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Aims & Objectives of the Sangh
ACTIVITIES  |   AIMS & OBJECTIVES 
 

To maintain close relations amongst the members of the Sangh for their welfare and to promote fraternity and goodwill among different segments of the society at large.

To provide assistance and help to the under-privileged to make them earn their own livelihood and be independent.

To set up and maintain centers for training in small and cottage industries for the downtrodden people in the society, who have a desire to learn and make a future for themselves and for others.

To grant annuities and / or monetary assistance to deserving orphans, widows etc, who have meagre or insufficient income of their own, to enable them to lead a normal life.

To promote and encourage advancement of literacy, cultural, religious, scientific and technical education.

To award prizes to students who have excelled in their examinations.

To grant scholarships to deserving students for pursuing higher education in science and technology, arts and commerce and computer sciences and / or other fields for advancement of education.

To work for elimination of illiteracy amongst masses and help elderly people to read and write.

To organize simple community marriages (group marriages) for all sections of society and also work towards doing away of the dowry system.

To grant assistance to needy people by arranging funds for medical treatment and / or surgery.

To organize cataract operation and health checkup camps and to encourage blood donation, which will ultimately be helpful in times of a medical crisis.

To print and publish useful literature in form of magazines, books etc for the good of the members and the public.

To construct apartments / buildings for middle and lower income groups of the society wherever necessary.

To work towards prevention of cruelty to, and also to provide medical treatment for ailing animals and birds. Also to provide feed for cattle and grains for birds.

To arrange Chaturmas of Sadhus and Sadhvis at the Sangh premises for religious activities.

To collect donations and subscriptions for fulfillment of the objectives of the Sangh.

To run / build / acquire dispensaries / hospitals and alternative medicine centers (ayurvedic, allopathic, homoeopathic).

To undertake all such activities as may be lawful, incidental and / or conductive to the objectives of the Sangh. All the income and surplus whatsoever derived, shall be applied towards the objectives of the Sangh and nothing shall be divided amongst members by way of profit.

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