Distress Relief
The following centres distributed various items to needy people, as detailed below:
India:
- Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata: 350 saris, 50 lungis and 50 dhotis from 21 September to 15 December.
- Antpur: 79 lungis on 27 September.
- Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: 350 umbrellas, 350 plates and 700 tumblers from 27 November to 2 January.
- Belgharia, Kolkata: 1175 saris from 5 September to 22 December.
- Coimbatore Mission: 3.5 kg pulses, 83 kg nutrition powder, 3.5 litre oil, 7 kg salt, 3.5 kg sugar and 350 g tea powder from 7 to 27 December.
- Cooch Behar: 150 saris, 91 mosquito nets, 337 pairs of socks and 47 oranges from 4 to 18 January.
- Davanagere: 535 saris on 8 December and 4 January.
- Dhaleswar, Agartala: 508 saris from 23 September to 11 October.
- Digboi: 81 saris and 80 dhotis on 6 January.
- Ghatshila: 300 saris and 200 lungis from 24 November to 20 January.
- Guwahati: 60 saris on 1 January.
- Halasuru, Bengaluru: 125 bicycles on 12 January.
- Hatamuniguda: 665 litres fruit juice, 665 bottles and 13,300 sachets of hair oil and 665 tubes of cold cream on 12 and 19 January.
- Ichapur: 300 saris, 200 lungis, 500 dhotis and 500 uttariyas from 5 October to 12 January.
- Indore: 70 saris on 6 and 7 January.
- Jalpaiguri: 200 saris and 25 dhotis on 9 and 13 January.
- Jamshedpur: 500 saris, 250 lungis and 250 dhotis from 28 November to 26 December.
- Kalyani: 280 kg rice, 70 kg puffed rice, 35 kg dalia (wheat groats), 35 kg pulses, 35 kg soya chunks, 140 kg potatoes, 50 mattresses, 50 bedsheets, 50 pillows and 50 pillow covers on 1 and 18 January.
- Kamarpukur: 1200 cakes and 2500 packets of biscuits from 2 December to 10 January.
- Kanchipuram: 1719 kg rice, 617 Pongal kits (each kit contained 250 gm pulses, 250 gm jaggery, 1 kg salt, turmeric powder, cashew nuts, cardamom and raisins), 1300 packets of biscuits, 700 sugar canes, 617 packets of incense sticks, 617 packets of camphor, 617 packets of kumkum (vermilion), 333 cooking pots, 240 saris and 150 lungis from 12 to 17 January.
- Kankhal: 232 bars of chikki from 6 to 16 December.
- Kankurgachhi, Kolkata: 50 saris and 30 mosquito nets on 28 December.
- Kasundia, Howrah: 10 saris and 40 mosquito nets from 1 December to 27 January.
- Kochi: Nutritional kits to 250 patients on 11 January. Each kit contained 1 kg apples, 1 kg guavas, 200 g almonds and 500 g dates.
- Koyilandy: 16 saris, 5 ladies’ garments, 17 shirt pieces, and 11 shirts on 10 January.
- Krishnanagar: 50 saris, 45 dhotis and 45 uttariyas on 7 and 16 January.
- Limbdi: 475 kg wheat in December.
- Madurai: Provision kits to 28 eye patients on 20 January. Each kit contained 1 kg semolina, 1 kg pulses, 1 litre cooking oil, 200 g chilli powder, 500 g sambar powder, 500 g tamarind, 1 kg sugar and a bar of bathing soap.
- Malda: 100 meals, 175 kg rice, 350 kg potatoes and 57 lungis from 7 December to 27 January.
- Mekhliganj: 100 saris and 100 lungis on 30 September.
- Ponnampet: 180 meals on 5 and 15 January.
- Rajamahendravaram: 180 provision kits on 12 January. Each kit contained 1 kg flour, 2 kg pulses, 2 kg semolina, 1 kg groundnuts, 1 litre cooking oil, 1 kg sugar and 250 g tea powder.
- Sahudangi: 800 saris and 500 trousers from 17 December to 11 January.
- Salem: 150 kg rice flakes, 200 kg ragi flour, 150 kg pulses, 100 kg chana (chickpeas), 100 kg lobia (cowpeas), 150 kg gram, 50 kg dates and 100 kg fried gram among 100 expectant women on 20 January.
- Shyampukur Bati, Kolkata: 320 kg rice, 80 kg flour, 80 kg pulses, 80 litres cooking oil, 80 kg sugar and 80 saris from 24 November to 20 December.
