Relief Services : A Report As On 1 March 2026

Fire Relief

West Bengal: On 30 January, a devastating fire broke out in a slum near Hasnabad Railway Station in North 24 Parganas, reducing eleven houses to ashes. In immediate response to the disaster, Taki centre distributed relief kits to the 11 affected families on the same day. Each kit contained a sari, a towel, a blanket, a mosquito net, a tarpaulin, a kadai (wok), a handi (cooking pot), a saucepan, 2 khuntis (spatulas), 2 ladles, 2 plates, 2 gamlas (serving bowls), 2 tumblers, 2 buckets, a jug and a shopping bag.

Distress Relief

The following centres distributed various items to needy people, as detailed below:

India:

• Almora: 60 saris on 12 and 19 January.
• Bagda: 526 saris, 73 lungis, 180 children’s garments and 156 pairs of socks from 22 September to 7 January.
• Baranagar Math, Kolkata: 975 saris, 301 lungis and 205 dhotis from 30 August to 5 October.
• Baranagar Mission, Kolkata: 35 lungis on 5 October.
• Coimbatore Mission: 3.5 kg pulses, 96 kg nutrition powder, 3.5 litre cooking oil, 3.5 kg sugar and 175 g tea powder from 25 January to 22 February.

• Cooch Behar: 325 saris, 29 dhotis and 30 pairs of socks on 1 and 19 February.
• Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: 25 pressure cookers on 28 January.
• Hatamuniguda: 300 bottles of hair oil, 300 bottles of body oil, 300 tubes of toothpaste and 300 tubes of cold cream on 1 and 6 February.
• Indore: 500 saris, 1132 T-shirts and 1132 track pants on 23 November and 25 January.
• Jamtara: 200 saris and 200 lungis on 27 and 28 October.

• Kalyani: 153 lungis, 80 shirts and 80 trousers from 16 August to 15 February.
• Kamarpukur: 2690 saris and 1350 umbrellas from 19 to 21 February.
• Kharupetia: 520 saris and 200 lungis from 21 September to 11 December.

• Koyilandy: 28 saris, 16 dhotis and 48 sets of children’s garments on 19 February.
• Kozhikode: 50 saris and 90 dhotis on 22 February.
• Limbdi: 475 kg wheat in January.
• Patna: 360 saris and 200 lungis from 16 November to 8 January.

• Prayagraj: 504 saris on 22 February.
• Rahara, Kolkata: 587 saris and 233 mosquito nets from 19 December to 26 January.

• Rajamahendravaram: 194 provision kits and 194 khaki shirts (uniforms) on 20 February. Each provision kit contained 1 kg flour, 2 kg pulses, 1 kg semolina, 1 litre cooking oil, 1 kg sugar and 200 g tea powder.
• Ranchi Sanatorium: 500 saris from 2 to 30 January.
• Sarati: 10 dhotis on 18 December.
• Sarisha: 300 saris and 200 lungis on 21 September.
• Siliguri: 325 saris on 20 and 21 September.

• Thirumukkudal: 200 meals and 130 provision kits on 7 February. Each kit contained 5 kg rice, 1.75 kg pulses, 500 ml cooking oil, 400 g ground spices, 1 kg salt, a bar of bathing soap and a bar of laundry soap.

• 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 1 to 16 February.
• Varanasi Advaita Ashrama: 275 saris from 12 November to 26 January.
• Viveknagar, Agartala: 76 saris on 12 January.
• Vrindavan: 300 meals, 300 dhotis and 300 towels on 19 February.

Bangladesh: Narayanganj: 50 saris, 36 notebooks, 36 pens, 36 pencils, 36 packets of chips and 36 bars of chocolate on 12 January and 17 February.

