Activities 2019-20: Relief Work

The Mission and Math conducted several relief and rehabilitation operations during the year. The total expenditure incurred on these was Rs. 38.24 crore (Rs. 5.25 crore in cash and Rs. 32.99 crore in kind). In all, 8,23,866 people of 5,17,415 families in 7705 villages were benefitted. Details of some major operations are given below:

Covid-19 Relief

Sl. No. Area affected –

State / Districts

Items distributed No. of families served
 

1

 

Andhra Pradesh (Dt. Kadapa & Guntur) 655 kg rice, 262 kg pulses, 262 kg flour, 262 kg potatoes, 262 kg onions, 66 kg salt, 26 kg assorted spices, 1000 face masks and 200 pairs of gloves. 262
 

2

Assam

(Dt. Karimganj)

1522 kg rice, 305 kg pulses, 609 kg potatoes, 314 kg salt, 44 hand sanitizer bottles, 100 face masks and 270 bars of soap. 314
 

3

Gujarat

(Dt. Rajkot, Surendra-nagar and Vadodara)

950 kg rice, 790 kg flour, 230 kg pulses, 230 litres cooking oil, 410 kg potatoes, 385 kg onions, 230 kg sugar, 9 kg assorted spices, 55 kg tea leaves, 180 packets of biscuits, 100 face masks and 180 bars of soap. 230
 

4

Jammu & Kashmir

(Dt. Jammu)

100 kg rice, 25 kg pulses, 50 kg potatoes and 25 kg salt. 25
 

5

Jharkhand

(Dt. Jamshedpur and Ranchi Morabadi)

2000 leaflets to spread awareness about coronavirus, 500 kg rice, 100 kg pulses, 200 kg potatoes, 50 kg salt, 100 bars of soap and 100 packets of detergent powder. 100
 

6

Kerala

(Dt. Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kozhikode and Kottayam)

3025 kg rice, 290 kg flour, 883 kg pulses, 85 kg potatoes, 335 kg onions, 575 kg salt, 38 kg assorted spices, 120 litres cooking oil, 40 kg sugar, 10 kg tea leaves, 160 bars of soap, 10 kg detergent powder and 10 litres of soap. 875
 

7

Maharashtra (Dt. Mumbai and Pune) 28 kg rice, 32 kg pulses, 48 kg potatoes, 32 kg sugar, 16 kg cooking oil and 96 kg firewood. 32
 

8

Meghalaya

(Dt. Sohra)

26,700 kg rice and 5340 kg pulses. 1068
 

9

Odisha

(Dt. Bhadrak)

900 hand sanitizer bottles.

 

900
 

10

Tamil Nadu

(Dt. Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, Thanjavur, Thiruvallur and Tirupattur)

2690 plates of cooked food, 3185 kg rice,    25 kg flour, 659 kg suji (semolina), 1774 kg pulses, 5 kg upma (vermicelli), 143 kg assorted spices, 390 litres cooking oil, 363 kg salt, 719 kg sugar, 50 bars of soap, 100 bars of detergent soap and 50 bottles of coconut oil. 798
 

11

 

Tripura

(Dt. Unakoti)

218 bars of soap and 218 bottles of liquid soap. 218
 

12

Uttarakhand (Dt. Dehradun) 750 kg flour, 150 kg pulses, 200 loaves of bread, 150 litres cooking oil, 150 kg salt, 150 kg sugar, 600 packets of biscuits, 300 bars of soap and 250 face masks. 250
 

13

West Bengal (Dt. Bankura, Darjeeling, Howrah, Jhargram, Kolkata, Murshidabad, and others) 28,717 kg rice, 521 kg flour, 7720 kg pulses, 16,398 kg potatoes, 405 kg onions, 15 kg chira (rice flakes), 2165 kg soya chunks, 113 kg assorted spices, 2231 litres cooking oil, 608 kg salt, 215 kg sugar, 1284 kg milk powder, 4812 bars of soap, 985 hand sanitizer bottles and 6313 face masks. 6863

Apart from the above, our centres in New Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal distributed 32,391 plates of cooked food, 2000 packets of biscuits, 2975 water bottles, 6027 face masks, 2414 bars of soap, and 2050 hand gloves among the poor and needy.

