Devashrayam

Annadaanam

Free lunch programme at Palakkad district Hospital

The free lunch programme was started in July 1996. The project caters to 300 patients admitted to the District Hospital, Palakkad, on a daily basis. We distribute hot and wholesome meals prepared in Devashrayam’s kitchen using hygienic cooking facilities like steam cooking unit and bio gas unit. The expenditure for a day’s lunch at the Dist Hospital is Rs 4500/-.

Aashrayam

Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for the Differently-abled.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Centre was started in October 1998. More than 70 developmentally and intellectually challenged people attend the vocational training programme. One of the main objectives of Devashrayam Rehabilitation Centre is to rehabilitate the differently abled children living on the fringes of society and bring them in to the main stream society. A student's monthly expenses including teaching aid, refreshments, teachers salary etc comes to Rs 2000/- per month. You can sponsor a child for a year or for a few months.

Ayurbandhu

Dialysis assistance project

This was inaugurated on 12th July 2008 by Sri A.K. Balan, the then State Minister for Electricity and SC/ST Development. The scheme offers financial assistance to patients suffering from Kidney failure, to undergo dialysis. One dialysis at a concessional rate costs Rs.800/-. Monthly treatment for a patient may cost between Rs.4000 – 8000/- depending on the number of dialysis needed. Our aim is to provide maximum financial help to each patient.

Aarogyanidhi

Free medicines for the poor and the ill

Started in 1997, the free medicine project provides medicines through authorized medical shops on producing prescriptions given by medical practitioners. This project reaches a large number of poor patients in the district. A minimum of Rs. 1000/- is required to meet the monthly medical expense of a single patient.