- Somsar: 50 dhotis and 50 lungis on 13 November.
- Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata: 46 bars of bathing soap, 46 bottles of body oil, 46 tubes of toothpaste, 46 toothbrushes and 46 tubes of antiseptic cream on 9 December.
- Thirumukkudal: 130 provision kits on 10 January. Each kit contained 5 kg rice, 1.5 kg pulses, 500 ml cooking oil, 400 g ground spices, 1 kg salt, a bar of bathing soap and a bar of laundry soap. In addition, 3 mosquito nets were distributed on the same day.
- Vadodara: 570 kg flour, 215 kg rice, 137.5 kg pulses, 75 litres cooking oil, 45 kg salt, 11 kg ground spices, 85 kg sugar, 21 kg tea powder and 20 bars of bathing soap from 4 to 21 January.
- Varanasi Home of Service: 435 kg dalia (wheat groats), 35 kg chira (rice flakes), 18 kg gram, 5 kg groundnuts, 82 kg soya chunks, 8 litres cooking oil, 64 litres milk, 3 kg malt drink mix, 39 kg dry fruits, 88 packets of biscuits, 16.5 kg sweets, 94 toothbrushes, 94 tongue cleaners, 12 nail clippers, 98 bars of bathing soap and 10 mats from 23 November to 31 December.
- Viveknagar, Agartala: 1885 food packets to footpath dwellers from 24 December to 23 January.
Bangladesh:
- Bagerhat: 40 pairs of socks on 10 January.
- Chittagong: 1000 mosquito nets from 15 December to 15 January.
- Jashore: 2208 assorted fruits and 1104 loaves of bread on 12 January.
Ireland: Dublin: 21 provision kits to needy families before Christmas. Each kit contained a container of malt drink mix, 7 packets of biscuits, a packet of jelly candy, 300 g dry fruits, 200 g jam, a packet of pudding, 300 g salsa dip, a sachet of soup, 350 ml sauce, 350 g chips, 6 packets of pies, a box of cakes, a box of chocolate, 4 cans of carbonated drink, 80 teabags and 100 g coffee.
Nepal: Kathmandu: 51 school bags on 24 December.
South Africa:
Durban: 230 meals, 422 kg rice, 126 kg flour, 75 kg pasta, 223.5 kg maize meal, 296 kg pulses, 150 kg porridge, 100 kg cabbage, 188 litres cooking oil, 165 kg salt, 20 packets of biscuits, 495 cans of jam, 495 cans of tinned food, 20 litres fruit juice, 65 loaves of bread, 17,600 tea bags, 156 litres milk, 222 kg sugar, 150 matchboxes, 130 bars of bathing soap, 180 bars of laundry soap, 130 bathing sponges, 84 tubes of toothpaste, 130 bottles of hand lotion, 130 units of lip balm, 42 saris, 51 sets of ladies’ garments, 2 shirts, 2 trousers, 4 school jerseys, 5 pairs of shoes and a stationery pack (containing notebooks, pens, a pencil case, pencils, crayons, highlighters, a calculator,
an examination pad, book covers, maths set, scissors and glue) in January.
Phoenix: 1150 kg rice, 15 kg fortified cereals, 50 kg maize meal, 20 kg flour, 10 kg pasta, 100 kg porridge, 250 kg pulses, 80 kg macaroni, 15 kg soya chunks, 300 kg assorted vegetables, 15 kg assorted spices, 110 kg salt, 180 litres cooking oil, 360 cans of tinned food, 18 kg soup powder, 1400 sachets of cereal, 1310 packets of biscuits, 850 cakes, 197 kg snacks, 40 litres fruit juice, 12 kg sweetmeat, 4 kg food
drink mix, 208 loaves of bread, 45 kg fruits, 200 bars of chocolate, 43 litres flavoured milk, 618 litres milk, 6000 teabags, 160 kg sugar, 100 matchboxes, 50 bars of bathing soap, 50 bars of laundry soap, 25 tubes of toothpaste, 60 toothbrushes, 320 sanitary pads, 160 adult napkins, 127 assorted garments, 15 school bags, 98 notebooks, 14 pens, 14 erasers, 14 rulers, 14 pairs of shoes, 300 educational toys,
5 packets of seeds and 2 prepaid electricity vouchers in January.
Winter Relief
The headquarters and the following centres distributed blankets and winter wear, as mentioned against their names, to needy people:
India:
- Almora: 75 blankets, 8 sweaters and 50 woollen caps on 12 January.
