Haridwar, March 25
The Sewa Bharati organised a function on its formation day in which its 145th branch was opened.
The Sewa Bharati organised a function on its formation day in which its 145th branch was opened.
Regional coordinator Shiv
Kumar pointed out that while this was the 145th branch centre in
Uttarakhand. The society has more than 1,000 such centres in the whole
country.
He added that since
1925, when a group of social activists had formed this organization,
more than thousands of children had been provided free of cost
education, books, school dresses and scholarships by them.
Dehradun-based
social activist Anuradha, while lauding the efforts of the society,
pointed out that while the government was also launching various
educational schemes for the poor, yet due to corruption, they didn't
reach the target audience but Sewa Bharati volunteers make sure that the
aid was availed by the student only.
While
district secretary of the organisation Naresh Kala said now they were
providing girls with sewing machines and aiding them in learning
job-oriented courses to make sure they stand on their feet.
Lata,
a daughter of slum dweller, who now has completed her intermediate,
said while her father used to spend all her labour income on alcohol, it
was Sewa Bharati members that met her school expenses and now she was
hopeful of cracking medical entrance exams.
On
the occasion, all meritorious students who topped their respective
classes were also honoured by the society office-bearers Mehar Chand
Jain, Anil Bhati, Shiv Kumar and Narendra Pal.
