In the 4 Ramakrishna Mission centres and 11 combined Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission centres in Bangladesh; other Ramakrishna Mission centres in Fiji, France, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Zambia and 24 Ramakrishna Math centres in other countries, our Swamis gave lectures at the centres and also in colleges, universities, etc, conducted religious classes, observed religious festivals with special worship, organized seminars, and held retreats. Some of them also brought out publications on philosophical subjects and spiritual teachings. Some of the activities undertaken by these centres during the year are enumerated below.
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Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Lusaka, Zambia
| Sl. | Type of Relief | Country | Conducted through (centre) |
| 1 | Disturbance/ Distress Relief | Bangladesh | Baliati, Chittagong, Â Dhaka, Dinajpur, Sylhet |
| Zambia | Lusaka | ||
| 2 | Fire Relief | Fiji | Nadi |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | ||
| 3 | Winter Relief | Bangladesh | Chittagong, Comilla, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Faridpur, Jessore, Mymensingh |
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Ramakrishna Mission, Dhaka
| Units | No. of Units | Break-up of Total Patients | ||
| Male | Female | Child | ||
| Dispensaries (incl. mobile units) | 22 | 97,573 | 1,15,583 | 31,970 |
| Eye Camps | 2 | 745 | 745 | – |
| General Medical Camps | 13 | 4,400 | 4,495 | 1,033 |
| Total | 37 | 1,02,718 | 1,20,823 | 33,003 |
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| Institutions | No. of Units | No. of Students | ||
| Boys | Girls | Total | ||
| Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools | 2 | 592 | 501 | 1,093 |
| Jr. Basic / UP / LP Schools   (I-V) | 6 | 220 | 220 | 440 |
| Pre-Basic / KG / Nursery Schools / Crèches | 3 | 390 | 270 | 660 |
| Hostels / Students’ Homes | 15 | 640 | – | 640 |
| Orphanages | 4 | 116 | 67 | 183 |
| Computer Training Centres | 6 | 397 | 123 | 520 |
| Vocational Training Centres | 2 | 137 | 12 | 149 |
| Chatuspathi | 1 | 120 | – | 120 |
| Coaching Classes | 187 | 4,117 | 3,085 | 7,202 |
| Total | 226 | 6,729 | 4,278 | 11,007 |
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| Vocational Courses | Batches
Trained |
No. of Students | ||
| Boys | Girls | Total | ||
| Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, etc | 3 | 91 | 12 | 103 |
| Basic Computer Operations | 1 | 46 | – | 46 |
| Total | 4 | 137 | 12 | 149 |
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| Items / Help Given | Quantity Distributed | No. of Beneficiaries | |||
| Male | Female | Child | Total | ||
| Rice / Wheat etc (kg) | – | 12,370 | 18,250 | – | 30,620 |
| Ration Bags1 | – | 1,191 | 974 | 984 | 3,149 |
| Clothes | – | 3,014 | 4,022 | 1,462 | 8,498 |
| Pecuniary Help for | |||||
| Â – Medical needs | – | 29 | 84 | – | 113 |
| Â – Educational needs | – | 175 | 195 | 6 | 448 |
| Â – Miscellaneous needs | – | 327 | 320 | – | 647 |
| Others | – | 515 | 515 | – | 1,030 |
1 Ration bags contained rice, pulses, salt, cooking oil, condiments, sugar, tea leaves, etc.
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Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco
This was accomplished through a number of libraries, lectures, regular classes, public celebrations, etc.
| Units | No. of units | Films Screened | Villages covered | Beneficiaries |
| Audio-visual | 2 | 10 | 15 | 6000 |
| Libraries & Reading Rooms | No.
of Units |
No.
of Books |
Newspapers | Periodicals | Attendance |
| Public / Schools / Colleges | 34 | 96,723 | 46 | 526 | 44,150 |
Our centres also published valuable books and 12 periodicals in 6 languages.
During the year, our swamis gave lectures at the centres and also in colleges, universities, etc; conducted religious classes, observed religious festivals with special worship, organized seminars, and held retreats. A summary of the figures is given below.
| Preaching / Lectures | No. of Classes, etc | Attendance |
| Classes / Lectures | 1,519 | 3,79,865 |
| Retreats | 58 | 26,164 |
| Celebrations / Public Meetings | 131 | 4,26,745 |