Ramakrishna Math
Relief & Rehabilitation Work: The Math conducted several relief and rehabilitation operations during the year. The total expenditure incurred on these was Rs. 1.44 crore. In all, 74,698 people from 55,600 families in 938 villages benefited through the programmes. Details of some major operations are given below:
a. Covid-19 Relief:
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Sl. No. |
Areas affected – State / Districts |
Relief Details |
No. of families served |
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1 |
Gujarat (Dt. – Kutch, Valsad) | Distributed 1500 kg rice, 2500 kg wheat, 500 kg pulses, 500 kg salt, 150 kg assorted spices, 500 litres cooking oil, 500 kg sugar, 125 kg tea powder, 500 bars of soap and 500 matchboxes.
The centre also distributed 13,642 face masks and 400 litres hand sanitizer among 40 schools in Kutch district. |
2 villages, 500 families, 2000 people |
b. Cyclone Relief:
| Sl. No. | Areas affected –State / Districts |
Relief Details |
No. of families served |
|
1 |
Tamil Nadu
(Dt. – Chennai) |
Served 700 plates of food and distributed 1350 kg rice, 56 kg vermicelli, 426 kg pulses, 270 litres cooking oil, 270 kg sugar, 116 kg assorted spices, 2200 tarpaulins, 3000 saris, 2500 lungis, 100 dhotis and 500 mosquito-nets. | 4 villages, 270 families, 1350 people |
c. Flood Relief:
| Sl. No. | Areas affected – State / Districts | Relief Details | No. of families served |
| 1 | Gujarat
(Dt. – Rajkot) |
Served 700 plates of food and distributed 700 packets of snacks. |
3 villages, 300 families, 1200 people |
| 2 | Odisha
(Dt. – Puri) |
Distributed 4004 kg rice, 2000 kg wheat flour, 420 kg pulses, 400 kg salt and 400 kg sugar. |
6 villages, 400 families, 2,646 people |
d. Distress Relief: 35 branch centres distributed the following items among 42,764 needy people in 464 villages: 250 plates of cooked food, 125 food packets, 5011 kg rice, 90 kg wheat, 7 kg puffed rice, 2062 kg flour, 2603 kg pulses, 135 kg gram, 40 kg soya chunks, 1043 litres cooking oil, 221 kg salt, 1788 kg sugar, 172 kg assorted spices, 400 kg potatoes, 125 kg jaggery, 317 packets of biscuits, 160 cakes, 5 kg snacks, 619 packets snacks, 581 kg Horlicks, 12 litres assorted flavoured drinks, 32 packets of health drinks, 581 kg milk powder, 13 kg tea leaves, 17,262 saris, 2618 dhotis, 4596 lungis, 1074 shirts, 214 trousers, 604 ladies’ garments, 1510 assorted garments, 3600 children’s garments, 100 bedsheets, 1257 mosquito-nets, 50 uttariyas, 825 towels, 1014 school uniforms, 15 sets of household utensils, 62 water bottles, 2 footballs, a skipping rope, 4 badminton rackets, 18 shuttlecocks, 7739 notebooks, 203 drawing books, 63 textbooks, 62 writing pads, 270 erasers, 475 geometry boxes, 2869 pens, 203 packets of sketch pens, 270 pencils, 62 pencil boxes, 62 colour boxes, 270 scales, 270 pencil sharpeners, 437 school bags, 150 pairs of socks, 2000 face masks, 130 bars of bathing soap, 6 kg detergent powder, 383 tubes of toothpaste, 185 toothbrushes and 100 umbrellas.
e. Winter Relief: A total of 22,135 blankets and 1906 winter garments were distributed among 24,718 people from 458 villages through 36 Math centres in India.
f. Fire Relief: Puri Math distributed 4004 kg rice, 2000 kg wheat flour, 420 kg pulses, 400 kg salt and 400 kg sugar among 2646 people in 6 villages.
