Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Asansol

Started in 1926 elsewhere in Asansol, this branch centre shifted to its present site in 1997.

Activities:

• A secondary school with 687 boys.
• Two junior basic schools with 329 boys.
• A vocational training centre with 551 students.
• A students’ home with 130 boys.
• An Industrial Training Institute with 551 students.
• A library and a reading room with 8301 books and 29 periodicals and newspapers.
• A coaching centre with 271 students.
• An allopathic-cum-homeopathic dispensary which also conducts eye camps.
• Welfare work by way of providing scholarships, medical help and pecuniary help to the needy.
• Religious activities: Daily worship, weekly spiritual classes, occasional lectures and observance of Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja, Christmas Eve and the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and other religious luminaries.