distb. | No. of Villages Served | No. of Beneficiaries | |
| Total | Socially Backward | |||
| Digging Wells / Ponds | 2 | 2 | 120 | 120 |
| Installation of tube-wells | 1 | 1 | 251 | 229 |
| Installation of Water-Filters / Purifiers | 1 | 1 | 251 | 229 |
| Agri. Camps / Demonstrations & Others | 3 | 15 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
| Distribution of Goats/Chicks/Bee-boxes | 5 | 10 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Awareness Programmes (Health, Social & others) | 26 | 21 | 3,659 | 2,928 |
| Constructions & Repairs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | — | 53 | 6,359 | 5,583 |
The Math spent Rs. 2.10 crore specifically for Rural & Tribal (Community Development) work.
(b) Medical Field:
In the year under review, the Math rendered medical services through its hospitals, dispensaries, mobile medical units and medical camps in rural and tribal areas.Â
(c) Educational Field:
In the year under review, the Math rendered educational services through Sanskrit college, higher secondary schools, secondary schools, middle schools, primary schools, nursery schools, computer training centre, coaching centres and vocational training centres in rural and tribal areas.
(d) General Welfare Field:
The Math provided welfare services such as distribution of rice, wheat, ration bags, snacks/tiffin, meals, buttermilk, milk, hygiene kits, education kits, clothes, winter clothes and providing monetary help in rural and tribal areas.
Ramakrishna Mission
Rural & Tribal Work: Rural & tribal work is accomplished in three ways, viz (i) through our centres located in rural and tribal areas, (ii) through our urban centres which have taken up development projects in rural and tribal areas, and (iii) through our educational and medical institutions in semi-urban areas, where rural people form a significant percentage of the beneficiaries.
The rural & tribal work covers the following four fields: (a) Community Development Field, (b) Medical Field, (c) Educational Field, and (d) General Welfare Field.
(a) Community Development Field:
In the year under review, the following services were provided by the Mission in rural and tribal areas:
| Type of Services | No. of Constructions/ Prog. & Qty. Distb. | No. of Villages Served | No. of Beneficiaries | |
| Total | Socially Backward | |||
| Potable Water: | ||||
| Digging of Wells / Ponds | 3 | 3 | 30 | 30 |
| Installation of Water-Filters/ Purifiers | 1 | 4 | 200 | — |
| Rainwater-harvesting | 3 | 3 | 86 | 86 |
| Water Testing and others | 5,550 | 408 | 13,451 | 200 |
| Washing & Sanitation: | ||||
| Household Toilets | 8 | 2 | 32 | 24 |
| Agriculture & Irrigation: | ||||
| Agricultural Camps/ Demonstrations | 126 | 622 | 8,758 | 8,599 |
| Farmers’ Fairs (Kisan Melas) | 7 | 323 | 62,588 | 36,703 |
| Distribution of items: Seed | 322 | |||
| Seeds/Saplings distribution | 8,032 | 322 | 5,727 | 3,082 |
| (Number of saplings) | ||||
| Fertilizers (Qty. in kg) | 4,566 | 255 | 3,087 | 2,250 |
| Pesticides (Qty. in litre) | 3,914 | 225 | 1,461 | 1,434 |
| Tools / Equipment | 2,309 | 150 | 2,248 | 2,248 |
| Soil Testing (No. of samples tested) | 1,552 | 255 | 13,532 | 3,342 |
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| Waste-Land Development | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Check Dam / Irrigation Unit | 5 | 5 | 50 | 50 |
| Excursion / Exposure Visits & Others | 89 | 85 | 2,442 | 1,145 |
| Animal Resource Development: | ||||
| Distribution of Goats/Chicks/Bee-box | 6,363 | 75 | 3,466 | 1,716 |
| Veterinary Clinic / Vet Service | 473 | 9,236 | 25,518 | 12,091 |
| Awareness Programmes: | ||||
| Health, Hygiene & Immunization (AIDS, Leprosy, Drug-abuse, etc) | 11,553 | 648 | 27,215 | 13,610 |
| Environment | 92 | 139 | 4,684 | 3,514 |
| Social / Civil Values / Healthy Habits | 5,870 | 357 | 4,753 | 2,785 |
| Counselling on Financial Services | 3 | 24 | 203 | 93 |
| Counselling to Self-help groups | 67 | 69 | 1,626 | 1,490 |
| Other Awareness Programmes | 455 | 468 | 48,972 | 41,506 |
| Construction & Repairs: | ||||
| Schools / Institutions | 1 | 1 | 432 | 162 |
| Other Construction & Repair Works | 279 | 45 | 512 | 456 |
| Other Activities: | ||||
| Bio-gas plant | 1 | 1 | 120 | 120 |
| Social Forestry | 10,933 | 13 | 2,035 | 1,392 |
| Others Development works | 60 | 71 | 705 | 705 |
| Total | — | 13,811 | 2,33,943 | 1,38,843 |
The Mission spent Rs. 16.21 crore specifically for Rural & Tribal (Community Development) work.
(b) Medical Field:
In the year and review, the Mission rendered medical services in rural and tribal areas through hospitals, dispensaries, mobile medical units and medical camps.
(c) Education Field:
In the year and review, the Mission rendered educational services in rural and tribal areas through various formal and non-formal educational institutions such as University faculty centres, colleges, higher secondary schools, secondary schools, middle schools, primary schools, nursery schools, computer training centres, coaching centres for school-goers and others, night schools and vocational training centres for various trades.
Further, a significant number of school/college libraries, public libraries, hostels/students’ homes, cultural units and museums had also rendered services in rural and tribal areas. These services were mainly provided by the centres in Aalo (Arunachal Pradesh), Hatamuniguda (Rayagada), Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), Narendrapur (Kolkata), Ranchi (Morabadi), Belur (Saradapitha) and Sohra (Cherrapunjee) through rural development training institutes and integrated rural development projects. The LSP (Lokasiksha Parishad) unit of Narendrapur centre and Janasiksha Mandira and Samaj Sevak Sikshana Mandira units of Saradapitha centre (Belur), extended dedicated services to rural people. The centre in Sakwar continued its comprehensive rural development project.
(d) General Welfare Field:
In the year and review, the Mission rendered various welfare services such as distribution of rice/wheat, ration bags, snacks, meals, milk, hygiene kits, education kits, clothes and providing monetary help in rural and tribal areas.   Â