Flood Relief

Sl. No. Area affected –

State / Districts

Items distributed No. of families served
1 Assam (Dt. Baksa, Darrang, Goalpara, Karbi Anglong and Morigaon) 875 kg chira, 170 kg gur (jaggery), 117 litres milk, 1256 packets of biscuits, 738 saris, 552 dhotis, 200 lungis, 850 mosquito-nets, 400 kg detergent powder, 300 packets of candles and 300 lighters. 861
2 Karnataka

(Dt. Belagavi and Kodagu)

4135 kg rice, 2038 kg pulses, 4562 kg flour, 1250 kg jowar (sorghum flour), 1043 kg chickpeas, 511 kg suji, 836 kg chira, 1443 kg sugar, 1532 litres cooking oil, 1123 kg salt, 225 kg chilli powder, 246 kg tea leaves, 3400 packets of biscuits, 336 water bottles, 323 mats, 1700 blankets, 1302 lungis, 1663 saris,

1212 T-shirts, 2478 assorted garments, 2572 towels, 1336 bedsheets, 109 tarpaulins, 539 buckets, 460 mosquito-repellent coils, 162 stationery kits.

3129
3 Kerala

(Dt. Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, and Wayanad)

5850 kg rice, 110 kg flour, 780 kg pulses, 237 kg cooking oil, 580 kg sugar, 450 packets of biscuits, 500 bottles of drinking water,

2000 kg firewood, 410 dhotis, 1100 lungis, 1608 shirts, 516 T-shirts, 1892 trousers, 1100 bedsheets, 1105 ladies’ garments, 1100 mats, 550 bottles of antiseptic liquid, 550 buckets, 550 mugs, 550 jugs, 810 bars of soap, 23,588 notebooks and 115 geometry boxes.

790 and 3816 students
4 Maharashtra (Dt. Pune, Sangli and Satara)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,700 packets of cooked food, 1900 kg rice, 17,130 kg jowar, 2900 kg flour, 2370 kg pulses, 450 kg salt, 1921 kg assorted spices, 2200 kg cooking oil, 135 kg tea leaves, 1000 kg sugar,  900 matchboxes, 2600 candles, 100 tubes of toothpaste, bars of soap, 1900 blankets, 1500 bedsheets, 1900 mats and 200 sets of utensils (each set consisting of 4 plates, 5 bowls, 5 tumblers, 7 spoons, 3 pots with covers, 1 tawa, 1 rolling pin and board). 2578
5 Tamil Nadu

(Dt. Coimbatore)

332 mats and 342 blankets.

 

204
6 West Bengal

(Dt. Malda)

3500 kg rice, 510 kg pulses, 2650 kg potatoes, 500 litres cooking oil and 600 kg salt. 591

Fire Relief

Sl. No. Area affected –

State / Districts

Items distributed No. of families served
1 Arunachal Pradesh (Dt. West Siang and Tirap) 82 blankets, 96 shirts, 106 trousers, 76 jackets, 67 sweaters, 41 belts and 11 sets of utensils (each set containing a karahi, pots, a kettle, a bucket, a mug, plates, bowls, ladles, tumblers, tea pans etc.) and stationery (notebooks, pens, pencils, etc). 25
2 Assam (Dt. Karimganj) 11 blankets, 14 dhotis, 19 saris, 9 shirts, 5 sets of children’s garments, 50 kg rice, 7 kg sugar, 22 packets of biscuits, 11 mosquito nets, 8 towels, 16 bars of soap and 8 packets of detergent powder. 11
3 Meghalaya

(Dt. Shillong)

32 blankets, 50 saris, 125 kg rice, 40 kg pulses, 25 kg soya chunks, 30 kg muri (puffed rice), 5 kg tea leaves. 5
4 Tamil Nadu (Dt. Chennai) 40 lungis, 40 saris, 16 shirts, 40 trousers, 40 towels, 16 pots, 16 pans, 96 plates, 64 spoons, 64 tumblers, 32 pots and 32 mats. 16
5 West Bengal (Dt. North 24 Parganas )

 

 

 

