Relief and Rehabilitation Services by Ramakrishna Mission in 2020-21
The Mission conducted several relief and rehabilitation operations during the year. The total expenditure incurred on these was Rs. 27.40 crore. In all, 25,86,400 people of 6,51,202 families in 5396 villages were benefitted. Details of some major operations are given below:
Covid-19 Relief:
| Sl. No. | Area affected – State, UT / Districts | Relief Details | No. of families served |
| 1 | Andaman (Dt. South Andaman) | Distributed 2075 kg rice, 830 kg flour, 424 kg pulses, 930 kg potatoes, 1700 packets of biscuits and 1016 bars of soap. | 425 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh (Dt. Chittoor, East Godavari, Gajapati, Guntur, Kadapa, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam) | Served 8345 plates of cooked food and distributed 29,751 kg rice, 2248 kg flour, 5535 kg pulses, 4416 litres cooking oil, 2167 kg potatoes, 820 kg onions, 5827 kg assorted vegetables, 2349 kg salt, 1045 kg sugar, 1875 kg assorted spices, 215 kg semolina, 153 kg jaggery, 417 kg tamarind, 133 kg pickles, 3100 bananas, 2162 litres buttermilk, 10 kg tea leaves, 2100 packets of biscuits, 1000 water bottles, 800 packets of health drink, 20 saris, 124 dhotis, 150 towels, 6355 face masks, 500 pairs of gloves, 800 hand sanitizer bottles, 720 bars of soap, 30 litres of hand wash and 570 packets of washing powder. | 14,677 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh (Dt. Tirap and West Siang) | Distributed 10,959 kg rice, 2680 kg pulses, 440 kg soya chunks, 2235 litres cooking oil, 5404 kg potatoes, 4235 kg onions, 1364 kg salt, 755 packets of assorted spices, 157 tins of cottage cheese, 270 face masks, 50 face shields, 300 hand gloves, 380 litres sanitizer, 754 bars of soap, 865 bars of detergent, 410 kg bleaching powder, 50 sanitizing sprayers, 20 thermal scanners and 40 meter cloth for blazers. | 2,783 |
| 4 | Assam (Dt. Cachar, Dibrugarh, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural and Karimganj) | Served 1000 plates of cooked food and distributed 74,250 kg rice, 2391 kg flour, 16,789 kg pulses, 745 kg soya chunks, 3999 litres cooking oil, 28,463 kg potatoes, 50 kg onions, 14,317 kg salt, 50 kg noodles, 9825 packets of biscuits, 1230 packets of fruit cake, 108 litres milk, 162 litres drinking water, 10,985 face masks, 600 bottles of hand sanitizer, 20,529 bars of soap, 35 bottles of liquid soap, 38 kg detergent powder and 630 strips of vitamin tablets. | 17,114 |
| 5 | Bihar (Dt. Katihar, Muzaffarpur, Patna and Saran) | Distributed 13,850 kg rice, 6765 kg flour, 200 kg sattu (roasted gram flour), 3785 kg pulses, 2512 litres cooking oil, 3710 kg potatoes, 200 kg onions, 800 kg salt, 200 kg sugar, 10 kg assorted spices, 1200 kg chira (rice flakes), 297 kg jaggery, 100 kg glucose powder, 100 kg tea leaves, 200 packets of biscuits, 400 face masks, 2200 bars of soap, 200 bars of detergent and 1000 packets of detergent powder. | 5,683 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh (Dt. Bilaspur and Narainpur) | Served 775 plates of cooked food and distributed 1,22,589 kg rice, 960 kg flour, 935 kg pulses, 6732 kg chickpeas, 436 litres cooking oil, 110 kg potatoes, 45 kg onions, 7782 kg salt, 3966 kg sugar, 187 kg assorted spices, 6732 kg jaggery, 2 kg tea leaves, 336 packets of biscuits, 240 packets of snacks and 1032 bars of soap. | 3,070 |
| 7 | New Delhi (Dt. New Delhi) | Served 86,774 plates of cooked food and distributed packets of snacks, mineral water & ORS packets among 34,344 migrant labourers. Distributed 26 digital notebooks among poor students. | 15,000 |
| 8 | Goa (Dt. North Goa) | Distributed 1225 kg rice, 175 kg flour, 210 kg pulses, 725 kg salt, 107 packets of assorted spices, 720 packets of biscuits and 1147 kg assorted vegetables. | 1,272 |
