Narayan Seva Sansthan
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Founded | 1985 |
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Founder | Kailash Agarwal 'Manav' |
Type | Not for profit |
Purpose | Polio treatment |
Headquarters | Udaipur, India |
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Region served | India, USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, Sydney, Bahrain, Antwerp, Botswana, Ontario, Congo, Dubai, Paris[citation needed] |
Key people | Prashant Agarwal |
Staff | More than 1000 |
Website | www |
Narayan Seva Sansthan is a non-profit charitable organisation based in Udaipur, Rajasthan.[1] It is known for providing philanthropic services in the field of treatment and rehabilitation of polio affected people without discrimination of religion, region, caste, or gender.[2] It was founded by on 23rd October 1985 by founder chairman Kailash Agarwal.[1] The NGO is helping underprivileged people & Divyang community to uplift and bring them in mainstream society. The NGO is helping in diagnosing, treatment, and rehabilitation in 480 branches of India and 49 in other part of the part for disabilities and improving Physical disabilities, and Socio-economic Rehabilitation issues.[3]
History[]
Narayan Seva Sansthan is operating two hospitals (800 beds and 300 beds each), 30 centers, 20 physiotherapy centers, 49 branches abroad and preparing to emerge as one of the leading healthcare brands, that stands for ‘service’ and ‘care’.[1] The Sanstha working in the field of rehabilitating differently abled people from the underprivileged and weaker segments of society and focussed on alleviation of disabilities and providing proper physical, social, financial and economic rehabilitation to them is now planning an ambitious plan of setting up hospitals, physiotherapy centers, skill development centers for differently abled persons and artificial multiple limbs workshops in each city across the country under its brand to make them self dependant.[1] These services to the patient and his dependants will be offered free of charge.[1] Additionally in alignment with the mission and objective of promotion of Narayan Seva Sansthan as a healthcare brand standing up for ‘service’ and ‘cure’, the NGO is working on two other ambitious initiatives, named “MyNeedHelp Project”, where it is compiling social data with service giving organisations (eg, on hospitals, ambulance services, dharamshalas, education, public transport and so on).[1] This data will then be fed on an app and will be supported by a call center to respond to commoner’s queries on these issues in vernacular languages,which will be ready in short time.[1] The organisation is also creating a digital platform called punyapoint.org to recognise and award individuals and hidden people working on various social initiatives and aiming at giving them social recognition for their noble activities and encouraging and motivating others for such initiatives and will be also highlighted in various social media platforms.[1]
The organisation is also planning to create some smart villages for differently abled people with facilities like hospitals, schools, banks, post offices and other amenities and facilities, within campus.[1]
In 2014, they started Diagnosis and Distribution Camps in Africa and later in India. They identifed patients for OPD, diagnosed and measured patients for calliper and artificial limbs distribution.[4] The NGO provided artificial limbs to the previously diagnosed differently abled. [4] With the help of e-waste they are making a disabled person self-reliant. [5]
Work[]
The NGO has Narayan Divyang Sports Academy to uplift the talent of Divyang community. They are proving training to para-athletes in 14 different sports including Table Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby and Wheelchair Tennis, Archery, Football, Goalball, Judo, Powerlifting, Shooting, Seating Volleyball and respective championships and tournament.[6]
The other part is Narayan Children Academy which is providing education to poor and needy to improve the quality education. The organisation is providing school training also from Georgia Southern University professors. [7][8]
In 2019, They organising the National Blind Cricket Championship with the association with Cricket Association for the Blind in India and Rajasthan Cricket Association of Blind.[9] The NGO is working on World of Humanity Centre, where patients with different health issues can get free of cost benefits and become part of. It helps for providing free education, healthcare & skill training to make individuals a better place in the mainstream society. [10] The hospital has 450 beds and providing free treatment.[11] The project is also helping to provide vocational training for blind, deaf & dumb. NGO is also providing residential facility and mentally retarded orphans, and poor children to make them self-dependent. [12]
During the lockdown in 2020, the organisation was distribution of helping aids viz. food, clothes etc to the needy people like auto rickshaw drivers, migrants, local residents, slum dwellers and workers in the city.[13] They were also distributing sanatiser, mask to protect from covid 19 which were manufactured by differently-abled people and providing skill training.[13] [14]
Rehabilitation[]
The NGO is involved in improving diviyang community economically also by manufacturing PPE Kit. The organisation is helping for social rehabilation, it had organised a mass wedding event for disabled couples with polio. Held in the Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, 92 couples were married, walking to the stage with there crutches visible.[15] Around 2051 differently abled & Underprivileged Couples were married under the NGO scheme.[16] Other Social actvities where NGO seems to be involve are fashion & talent shows, De-Addiction Campaigns, Blood Donation Camps, Polio Pulse Campaigns, Mobile Medical Van, and Orphanage Home “Bhagwan Mahaveer Nirashrit Balgrah”.