g. Rehabilitation: The following centres carried out the following rehabilitation activities:
1. Almora: Built 20 houses for the rain-affected families in Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, Udham Singh Nagar and Bageshwar district
2. Gourhati: Built a house for a poor family at Arambagh in Hooghly district.
3. Naora: Built 2 houses for poor families in South 24 Parganas district.
4. Shyampukur Bati, Kolkata: Distributed 13 sewing machines and 4 cycles.
5. Thanjavur: Distributed 3 cows, built 1 cowshed, and repaired 1 cowshed.
Ramakrishna Mission
Relief & Rehabilitation Work: The Mission conducted several relief and rehabilitation operations during the year. The total expenditure incurred on these was Rs. 6.02 crore. In all, 3,77,238 people of 1,70,433 families in 3154 villages benefited. Details of some major operations are given below:
a. Cyclone Relief:
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Sl. No. |
Areas affected – State/ Districts | Relief Details |
Services rendered to |
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1 |
Tamil Nadu (Dt. – Thiruvallur) | Distributed 300 tarpaulins and 1000 blankets. | 14 villages, 620 families, 2220 people |
- b. Fire Relief:
| Sl. No. | Areas affected – State / Districts |
Relief Details |
Services rendered to |
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1 |
Arunachal Pradesh (Dt. – West Siang) | Distributed 4 shirts, 4 trousers, 2 jumpers, 4 sweaters, 21 blankets, a mosquito net, 2 belts, a set of toys, 2 cooking pots, 4 bowls, 2 plates, 2 steel glasses, 3 ladles, a bucket, a jug, a mug, and a knife. | 1 village, 1 family, 6 people |
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2 |
Assam (Dt. – Kamrup Metropolitan and Tinsukia) | 25 kg potatoes, 4 kg chickpeas, 5 litres cooking oil, 2 kg assorted spices, 4 saucepans, 17 cooking pots, 15 frying pans, 15 cooking spuds, 15 ladles, 15 spoons, 15 buckets, 15 mugs, 75 bowls, 45 plates, 45 tumblers, 103 blankets, 107 saris, 45 dhotis, 6 trousers, 6 vests, 15 towels, 58 mosquito nets, 15 mirrors and 15 combs. | 3 villages, 75 families, 285 people |
c. Flood Relief:
| Sl. No. | Areas affected – State / Districts | Relief Details |
Services rendered to |
|
3 |
Assam
(Dt. – Cachar, Darrang, Hojai, Kamrup, Karimganj, Morigaon and Nagaon) |
Served 6350 plates of cooked food and distributed 4780 kg rice, 40,755 kg wheat flour, 26,272 kg pulses, 48,478 kg potatoes, 10,950 kg soya chunks, 19,649 litres cooking oil, 15,592 kg salt, 4000 kg sugar, 320 kg assorted spices, 1044 kg onions, 18,637 kg rice flakes, 2326 kg molasses, 3218 kg milk powder, 600 litres fruit juice, 2754 kg Horlicks, 1438 litres milk, 26,698 packets of biscuits,
9000 litres drinking water, 100 litres phenyl, 2360 kg detergent powder, 80 kg bleaching powder, 4050 candles, 50 packets of matchboxes, 925 packets of mosquito coils, 31,714 bars of bathing soap, 3840 sanitary napkins, 41 sets of utensils (each set containing a tumbler, 2 cooking pots, a plate and a ladle), 100 mattresses, 750 saris, 200 lungis, 2700 mosquito nets, 50 sets of mekhela chador (a traditional Assamese garment for women), 210 banyans (vests), 600 bed sheets, 210 towels, 440 kg cattle feed and 72 corrugated tin sheets. Silchar centre provided medical treatment to 1121 people sheltered in different relief camps in Silchar city. |
181 villages, 29,801 families, 1,17,680 people |
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4 |
Maharashtra (Dt. – Yavatmal and Wardha) | Distributed 128 litres cooking oil, 510 packets of biscuits, 17 kg milk powder, 21 kg tea powder, 170 kg sugar, 85 sets of utensils (each set containing 4 plates, 2 glasses, 2 bowls, a water pitcher, a milk pot, 2 cooking pots and 2 ladles), 85 buckets, 85 mugs, 170 bed-sheets, 85 towels, 85 mats, 85 tarpaulins, 85 bottles of hair oil, 85 bottles of antiseptic liquid, 170 jars of assorted ointments, 85 gauze rolls and 85 rolls of cotton wool. | 3 villages, 85 families, 303 people |