| 9 | Gujarat (Dt. Bharuch, Dahod, Narmada, Porbandar, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara and Valsad) | Served 4076 plates of cooked food and distributed 6050 kg rice, 16,825 kg flour, 2200 kg pulses, 100 kg bajra (a millet), 1857 litres cooking oil, 272 kg potatoes, 270 kg onions, 4860 kg assorted vegetables, 1690 kg salt, 2020 kg sugar, 274 kg assorted spices, 345 kg jaggery, 100 litres milk, 1368 litres of fruit juice, 1900 packets of buttermilk, 170 kg tea leaves, 4960 packets of biscuits, 4646 packets of snacks, 3 kg candies, 3780 face masks, 2563 bars of soap and 400 tubes of toothpaste. | 5,408 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh (Dt. Shimla) | Distributed 275 kg rice, 334 kg flour, 180 kg pulses, 71 litres cooking oil, 4 kg salt, 17 litres milk and 40 packets of biscuits. | 58 |
| 11 | Jammu and Kashmir (Dt. Jammu and Srinagar) | Distributed 2261 kg rice, 1283 kg flour, 611 kg pulses, 17 kg soya chunks, 235 litres cooking oil, 1150 kg potatoes, 50 kg onions, 655 kg salt, 58 kg sugar, 21 kg assorted spices, 12 kg tea leaves and 993 bars of soap. | 805 |
| 12 | Jharkhand (Dt. Deoghar, East Singhbhum and Ranchi) | Served 6286 plates of cooked food and distributed 6000 leaflets to spread awareness about coronavirus. The centres also distributed 36,470 kg rice, 2905 kg flour, 6960 kg pulses, 1142 kg chira (rice flakes), 242 kg muri (puffed rice), 170 kg soya chunks, 341 litres cooking oil, 8560 kg potatoes, 100 kg onions, 2409 kg assorted vegetables, 3663 kg salt, 392 kg sugar, 224 kg assorted spices, 326 loaves of bread, 760 packets of biscuits, 127 litres milk, 3650 face masks, 100 litres hand sanitizer, 7674 bars of soap, 1964 packets of detergent powder and 3634 kg sowing seeds. Further, homeopathy medicines for boosting immunity among 32,165 people from 12 June to 21 December were also distributed and an isolation ward was set up. | 6,620 |
| 13 | Karnataka (Dt. Belagavi, Bengaluru, Chamaraja Nagar, Dakshina Kannada and Davanagere) | Served 2,71,250 plates of cooked food and distributed 8510 kg rice, 561 kg flour, 1891 kg pulses, 930 kg jowar (sorghum), 305 kg ragi (finger millet), 1550 kg chira (rice flakes), 292 litres cooking oil, 1754 kg sugar, 2397 kg assorted spices, 376 kg rava (semolina), 28 kg jaggery, 19 kg tea leaves, 1920 packets of biscuits, 10,500 face masks, 3900 litres hand sanitizer, 500 packets of tissue paper, 1528 bars of soap, 3000 bars of detergent, 500 scrubbers and 500 bottles of hair oil. | 34,832 |
| 14 | Kerala (Dt. Kozhikode) | Served 2970 plates of cooked food and distributed 2045 kg rice, 2003 kg flour, 275 kg pulses, 502 litres cooking oil, 1000 kg salt, 1007 kg sugar, 405 kg assorted spices, 36 litres milk, 7 kg tea leaves and 39 packets of biscuits. Provided boarding and lodging facilities to 21 stranded daily wagers. | 1000 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh (Dt. Bhopal and Indore) | Distributed 1300 kg rice, 1500 kg flour, 610 kg pulses, 400 kg chira (rice flakes), 200 kg soya chunks, 200 litres cooking oil, 200 kg salt, 200 kg sugar and 75 kg detergent powder. | 240 |
| 16 | Maharashtra (Dt. Aurangabad, Mumbai, Palghar and Thane) | Served 85,000 plates of cooked food and distributed 59,075 kg rice, 44,056 kg flour, 24,610 kg pulses, 745 kg rava (semolina), 12,665 litres cooking oil, 3783 kg assorted vegetables, 10,680 kg salt, 8153 kg sugar, 853 kg assorted spices, 450 kg pickles, 6334 packets of buttermilk, 65,000 water bottles, 103 kg tea leaves, 6466 packets of biscuits, 1400 sweet buns, 15 kg curd, 295 kg ghee, 9960 bananas, 1354 face masks, 20 bottles of hair oil and 2670 bars of soap. | 12,432 |
| 17 | Manipur (Dt. Bishnupur, Imphal West, Kakching, Ukhrul) | Distributed 17,000 kg rice, 4080 kg pulses, 1000 kg soya chunks, 2273 litres cooking oil, 400 kg salt, 1218 tubes of toothpaste, 7534 bars of soap and 3767 packets of detergent powder. | 4,145 |