Events[]
On 15 June 2014, it had organised a mass wedding event for disabled couples with polio. Held in the Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, 92 couples were married, walking to the stage with there crutches visible.[17] celebrated 25th Divyang Vivah in New Delhi by Narayan Seva Sansthan. [18] The organisation has set up a similar facility in Uganda in east Africa with around 3000 beneficiaries and is looking to replicate the ideas in other places too.
In 2019, The NGO hosted a Divyang Talent and fashion Show at JVPD ground in Mumbai. Divya heroes exhibited their talent with wheelchairs, calipers, crutches, and artificial limbs at the event. The performers were suffering from medical conditions like autism, cerebral palsy and polio.[19]
In February 2021,NSS also donated 11 lakhs for the construction of the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya[20]
Awards[]
The NGO has received Padma Shree' Award in 2008, 'Asia's Most Trusted Brand Award' in the year 2016 and the Quality Mark Award in the NGO segment.[21]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Mukherjee, Ritwik (20 June 2018). "Narayan Seva Sansthan emerges as a big brand". Financial Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Narayan seva sansthan (narayann seva sansthan)". euronews.com. euronews. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ DelhiJanuary 10, Harshita Pathak New; January 10, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 18:05. "This NGO is building a source of income for the differently-abled people". India Today. Retrieved 15 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "How an Indian NGO, Narayan SevaSansthan, identified and diagnosed 572 differently abled people in Africa". Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "पुराना स्मार्टफोन दिव्यांग को आत्मनिर्भर बनने में कर सकता है मदद, नारायण सेवा संस्थान की यह है पेशकश". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Arya, Aakash (25 November 2019). "Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) | Blind Cricket and its challenges in India". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "How STEM is educating students in four specific disciplines for better approach". The Asian Age. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "How STEM is educating students in four specific disciplines for better approach towards future generation". News Track. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Arya, Aakash (25 November 2019). "Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) | Blind Cricket and its challenges in India". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Narayan Seva Sansthan to offer free healthcare and education by setting up World of Humanity Center in Udaipur". India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News | Recent Educational News. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "दिव्यांगों के भविष्य के लिए की जाएगी World Of Humanity की स्थापना". News Nation (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ admin. "नारायण सेवा संस्थान का उदयपुर में 'वर्ल्ड ऑफ ह्यूमैनिटी' की स्थापना का एलान, दिव्यांग लोगों को निशुल्क स्वास्थ्य सेवा और शिक्षा प्रदान करने का लक्ष्य". Global Haryana. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "कोरोना वायरस लॉकडाउन के दौरान गरीबों का पेट भर रहा है ये संस्थान". News Nation (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Skill training For Differently Abled Post Pandemic -". Higher Education Plus. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Schubert Yuasa, Alisa. "92 disabled couples tie knot at mass wedding". indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "51 Divyang couples to get hitched at 34th Royal mass wedding organised by NSS". The Asian Age. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Schubert Yuasa, Alisa. "92 disabled couples tie knot at mass wedding". indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Ganguly, Chawm. "25th Divyang Vivah in New Delhi by Narayan Seva Sanstha". Core Sector Communique. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ DelhiJanuary 10, Harshita Pathak New; January 10, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 18:05. "This NGO is building a source of income for the differently-abled people". India Today. Retrieved 15 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Narayan Seva Sansthan Donates 11 Lakh rupees for Ayodhya Ram Temple". India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News | Recent Educational News. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ DelhiJanuary 10, Harshita Pathak New; January 10, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 18:05. "This NGO is building a source of income for the differently-abled people". India Today. Retrieved 15 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links[]
- Official website
- Narayan Seva Sansthan. CSRRajasthan.
- Organisations based in Udaipur
- Health charities in India
- 1985 establishments in Rajasthan
- Organizations established in 1985
- Disability organisations based in India
- Indian organisation stubs