| Sl. No. | Areas affected – State / Districts |
Relief Details |
Services rendered to |
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5 |
Odisha
(Dt. – Cuttack, Khurda and Puri) |
Served 2000 plates of food and distributed 450 kg wheat flour, 450 kg sugar, 450 kg semolina, 14,914 kg raw rice flakes, 100 kg puffed rice, 3390 kg molasses, 200 kg fried rice flakes, 2410 packets of biscuits, 2250 litres drinking water, 1000 saris, 1000 dhotis, 1080 towels and 80 torches. | 53 villages, 5041 families, 17,249 people |
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6 |
Tamil Nadu (Dt. – Kanchipuram) | Distributed 160 tarpaulins. | 9 villages, 160 families, 160 people |
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7 |
Uttar Pradesh (Dt. – Gonda) | Distributed 200 mosquito nets, 100 matchboxes and 100 packets of mosquito coils. | 5 villages, 150 families, 510 people |
d. Summer Relief:
| Sl. No. | Areas affected – State / Districts | Relief Details |
Services rendered to |
|
1 |
Odisha
(Dt. – Cuttack) |
Served 29,058 glasses of buttermilk to thirsty passers-by. | 10 villages, 1452 families, 7264 people |
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2 |
Tamil Nadu (Dt. – Chennai and Salem) |
Served 89,000 glasses of buttermilk to thirsty wayfarers. | 30 villages, 4450 families, 22,250 people |
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3 |
Uttar Pradesh (Dt. – Kanpur Nagar) | Served 16,200 glasses of sherbet (a sweet drink) to thirsty passers-by. | 6 villages, 810 families, 4050 people |
e. General Distress Relief: The following items were distributed to 63,863 families and 96,416 people through 61 branch centres in 16 states covering 1120 villages: 3026 plates of cooked food, 2617 food packets, 7395 kg rice, 500 kg wheat, 240 kg rice flakes, 152 kg puffed rice, 2040 kg flour, 7836 kg pulses, 1405 kg gram, 2008 kg soya chunks, 3206 litres cooking oil, 3188 kg salt, 1994 kg sugar, 699 kg assorted spices, 6 kg tamarind, 500 kg potatoes, 690 kg semolina, 48 kg pickles, 1540 kg jaggery, 7450 packets of biscuits, 2534 cakes, 125 packets of peanut jaggery sweet, 122 kg snacks, 515 bananas, 32 kg assorted fruits, 6 litres fruit juice, 652 kg glucose, 3758 bottles of honey, 48 bottles of a herbal mixture, 368 kg Horlicks, 17 kg roasted gram flour, 1319 litres assorted flavoured drinks, 355 packets of sweetmeat, 560 kg groundnuts, 1183 kg milk powder, 70 kg tea leaves, 44,533 saris, 6302 dhotis, 10,896 lungis, 354 shirts, 510 trousers, 479 ladies’ garments, 1756 assorted garments, 3144 children’s garments, 146 belts, 135 bedsheets, 2454 mosquito-nets, 2429 towels, 442 school uniforms, 25 tarpaulins, 495 plates, 395 bowls, 790 ladles, 395 tumblers, 115 sets of household utensils, 25 tiffin boxes, 463 water bottles, 3 thermos flasks, 915 plastic jars, 346 gas cylinders with ovens, 538 pressure cookers, 327 trunks, 43 clipboards, 6983 notebooks, 126 writing pads, 2194 erasers, 381 geometry boxes, 3043 pens, 2591 pencils, 105 pencil boxes, 5 sets of crayons, 1477 scales, 2119 pencil sharpeners, 153 dictionaries, 129 books, 323 stationery pouches, 1436 school bags, 70 solar lamps, 45 wooden desks, 418 pairs of shoes, 395 pairs of slippers, 465 pairs of socks, 400 face masks, 100 bottles of sanitizer, 10,137 bars of bathing soap, 1700 bars of washing soap, 1380 bars of dishwashing soap, 1892 kg detergent powder, 434 litres phenyl, 2761 bottles of hair oil, 15 jars of ointment, 48 bottles of talcum powder, 1956 tubes of toothpaste, 109 toothbrushes, 434 kg bleaching powder, 420 carpets, 5 adult napkins, 350 sanitary pads, 164 umbrellas and 105 shopping bags.