| 18 | Meghalaya and Assam (Dt. East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills, South West & West Khasi Hills, North Garo Hills, West Garo Hills & South West Garo Hills districts in Meghalaya and Dhubri in Assam) | Conducted awareness campaigns and distributed 9,54,465 kg rice, 1,88,998 kg pulses, 10,165 kg potatoes, 49,748 face masks. Sohra (Cherrapunjee) centre also distributed 3500 PPE kits to several Community Health Centres and Public Health Centres. Provided food and medical facilities to 28 patients kept in quarantine for two weeks. Given services through camps and mobile medical services to 1243 and 1430 people respectively. | 41,133 |
| 20 | Odisha (Dt.Bhadrak, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, and Rayagada) | Distributed 26,850 kg rice, 1300 kg flour, 6110 kg pulses, 1805 kg soya chunks, 2700 kg chira (rice flakes), 2615 litres cooking oil, 11,370 kg potatoes, 5450 kg onions, 4410 kg salt, 50 kg sugar, 277 kg assorted spices, 4565 packets of biscuits, 3410 face masks, 1010 hand sanitizer bottles, 7970 bars of soap, 2610 bars of detergent soap and 1400 packets of detergent powder. Also distributed 5200 notebooks, 1300 pens, 1300 pencils, 1300 erasers, 1300 rulers, 1300 tubes of toothpaste and 1000 bottles of hand wash among 1300 students. | 5,970 |
| 21 | Rajasthan (Dt. Jaipur and Jhunjhunu) | Distributed 200 kg rice, 500 kg flour, 200 kg pulses, 100 litres cooking oil, 100 kg salt, 30 kg assorted spices, 100 bars of soap and 100 packets of detergent powder. 1697 shirts and 1697 trousers were distributed among 1697 migrant labourers. | 945 |
| 22 | Tamil Nadu (Dt. Chengalpattu, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kanchipuram, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Puducherry) | Conducted awareness campaigns, served 58,829 plates of cooked food and distributed 72,923 kg rice, 25,911 kg flour, 99,698 kg pulses, 1275 kg gram flour, 180 kg soya chunks, 26,184 litres cooking oil, 30,594 kg salt, 20,630 kg sugar, 19,776 kg assorted spices, 24,430 kg rava, 135 kg vermicelli, 4656 kg tamarind, 3616 kg assorted vegetables, 11,945 packets of sweetmeats, 7917 kg pickles, 130 loaves of bread, 181 kg tea leaves, 29,732 packets of biscuits, 11,250 litres of drinking water, 4650 metres of cloth, 230 bed sheets, 230 towels, 40,651 face masks, 3185 pairs of gloves, 5 litres of antiseptic liquid, 91 litres hand sanitizer, 12,950 bars of soap, 14,035 bars of detergent soap, 9335 bars of dish washing soap, 101 toothbrushes, 3125 tubes of toothpaste and 100 sachets of shampoo. Also distributed 760 PPE kits, 2050 N-95 masks, 100 digital notebooks and 2 thermal scanners to Government Hospitals, Government Offices and Primary Healthcare Centres, treated 6560 patients in medical camps and distributed homeopathy medicine for boosting immunity among 1,01,436 people. | 93,060 |
| 23 | Telangana (Dt.Yadadri Bhuvanagiri) | Distributed 11,500 kg rice, 150 kg flour, 1850 kg pulses, 350 kg ragi (finger millet) powder, 1830 litres cooking oil, 1870 kg sugar, 35 kg assorted spices, 1000 kg rava (semolina), 1368 packets of dry fruits, 1600 packets of biscuits and 121 kg ground nuts. | 1,920 |
| 24 | Tripura (Dt. Unakoti and West Tripura) | Conducted health awareness campaigns among tea estate workers and distributed 5665 kg rice, 510 kg flour, 1465 kg pulses, 250 kg muri (puffed rice), 179 kg soya chunks, 872 litres cooking oil, 3473 kg potatoes, 1606 kg assorted vegetables, 625 kg salt, 150 kg sugar, 51 kg assorted spices, 60 kg jaggery, 100 kg milk powder, 125 kg tea leaves, 4458 packets of biscuits, 100 kg snacks, 199 bottles of hair oil, 1768 bars of soap, 218 bottles of liquid soap, 763 packets of detergent powder, 218 hand sanitizer bottles and 500 strips of vitamin tablets. | 2,287 |
