Medical Mission
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| " To reach Narayana we must serve the Daridra Narayana, the starving millions of the land. Feel for them, pray for them. Strive for the relief and uplift of the suffering and miserable brethren." |
| May all be healthy |
DETAILS OF BENEFICIARIES
The services rendered by the Mission have proved a real boon to the ailing poor tribal brethren as can be seen from the increase in the number of beneficiaries over the years.
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Year ST OTHERS TOTAL No. OF MEDICAL CAMPS |
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1973 5000 321 5321 - |
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1977 6580 545 7125 - |
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1981 11616 1390 13006 - |
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1985 38185 5290 43475 113 |
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1989 47265 9160 56425 165 |
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1993 47856 13937 61793 212 |
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1997 54523 15283 69806 273 |
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1999 58601 16018 74619 358 |
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2001 58896 26141 85037 386 |
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2007 51707 34433 86141 369 |
RECOGNITION AND ASSISTANCE.
The State Government recognized the services rendered by the Mission and started annual grants in 1981-82, and the Central Government started aiding the Mobile Unit from 1991-92 and the hospital from 1994. The Coffee Board gave financial assistance for nonrecurring items of expenditure such as construction of building, purchase of equipments etc.. The Spices Board, Ernakulam and the Tea Board, Calcutta are the two other quasi- Government organizations besides the UPASI and the Bombay Hospital Trust which extended help. The prestigious Jana Kalyan Samithi of Pune has honoured the Mission by the Guruji Golwalkar Puraskar in 1996. The Mission’s chief medical officer Dr.D.D.Sagdeo also has been honoured by the Jaycees, I.M.A. and Rotary Club. There was a letter of appreciation in the esteemed medical Journal LANCET also.