RKM spent `1,292 crore on social welfare in 2023-24
The Ramakrishna Mission spent Rs 1,292 crore on social welfare, education, and rural development in 2023-24. The 115th annual general meeting of RKM was held at the Belur Math recently.
Swami Bimalatmanandaji Maharaj, one of the vice presidents of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, inaugurated the newly constructed higher secondary building at Mansadeep Ramakrishna Mission on Friday morning. Maharaj had laid the foundation stone in 2020. The centre was hit by natural calamities like Yash, Ailah and Amphan.
Though a Higher Secondary section was introduced in the school in 1976, the building could not be constructed due to financial constraints. Swami Tattvavidanandaji, one of the assistant general secretaries of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Mr Bankim Hazra, state minister for Sunderrbans Affairs department and a former pupil of this school, president of the organizing committee Mr Samir Ranjan Giri were present at the function. Coal India has donated Rs 2. 05 crore to set up the building from its CSR Project.
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Komotsu, a firm has donated Rs 12 lakhs to procure the high benches while many people had donated generously to set up the Physics Lab. Classes will be held at the building from the 2024 academic year. Mathematics, Physics, Life Science, Chemistry, Geography and Computer Science will be introduced with 100 students in the stream. Slowly the number of students will go up and in 2026 Arts faculty will be introduced. Surendranath Shasmal, a landed aristocrat, had donated 100 bigha land at Magra Chadipur village in Sagardeep. Swami Isthanandaji set up a primary school in 1928 to propagate education among the backward people of the area.
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In 1967 the school was elevated the status of higher secondary. Majority of the students of the school come from economically challenged background. Many students are first generation learners. In addition to running the school, the centre carries out large scale social service following the initiative of Swami Stabapriyanandaji, secretary of the centre. Manshadeep is situated in the Sagar Island and the area is often affected by storms and other natural calamities.
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