- Barisha, Kolkata: 1000 blankets from 1 December to 8 January.
- Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: 350 blankets from 27 November to 2 January.
- Belgharia, Kolkata: 1050 blankets from 19 September to 12 January.
- Cooch Behar: 250 blankets, 108 sweaters, 8 woollen chaddars, 30 sets of thermal wear and 30 woollen caps from 4 to 18 January.
- Cossipore, Kolkata: 500 blankets from 6 to 25 November.
- Digboi: 96 blankets and 17 sweaters on 6 January.
- Ghatshila: 200 blankets from 24 November to 20 January.
- Gourhati: 500 blankets and 100 woollen chaddars from 12 November to 10 December.
- Guwahati: 60 blankets and 30 sweaters on 30 December and 1 January.
- Halasuru, Bengaluru: 1500 blankets from 10 November to 22 January.
- Headquarters (through Baganchra ashrama): 1000 blankets from 1 December to 7 January.
- Ichapur: 300 blankets from 19 December to 12 January.
- Indore: 70 blankets, 1335 sweaters and 1335 woollen caps from 10 June to 7 January.
- Itanagar: 1000 blankets from 17 November to 10 January.
- Jaipur: 104 blankets from 29 November to 28 December.
- Jalpaiguri: 500 blankets and 40 sweaters from 9 to 22 January.
- Jamtara: 200 blankets from 19 to 23 December.
- Jayrambati: 500 blankets on 20 and 25 December.
- Jhargram: 500 blankets from 2 to 24 December.
- Kalyani: 50 woollen mufflers on 1 January.
- Kamarpukur: 1550 blankets from 2 December to 18 January.
- Kankhal: 500 blankets, 300 sweaters and 400 caps from 6 to 16 December.
- Kankurgachhi, Kolkata: 15 blankets and 250 woollen chaddars on 28 December.
- Kanpur: 500 blankets and 110 sweaters from 23 December to 12 January.
- Kasundia, Howrah: 625 blankets from 1 December to 27 January.
- Katihar: 500 blankets from 14 December to 1 January.
- Khetri: 453 blankets from November to January.
- Kothar: 700 blankets from 5 December to 10 January.
- Krishnanagar: 132 blankets from 5 to 16 January.
- Lucknow: 1400 blankets from 23 December to 24 January.
- Malda: 759 blankets from 5 December to 18 January.
- Mayavati: 750 blankets from 7 to 27 December.
- Mysuru: 300 blankets from 21 November to 25 January.
- Naora: 500 blankets on 21 and 29 December.
- Narottam Nagar: 500 jackets on 17 and 27 January.
- Ponnampet: 180 blankets on 5 and 15 January.
- Prayagraj: 500 blankets on 9 January.
- Puri Mission: 2000 blankets from 1 December to 7 January.
- Rajkot: 400 blankets from 25 December to 21 January.
- Ranchi Morabadi: 500 blankets from 10 November to 1 January.
- Sahudangi: 1000 blankets from 17 December to 11 January.
- Salem: 340 blankets and 275 jackets on 19 January.
- Shyampukur Bati, Kolkata: 350 blankets on 20 and 27 December.
- Silchar: 1116 blankets from 13 December to 4 January.
- Somsar: 540 blankets, 107 jackets, 20 thermal vests and 10 shawls from 8 December to 20 January.
- Varanasi Home of Service: 36 sweaters on 23 November and 26 December.
Bangladesh:
- Bagerhat: 330 blankets and 10 chaddars on 10 and 12 January.
- Chandpur: 100 blankets on 2 January.
- Chittagong: 1260 blankets from 15 December to 15 January.
- Dhaka: 520 blankets on 9 and 25 January.
- Dinajpur: 154 blankets on 10 January.
- Faridpur: 210 blankets on 12 January.
- Jashore: 525 blankets from 11 December to 10 January.
- Narayanganj: 50 blankets on 17 January.
Economic Rehabilitation
Rajasthan: Khetri centre handed over 52 sewing machines to as many trainees on 11 December, upon completion of their training at the centre’s tailoring school.
- West Bengal: Bajepratappur centre, Bardhaman, provided 170 bags of potato seeds to 340 farmers in Purba Bardhaman district from 1 to 15 December.
Infrastructural Support
Madhya Pradesh: Indore centre distributed 30 chairs, 13 almirahs, 8 ceiling fans, a cabinet and 8 Bluetooth speakers among 29 schools in Khandwa and Khargone districts from 10 June to 15 December.