| 25 | Uttar Pradesh (Dt. Ayodhya, Kanpur Nagar, Lucknow, Mathura, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Sonbhadra and Varanasi) | Served 11,636 plates of cooked food and distributed 20,413 kg rice, 14,595 kg flour, 1775 kg sattu (roasted gram flour), 13,801 kg pulses, 470 kg soya chunks, 4589 litres cooking oil, 4949 kg potatoes, 1451 kg onions, 715 kg assorted vegetables, 3137 kg salt, 1086 kg sugar, 57 kg assorted spices, 225 kg curd, 8750 sweetmeats, 132 litres milk, 32 kg milk powder, 51 kg tea leaves, 10,284 packets of biscuits, 4500 litres drinking water, 18,250 face masks, 9713 bars of soap, 1105 bars of detergent soap and 100 bottles of hair oil and set up a 85 bedded isolation-ward. | 14,659 |
| 26 | Uttarakhand (Dt. Dehradun and Haridwar) | Distributed 40,975 kg rice, 40,030 kg flour, 15,405 kg pulses, 5725 kg soya chunks, 8215 litres cooking oil, 10,958 kg potatoes, 8105 kg salt, 1990 kg assorted spices, 1550 kg jaggery, 2000 packets of biscuits, 1050 bananas, 11,800 face masks, 1037 hand sanitizer bottles, 14,640 bars of soap, 1000 bottles of liquid soap and 1550 packets of detergent powder. Donated 100 mattresses, 100 blankets, 100 bedsheets, 100 pillows and 100 pillow covers to a Covid Care Centre under the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Government of Uttarakhand and started a flu clinic at Kankhal Ashrama’s hospital. | 8,850 |
| 27 | West Bengal (Dt. Bankura, Cooch Behar, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjeeling, Hooghly, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Kolkata, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Paschim Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Bardhaman, Purba Medinipur, Purulia and South 24 Parganas) | Conducted awareness campaigns, served 2,11,249 plates of cooked food and distributed 5,09,005 kg rice, 37,905 kg flour, 1,38,684 kg pulses, 527 kg sattu (roasted gram flour), 6,190 kg chira (rice flakes), 9760 kg muri (puffed rice), 400 packets of cereals, 2382kg oats, 37,254 kg soya chunks, 53,110 litres cooking oil, 2,88,960 kg potatoes, 22,577 kg onions, 12,428 kg assorted vegetables, 59,731 kg salt, 19,294 kg sugar, 3716 kg assorted spices, 188 kg rava (semolina), 2250 kg seviyan (vermicelli), 120 packets of noodles, 300 kg almonds, 69 kg dates, 1856 packets of chikki (peanut jaggery sweet), 8387 kg milk powder, 1610 kg tea leaves, 2,52,579 packets of biscuits, 400 packets of potato chips, 2000 bottles of soft drinks, 698 loaves of bread, 748 pieces of cake, 1120 packets of sweetmeats, 5 jars of candies, 87,926 face masks, 141 pairs of gloves, 3732 litres hand sanitizer, 4343 saris, 172 dhotis, 322 sets of children's garments, 768 shirts, 767 trousers, 70 vests, 166 towels, 2875 mosquito nets, 300 tarpaulins, 1,60,092 bars of soap, 6018 bars of detergent soap, 300 sanitary napkins, 2088 bottles of hair oil, 125 sachets of shampoo, 655 tubes of toothpaste, 223 toothbrushes and 5 pulse oximeters. Furthermore, 2309 patients were treated at a homeopathy camp and 315 patients were treated and given free medicines & biscuits at two medical camps. | 1,57,088 |
Cyclone Relief:
| Sl. No. | Area affected – State / Districts | Relief Details | No. of families served |
| 1 | Gujarat (Dt. Surendranagar) cyclone Nisarga | Distributed 245 tarpaulins. | 245 |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu & Puducherry (Dt. Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Tiruvallur, Villupuram, Puducherry) cyclone Nivar & Burevi | Distributed 3,825 kg rice, 1580 kg flour, 1450 kg seviyan (vermicelli), 4670 kg pulses, 1450 kg fried gram, 1450 kg rava, 1665 litres edible oil, 1680 kg salt, 2983 kg sugar, 1023 kg assorted spices, 144 packets of biscuits, 195 kg vegetables, 1710 bars of soap, 1450 bars of detergent, 130 bed sheets, 130 mats, 1515 tubes of toothpaste, 1775 toothbrushes and 65 mosquito coils. | 1565 |