f. Winter Relief: A total of 68,716 blankets and 3695 winter garments were distributed among 62,207 families and 94,428 people in 1710 villages through 81 branch centres in India.
g. Gangasagar Mela Relief:
1. Seva Pratishthan hospital extended round-the-clock medical service on the Mela ground In all, 8268 patients were treated, out of which 233 received indoor medical care. Also, the centre distributed 180 blankets among the pilgrims.
2. Manasadwip centre provided board and lodging to 548 pilgrims at its unit in Gangasagar.
3. Headquarters distributed 500 blankets among the pilgrims.
h. Economic/General Rehabilitation: The following rehabilitation activities were carried out by our centres:
1. Chennai Students’ Home: Distributed 34 sewing machines and 34 sewing kits.
2. Deoghar: Supplied 75 bags of cement, 500 cubic feet of sand, 95 kg iron bars, 1500 bricks, 122 boxes of tiles, 25 bags of putty, and four cubic feet of timber to a family in need.
3. Guwahati: Distributed 11 sewing machines and 6 handloom machines (tantsals).
4. Headquarters: Supplied 135 bags cement, 46 TMT bars, 500 cubic feet stone chips and 800 cubic feet red sand to a family in South 24 Parganas district.
5. Indore: Provided 200 study tables, 130 sets of school benches & desks, 22 ceramic chalkboards, 1 almirah, 2 sets of Bluetooth speakers and 2 ceiling fans to 9 government schools in Khargone district.
6. Karimganj: Provided 592 corrugated tin sheets and 69 ridges from 7 to 26 March to 30 families in Karimganj district.
7. Khetri: Distributed 45 sewing machine
8. Mumbai: Installed a solar-based drinking water distribution system and water storage tank each at Dahvadpada and at Borsepada villages in Palghar district.
9. Rahara: Distributed 2 sewing machines, a cycle rickshaw and 3 rickshaw-vans.
10. Ramharipur: Relaid the roofs of four houses in Bankura district with asbestos sheets.
11. Ranchi Morabadi: Relaid the roofs of 2 houses of poor villagers in Ranchi district with asbestos sheets.
12. Salem: Supplied a VAC Ultra Therapy Unit to a government hospital at Omalur, Salem district; provided 2 kitchen trolleys, 100 tyres for stretcher wheels and 100 wheelchair wheels to a hospital in Salem; provided 1 water purifier, 15 plastic chairs, 12 bedsheets, 12 pillow covers, 2 steel benches, 2 digital BP apparatus, 3 stethoscopes and a weighing machine to a primary health centre in Manjakuttai, Salem district.
13. Swamiji’s Ancestral House: Distributed 6 sewing machine
i. Cyclone Amphan Rehabilitation:
1. Belgharia centre constructed a relief shelter cum non-formal education centre at Kaikhali in South 24 Parganas district.
2. Narendrapur centre constructed a relief shelter cum non-formal education centre at Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district.