South Africa: Phoenix: 1100 kg rice, 100 kg fortified cereals, 40 kg maize meal, 15 kg flour, 10 kg pasta, 100 kg porridge, 45 kg semolina, 200 kg pulses, 80 kg macaroni, 25 kg soya chunks, 500 kg assorted vegetables, 20 kg assorted spices, 90 kg salt, 140 litres cooking oil, 330 cans of tinned food, 20 kg soup powder, 1400 sachets of cereal, 2260 packets of biscuits, 150 cakes, 142 kg snacks, 305 litres fruit juice, 16 kg sweetmeat, 200 sweets, 110 loaves of bread, 120 kg fruits, 200 bars of chocolate, 178 litres flavoured milk, 584 litres milk, 4000 teabags, 210 kg sugar, 80 matchboxes, 3 sets of kitchenware, 40 bars of bathing soap, 40 bars of laundry soap, 45 tubes of toothpaste, 60 toothbrushes, 320 sanitary pads, 120 adult napkins, 100 assorted garments, 9 assorted bedding items, 6 blankets, 11 school bags, 1330 notebooks, 120 pens, 100 pencils, 70 erasers, 50 boxes of colouring pencils, 120 rulers, 22 pairs of shoes, 300 educational toys, 31 packets of seeds, 2 prepaid electricity vouchers and 3 rainwater harvesting tanks in February.

Winter Relief

The following centres distributed blankets and winter wear, as mentioned against their names, to needy people:

India:

• Aalo: 202 blankets and 62 jackets from 28 May to 1 January.
• Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata: 430 blankets from 25 October to 12 January.

• Almora: 145 blankets and 18 sweaters from 12 to 28 January.
• Bagda: 528 blankets on 28 and 29 December.

• Bajepratappur, Bardhaman: 500 blankets on 4 December and 12 January.

• Bamunmura, Kolkata: 450 blankets from 12 January to 23 February.

• Bankura: 684 blankets and 217 jackets from 5 to 27 December.
• Baranagar Mission, Kolkata: 634 blankets and 268 jackets from 29 August to 30 December.
• Basti: 429 blankets from 26 September to 13 December.
• Chandigarh: 150 blankets from 26 October to 30 December.
• Cooch Behar: 135 blankets, 30 sets of thermal wear and 30 woollen caps on 1 February.
• Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: 45 blankets on 28 January.
• Dhaleswar, Agartala: 550 blankets from 29 November to 10 January.

• Gourhati: 200 blankets from 2 to 27 January.
• Gurap: 600 blankets, 120 sweaters and 100 shawls from 28 October to 5 December.

• Haflong: 700 blankets from 16 November to 7 January.
• Hatamuniguda: 300 blankets on 1 and 6 February.
• Indore: 500 blankets and 590 sweaters on 23 November and 25 January.
• Jammu: 350 blankets from 14 December to 10 February.

• Jamshedpur: 750 blankets from 3 November to 29 January.
• Kalyani: 677 blankets from 2 November to 7 January.
• Kathamrita Bhavan, Kolkata: 200 blankets from 30 November to 4 December.

• Kharupetia: 1100 blankets from 20 October to 27 January.

• Nellore: 500 blankets from 4 November to 3 February.
• Patna: 698 blankets from 16 November to 8 January.
• Puri Math: 500 blankets from 12 December to 21 February.
• Purulia: 500 blankets from 6 to 26 December.
• Rahara, Kolkata: 826 blankets from 19 December to 26 January.

• Raiganj: 800 blankets from 12 December to 24 January.

• Rewa: 500 blankets from 7 to 30 December.
• Rishikesh: 600 blankets, 500 jackets and 300 pairs of socks from 26 November to 13 January.

• Rourkela: 500 blankets in January.
• Shillong: 600 blankets from 15 November to 25 January.
• Shyamsayer, Bardhaman: 200 blankets from 14 to 28 December.
• Siliguri: 500 blankets from 5 to 25 December.

• Taki: 1621 blankets and 380 sweaters from 23 November to 26 January.
• Varanasi Advaita Ashrama: 359 blankets and 38 jackets from 12 November to 26 January.
• Viveknagar, Agartala: 175 blankets on 11 and 12 January.
• Yelagiri: 2000 blankets from 18 September to 10 October.

Bangladesh:

• Bagerhat: 120 blankets and 15 sweaters on 5 February.

• Rangpur: 230 blankets on 9 and 12 January.