| 3 | West Bengal (Dt. Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas) cyclone Amphan | Served 2,91,792 plates of cooked food and distributed 82,481 kg rice, 1026 kg flour, 314 kg sattu (roasted gram flour), 48,898 kg pulses, 2700 kg gram, 15,107 kg soya chunks, 38,022 litres cooking oil, 75,909 kg potatoes, 1402 kg onions, 190 kg assorted vegetables, 27,033 kg salt, 17,653 kg sugar, 1063 kg assorted spices, 19,456 kg chira (rice flakes), 2175 kg muri (puffed rice), 40 kg suji (semolina), 92,693 packets of biscuits, 1000 packets of chanachur (snacks), 1535 kg milk powder, 400 kg baby food, 10,000 litres drinking water, 10,000 packets of ORS, 6600 packets of candles, 500 matchboxes, 12,927 saris, 11,800 lungis, 500 dhotis, 494 chaddars (covering cloth), 400 mosquito nets, 21,193 tarpaulins, 24,250 face masks, 51,640 sanitary napkins, 50,587 bars of soap, 300 kg washing powder, 1100 kg bleaching powder and 407 solar lights with panels among 1,29,081 families in Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas districts. Furthermore, 736 patients were treated in the medical camps. | 97,632 |
Fire Relief:
| Sl. No. | Area affected – State / Districts | Relief Details | No. of families served |
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh (Dt. West Siang) | Distributed 1 handi, 1 bucket, 2 mugs, 7 bowls, 1 sauce pan, 1 kadai, 2 ladles, 7 plates, 7 jackets, 7 shirts, 7 trousers, 6 belts, 7 blankets, 15 notebooks, 9 pens, 9 pencils, 6 sharpeners and 6 erasers to the affected family. | 1 |
| 2 | Assam (Dt. Kamrup Metropolitan and Karimganj) | Distributed 80 kadais, 80 handis, 80 cooking pots, 80 ladles, 80 serving spoons, 160 plates, 160 bowls, 160 tumblers, 80 buckets & 80 mugs, 30 kg rice, 4 kg pulses, 1 litre cooking oil, 12 kg potatoes, 5 kg salt, 5 packets of muri (puffed rice), 5 packets of tea leaves, 20 packets of biscuits, 2 litres milk, 11 blankets, 4 shawls, 2 mosquito-nets, 8 saris, 5 dhotis, 1 shirt, 5 towels, 10 face masks, 10 bars of soap and 4 sets of utensils. | 88 |
Flood Relief:
| Sl. No. | Area affected – State / Districts | Items distributed | No. of families served |
| 1 | Assam (Dt. Goalpara and Rural Kamrup) | 726 kg rice, 222 kg pulses, 137 kg soya chunks, 111 litres cooking oil, 120 kg potatoes, 111 kg salt, 630 packets of fruit juice, 411 packets of biscuits, 476 saris, 156 dhotis, 285 lungis, 547 mosquito-nets, 931 face masks, 607 bottles of hand sanitizer, 1214 bars of soap and 303 kg detergent powder. | 607 |
| 2 | Bihar (Dt. Muzaffarpur) | Served 1500 plates of cooked food to flood victims. | 300 |
| 3 | Karnataka (Dt. Belagavi) | 1800 kg rice, 4585 kg flour, 4420 kg jowar (millet), 2476 kg pulses, 138 kg chira (flattened rice), 1369 litres cooking oil, 652 kg salt, 885 kg sugar, 53 kg assorted spices, 1420 kg rava (semolina), 191 kg tea leaves, 2253 packets of biscuits, 598 packets of rusk, 315 saris, 265 lungis, 502 T-shirts, 199 ladies’garments, 767 towels, 50 chaddars (covering cloth), 212 sweaters, 867 blankets, 200 bed sheets, 62 buckets, 77 mugs, 253 mats, 575 packets of candles, 575 matchboxes, 600 plates, 1834 bars of soap, 1834 bars of detergent, 571 toothbrushes, 917 tubes of toothpaste, 300 school bags and 1200 notebooks. | 1,217 |
| 4 | Uttarakhand (Dt. Chamoli) | 4060 kg rice, 4050 kg flour, 807 kg pulses, 5 kg red gram, 807 litres cooking oil, 50 kg potatoes, 401 kg salt, 812 kg sugar, 282 kg assorted spices, 101 kg tea leaves, 3 packets of baby food, 8 bars of soap and 762 blankets. | 390 |
General Distress Relief:
