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Revamped version of 1995 Midday Meal Scheme to provide free lunch to school children. Financial outlay in 2022 was ₹ 10,233 crore (equivalent to ₹ 110 billion or US$1.4 billion in 2023). [7] Grouped under the umbrella scheme "Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0", it aims to reducing stunting, under-nutrition, anemia, and low birth weight. [22 ...
Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Sargachi is located in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. It was founded by Swami Akhandananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna in August, 1897. It is a spiritual and philanthropic centre under Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Order. It started with an orphanage and later undertook many ...
The Math and Mission run 748 educational institutions (including 12 colleges, 22 higher secondary schools, 41 secondary schools, 135 schools of other grades, 4 polytechnics, 48 vocational training centres, 118 hostels, 7 orphanages, etc.) with a total student population of more than 2,00,000.
Zonal Welfare Council's main working area is Kolkata and South 24 Parganas districts, Zonal Welfare Council is maintaining and running a free orphanage in South 24 Parganas. [6] Zonal Welfare Council, partnered with LetzChange Foundation, Global Stop TB Team, and Human and Child Trafficking movement in India. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Two high school seniors have raised almost $50,000 to help support orphans in India. As they prepare to graduate, they want to pass on the torch.
It all began in 1947, when Robert (Bob) Pierce began supporting White Jade, a little girl in an orphanage in China, who was abandoned by her parents. Bob gave the warden, Tena Hoelkedoer, his last five dollars and agreed to send the same amount each month to help care for the girl. In 1950, Bob Pierce started World Vision.
14 August is celebrated as Kanyashree Day to promote the scheme throughout the state. On August 14, 2013 state wide events were held to publicize the scheme. In Kolkata the event was presided over by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. Awareness campaigns were organized by the government in districts.
In 1848, the Congregation of Christian Brothers (Missionaries of Ireland) founded the Calcutta Male Orphanage at Murgihatta, Calcutta.In 1947, it came to the present campus in Dum Dum in North Calcutta and was renamed St. Mary's Orphanage and Day School.