Project Description
WHAT DOES THE FOUNDATION DO?
- Samta Foundation has renovated three Ghadge Maharaj Dharamshalas in Mumbai & Aurangabad that provide accommodation to poor patients
- Patients & relatives get subsidised accommodation and 4 hot cooked meals a day upon recommendation note from the treating doctor
- Meal quality is regularly monitored to ensure only healthy food is served.
- The Foundation has also built waiting shelter in 6 government hospital compounds in Aurangabad, Akola & Risod with proper benches, drinking water facilities, lights and fans, etc.
- Daily cleaning of the facility is ensured so that the area is clean and hygienic for the visitors.
HOW IT STARTED?
Mr. Madhusudan Agrawal has been a keen supporter of the Ghadge Maharaj Dharamshala activities. The Dharamshalas provided accommodation to poor people visiting cities for medical treatment. He observed the dilapidated condition of the dharamshala as they did not collect enough funds for maintenance. He immediately renovated the 3 Dharamshalas attached to JJ Hospital & St. George Hospital in Mumbai & Government Medical College in Aurangabad. He also started a common kitchen where meals are prepared and offered at highly subsidised rates. This restricted people from cooking food in their rooms that generated smoke and carried fire risks.
In the meanwhile, Dr. Kailash Bhaviskar of Civil Hospital Aurangabad suggested providing free shelters to the poor patients & their families. During the patients stay in the hospital, the accompanying relatives had to wait outside in the open near the hospitals, suffering in the scorching sun, chilling cold or heavy rains. The Foundation then initiated the construction of shelters at the hospitals with proper cleaning & maintenance routine.
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