Our branch centres distributed the following items to needy people in their respective areas: 4500 plates of cooked food, 1340 kg rice, 940 kg flour, 1175 kg pulses, 81 kg soya chunks, 1935 liters of cooking oil, 50 kg potatoes, 570 kg salt, 235 kg sugar, 90 kg assorted spices, 47 kg tea leaves, 1244 packets of biscuits, 225 packets of noodles, 439 bars of chocolates, 40 kg sweets, 281 packets of a health drink, 120 bottles of health drink, 130 packets of milk, 398 kg milk powder, 225 packets of cakes, 105 jars of candy, 192 bottles of chyawanprash, 200 packets of dates, 200 packets of roasted gram, 108 packets of fruit powder, 188 packets of glucose powder, 1085 bottles of gooseberry (amla) juice, 192 bottles of honey, 50 bottles of isabgol (a dietary fibre), 16,865 saris, 1520 dhotis, 180 lungis, 17,620 shirt pieces, 3782 tops, 544 sets of children’s garments, 81 wrappers, 250 bedsheets, 250 mats, 200 mosquito-nets, 438 towels, 25 jars of cold cream, 40 jars of petroleum jelly, 14 skin moisturizers, 44 bottles of almond oil, 250 sets of cooking vessels, 280 mugs, 23 sets of volleyball & net, 23 cricket kits, 1114 notebooks, 314 pens, 394 pencils, 200 pencil sharpeners, 280 erasers, 180 school bags, 1282 face masks, 500 bottles of hand sanitizer, 2 litres of hand sanitizer, 105 packets of room freshener, 408 bottles of hair oil, 5284 bars of soap, 188 bars of detergent soap, 280 kg detergent powder, 14 packets of detergent powder, 188 toothbrushes, 482 tubes of toothpaste, 9800 sanitary napkins, 1810 pairs of socks, 33 pairs of footwear, 100 umbrellas, 50,000 halogen tablets, 3 water tanks, etc. Mumbai centre provided 2 sets of instruments (each set containing a baby-weighing digital scale, a baby weighing hanging-type scale, a non-contact thermometer, a digital stature meter, a digital blood pressure apparatus, a pregnancy card, an infantometer, a digital stopwatch, an MUAC tape, a head circumference measuring tape and an adult weighing scale).
Gangasagar Mela Relief:
Seva Pratishthan hospital conducted a round-the-clock medical relief camp during Makar Sankranti Mela. In all, 2135 patients were treated, out of which 3 received indoor medical-care. Besides, 180 blankets were distributed among the poor pilgrims and monks.
Winter Relief:
A total of 45,702 blankets and 7820 winter garments (sweaters, jackets, sweatshirts, etc) were distributed among poor people through 66 centres in India.
Economic Rehabilitation:
The following centres distributed the items shown against their names:
- Gurap: 10 sewing machines.
- Khetri: 60 sewing machines.
- Limbdi: 1 tricycle.
- Rahara: 1 cycle rickshaw, 1 rickshaw-van and 6 sewing machines.
- Taki: 5 rickshaw-vans.
Cyclone Rehabilitation:
- Cyclone Bulbul: Belgharia centre built a two-storied hostel-cum-storm-shelter-house, bore a submersible pump and handed over 26 two-room houses to the afflicted families at G Plot, Sundarban, South 24 Parganas district.
- Cyclone Amphan:
(a) Contai centre provided 20 asbestos sheets, 100 tiles, 197 cft sand, 28 bags of cement, 17 GI pipes, 14 tin sheets, 117 kg iron grills for gates and windows, 4 cft wood for doors and windows, 1 door, 3 windows and other construction materials under ‘Build your Own House’ scheme to two families in Purba Medinipur district to reconstruct their houses.
(b) Manasadwip centre provided 1841 asbestos sheets, 303 GI pipes, 169 tin sheets, 252 concrete pillars, 199 bamboo poles, 696 iron rods, 928 ft matka (ridge covers), 101 tarpaulins, 521 bags of cement, 295 cft white sand, 2508 cft red sand, 1316 cft stone chips, 30,100 bricks and 25 kg binding wire under ‘Build your Own House’ scheme to 215 affected families and reconstructed a school building.
(c) Taki centre distributed 5 rickshaw-vans and helped 13 families to repair and renovate their houses by providing 67 cement pillars, 177 asbestos sheets, 172 bamboo poles and other construction materials.