175 kg rice, 35 kg pulses, 100 kg potatoes, 40 kg onions, 20 litres cooking oil, 20 kg salt, 40 kg sugar, 98 packets of biscuits, 14 blankets, 13 bedsheets, 20 saris, 13 mats, 14 mosquito nets, 13 sets of utensils (each set containing a karahi, a pot, a bucket, 4 plates, 4 bowls, 3 ladles, 4 spice containers and 4 tumblers), 21 drawing books, 21 sets of pastel colours and 5 slates. 14

Distress Relief

Our branch centres distributed the following items to poor and needy people in their respective areas: 6769 kg rice, 1745 kg flour, 1279 kg pulses, 206 kg milk powder, 1400 packets of biscuits, 913 kg cooking oil, 779 kg salt, 557 kg sugar, 219 sugarcane stalks, 140 kg tea leaves, 47 kg assorted spices, 265 kg turmeric powder, 905 kg powdered maize, 200 water bottles, 2,44,424 shirts/T-shirts, cut pieces of cloth for 98,894 shirts, 2,05,086 trousers, 31,893 saris, 4737 dhotis, 979 lungis, 518 bedsheets, 300 mats, 1161 mosquito-nets, 1085 chaddars (covering cloth), 1272 assorted garments, 2582 children’s garments, 575 frocks, 1459 punjabis (loose collarless shirts), 525 vests, 104 water filters, 110 bowls, 124 buckets, 118 mugs, 269 pots, 110 plates, 110 tumblers, 41,832 notebooks, 546 erasers, 606 geometry boxes, 8635 pens, 4986 pencils, 726 pencil sharpeners, 350 school bags, 2307 school uniforms, 127 pairs of footwear, 1986 bottles of hair oil, 4267 bars of soap, 215 packets of detergent soap, 1709 pairs of socks, 164 toothbrushes, 286 tubes of toothpaste, 340 umbrellas, 450 concrete blocks for construction purpose, 200 timepieces and 875 torches.

Cyclone Relief

Our centres in Odisha, Gujarat and West Bengal distributed the following items to 29,225 families and 6500 people affected by Fani, Vayu and Bulbul storms: 24,309 saris, 4500 solar lanterns, 2500 solar lights, 23,360 kg rice, 5490 kg pulses, 7100 kg potatoes, 1398 kg cooking oil, 2700 kg chira, 1050 kg sugar, 6327 packets of biscuits, 14,022 packets of meal/snacks, 9191 mosquito-nets, 3100 plastic sheets, 1500 tarpaulins and 3 lakh water purification tablets.

Summer Relief

A total of 3050 litres of lemonade, 89,824 litres of buttermilk, 31,000 litres of drinking water were served to thirsty wayfarers by our centres in Chennai, Hyderabad, Madurai, Puri, Raipur and Vadodara.

Winter Relief

A total of 3050 litres of lemonade, 89,824 litres of buttermilk, 31,000 litres of drinking water were served to thirsty wayfarers by our centres in Chennai, Hyderabad, Madurai, Puri, Raipur and Vadodara.

Rehabilitation Work

The headquarters and the following centres distributed various items, shown against their names, to needy people:

  1. Chandipur: 2 sewing machines.
  2. Guwahati: 9 tantsal and 12 sewing machines.
  3. Khetri: 103 sewing machines.
  4. Koyilandy: 10 sewing machines.
  5. Manasadwip: 105 asbestos sheets, 28 pipes, 16 concrete pillars, 12 bamboo poles, 8 tarpaulins, 7 corrugated tin sheets, 40 clay roof tiles, 70 bricks, 7 bags of cement and 5 bags of sand.
  6. Ponnampet: 54 sewing machines and 64 honey collection boxes.
  7. Porbandar: 9 sewing machines.
  8. Rahara: 2 sewing machines, 1 cycle rickshaw, 1 rickshaw van, 6 tricycles, 5 wheelchairs, 11 folding sticks, 1 crutch and 5 hearing aids.
  9. Ramanathapuram: 48 sewing machines.
  10. Thiruvalla: 10 computers, 3 printers and a camera.
  11. Belgharia centre installed a submersible pump.
  12. Headquarters built 8 anganwadis and distributed 400 bicycles in Alappuzha district of Kerala.
  13. Rahara centre sunk a tube-well in South 24 Parganas district.
  14. Thiruvalla centre built 3 new houses, repaired 11 houses, set up a water treatment plant and cleaned two wells in Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts.
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