Relief and Rehabilitation Services by Ramakrishna Math in 2020-21
The Math conducted several relief and rehabilitation operations during the year. The total expenditure incurred on these was Rs. 6.80 crore. In all, 7,25,058 people of 2,13,769 families in 2792 villages were benefitted. Details of some major operations are given below:
Covid-19 Relief:
| Sl. No. | Area affected – State / Districts | Relief Details | No. of families served |
| 1 | Gujarat (Dt. Ahmedabad, Kutch and Rajkot) | Distributed 5426 kg rice, 5375 kg flour, 1675 kg pulses, 25 kg bajra, 1648 litres cooking oil, 3054 kg potatoes, 1428 kg onions, 1063 kg salt, 1298 kg sugar, 408 kg assorted spices, 260 kg rava (semolina), 260 kg jaggery, 229 kg tea leaves, 859 packets of biscuits, 6500 face masks and 1239 bars of soap. | 1,648 |
| 2 | Jharkhand (Dt. East Singhbhum and Jamtara) | Distributed 4050 kg rice, 3075 kg flour, 3819 kg pulses, 460 kg chira (rice flakes), 153 kg soya chunks, 869 litres cooking oil, 4284 kg potatoes, 593 kg onions, 1899 kg salt, 890 kg sugar, 970 packets of tea leaves, 1400 packets of biscuits, 3778 bars of soap and 474 packets of detergent powder. | 1,924 |
| 3 | Karnataka (Dt. Bengaluru, Kodagu and Mysuru) | Served 14,690 plates of cooked food and distributed 7125 kg rice, 7899 kg flour, 75 kg besan (gram flour), 10,755 kg pulses, 200 kg fried gram, 250 kg chira (rice flakes), 6281 litres cooking oil, 2860 kg potatoes, 3430 kg onions, 20,525 kg assorted vegetables, 8321 kg salt, 5370 kg sugar, 120 kg assorted spices, 5570 kg rava (semolina), 145 packets of seviyan (vermicelli), 3415 kg jaggery, 2489 kg peanuts, 1382 kg fruits, 131 coconuts, 693 kg tea leaves, 9347 packets of biscuits, 500 cakes, 15,467 face masks, 1710 litres hand sanitizer, 480 packets of tissue paper, 16,350 bars of soap, 5482 bars of detergent, 5261 packets of detergent powder, 500 tubes of toothpaste, 500 toothbrushes and 9000 vitamin tablets. | 16,068 |
| 4 | Kerala (Dt. Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur) | Distributed 27,715 kg rice, 795 kg rice powder, 5177 kg flour, 8227 kg pulses, 5475 litres cooking oil, 10,038 kg potatoes, 10,918 kg onions, 2872 kg salt, 3125 kg sugar, 4689 kg assorted spices, 3336 kg semolina, 506 kg assorted vegetables, 29 kg health mix, 62 kg tea leaves, 180 packets of biscuits, 12 shirts, 24 shorts, 27 dhotis, 325 lungis, 52 ladies' garments, 60 towels, 5385 face masks, 150 pairs of gloves, 150 hand sanitizer bottles, 60 bottles of hair oil, 8881 bars of soap, 597 bars of washing soap, 3991 packets of detergent powder, 93 litres toilet cleaner and 902 litres floor cleaner. Thiruvalla centre distributed medicine among 350 patients. | 6,282 |
| 5 | Maharashtra (Dt. Ahmednagar, Nagpur and Pune) | Distributed 9283 kg rice, 13,990 kg flour, 5661 kg pulses, 885 kg chira (rice flakes), 800 kg rava (semolina), 3619 litres cooking oil, 868 kg potatoes, 925 kg onions, 400 kg salt, 3370 kg sugar, 1442 kg assorted spices, 113 kg tea leaves, 4180 packets of biscuits, 1402 kg groundnut, 4206 face masks, 1082 bars of soap and 130 kg detergent powder. Pune centre also supplied 8000 N-95 masks and 250 PPE kits to doctors and hospitals. | 3,507 |
| 6 | Odisha (Dt. Puri) | Distributed 200 kg rice, 750 kg flour, 170 kg pulses, 20 kg soya chunks, 85 litres cooking oil, 800 kg potatoes, 170 kg salt & 150 bars of soap. | 176 |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu (Dt. Chennai, Coimbatore, Kadalur, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nilgiris, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Thiruvallur, Tirupattur, Vellore, Villupuram, Puducherry) | Served 40,381 plates of cooked food and distributed 1,78,480 kg rice, 8107 kg flour, 41,023 kg pulses, 24,533 litres cooking oil, 17,850 kg salt, 15,782 kg sugar, 8870 kg assorted spices, 5450 kg rava (semolina), 1453 kg seviyan (vermicelli), 2319 kg tamarind, 5700 kg assorted vegetables, 202 kg pickles, 1035 loaves of bread, 1170 kg tea leaves, 4967 packets of biscuits, 110 kg health-mix, 20,323 face masks, 10,094 bars of soap, 554 bars of detergent soap, 840 kg detergent powder and 256 tubes of toothpaste. The centres also distributed homeopathy medicine for boosting immunity among 24,500 people. | 28,190 |
| 8 | Telangana (Dt. Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri) | Distributed 7090 kg rice, 1000 kg flour, 2427 kg pulses, 500 kg ragi (finger millet) powder, 2293 litres cooking oil, 675 kg potatoes, 675 kg onions, 1051 kg sugar, 478 kg assorted spices, 121 kg seviyan (vermicelli), 119 kg tamarind, 450 kg assorted fruits, 1700 litres milk, 121 kg tea leaves, 500 packets of biscuits, 240 packets of detergent powder and 120 packets of Ayurvedic powder. | 3,356 |
| 9 | Uttarakhand (Dt. Almora, Chamoli, Dehradun and Uttarkashi) | Distributed 3900 kg rice, 4700 kg flour, 1350 kg pulses, 1213 litres cooking oil, 400 kg onions, 825 kg salt, 1226 kg sugar, 118 kg assorted spices, 30 kg milk powder, 127 kg tea leaves, 2100 packets of biscuits, 1200 loaves of bread, 900 face masks and 3355 bars of soap. | 2,152 |
| 10 | West Bengal (Dt. Cooch Behar, Hooghly, Howrah, Jhargram, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Purulia and South 24 Parganas) | Served 12,798 plates of cooked food and distributed 2,58,522 kg rice, 34,600 kg flour, 69,507 kg pulses, 2125 kg besan (gram flour), 41 kg sattu (roasted gram flour), 700 kg chira (rice flakes), 471 kg muri (puffed rice), 25,313 kg soya chunks, 18,341 litres cooking oil, 1,58,508 kg potatoes, 9005 kg onions, 50 kg assorted vegetables, 29,723 kg salt, 7360 kg sugar, 2100 kg assorted spices, 50 kg rava (semolina), 750 kg seviyan (vermicelli), 2150 packets of noodles, 514 kg dates, 3000 litres of health drink, 88 kg health mix, 2146 kg milk powder, 77 kg tea leaves, 24,024 packets of biscuits, 50 pieces of cake, 1000 bottles of drinking water, 767 ORS packets, 4849 face masks, 500 pairs of gloves, 403 litres hand sanitizer, 540 saris, 165 dhotis, 50 towels, 300 blankets, 175 tarpaulins, 100 utensil sets, 54,806 bars of soap, 40 kg detergent powder, 200 sanitary napkins and 9500 bottles of hair oil. | 81,038 |
Cyclone Relief:
| Sl. No. | Area affected – State / Districts | Items distributed | No. of families served |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu (Dt. Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur) | Distributed 25,000 kg rice, 2500 kg pulses, 2500 litres edible oil, 5000 kg salt, 2500 kg sugar, 1000 kg assorted spices, 10,000 packets of biscuits, 5000 packets of milk powder, 1000 kg tamarind, 50 tarpaulins, 5000 bars of soap, 5000 bars of detergent, 5000 candles, 5000 matchboxes and 100 mats. | 5000 |
| 2 | West Bengal (Dt. Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, and South 24 Parganas) | Served 99,677 plates of cooked food and distributed 33,700 kg rice, 3070 kg flour, 1810 kg sattu (roasted gram flour), 13,306 kg pulses, 2456 kg soya chunks, 6723 litres cooking oil, 17,500 kg potatoes, 672 kg onions, 7275 kg salt, 4330 kg sugar, 63 kg assorted spices, 5650 kg chira (rice flakes), 2000 kg muri (puffed rice), 1251 kg jaggery, 6094 packets of biscuits, 2400 cakes, 120 packets of noodles, 3230 kg milk powder, 600 packets of ORS, 500 matchboxes, 6545 tarpaulins, 1000 face masks, 5653 bars of soap and 50 kg washing powder. | 31,449 |
Distress Relief:
Our branch centres distributed the following items among 17,879 poor and needy people in their respective areas: 100 food packets, 3490 kg rice, 1325 kg flour, 673 kg pulses, 45 kg gram, 249 kg soya chunks, 658 liters of cooking oil, 263 kg salt, 225 kg sugar, 49 kg assorted spices, 23 kg tea leaves, 390 packets of biscuits, 300 packets of sweets, 14,076 saris, 932 dhotis, 544 lungis, 6836 shirts, 4583 shirt pieces, 1871 trousers, 2154 tops, 2154 leggings, 298 sets of assorted garments, 937 sets of children’s garments, 206 bedsheets, 500 mosquito-nets, 300 towels, 300 tubes of antiseptic cream, 100 plates, 3150 face masks, 200 bottles of hand sanitizer, 151 bars of soap and 100 sanitary napkins.
d. Flood Relief: Our centres in Gujarat and Kerala distributed the following items among 1600 people of 450 families: 1000 kg rice, 400 kg flour, 400 kg pulses and served 1000 plates of cooked food to flood-affected people in slum areas.
Winter Relief:
A total of 14,643 blankets and 3156 winter garments (sweaters, jackets, sweatshirts, etc) were distributed among poor people through 30 Math centres in India.
Economic Rehabilitation:
Koyilandy centre distributed 8 tailoring machines.