Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Sargachhi

Started in 1897 by Swami Akhandananda, a monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, this is the oldest branch centre of the Ramakrishna Mission.

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Activities:

1. A higher secondary school (class 5 to 12) for boys.

2. Three junior basic schools (class 1 to 4).

3. A residential Primary Teachers’ Training Institute.

4. Three hostels for students.

5. Eight coaching centres for students.

6. Four units of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa.

7. A vocational training centre.

8. Three public libraries with a collection of books and periodicals.

9. A dispensary for general medical services.

10. A mobile medical unit.

11. Eye camps, ENT camps and general medical camps.

12. Welfare activities: Providing milk, educational assistance, pecuniary aid, clothes, blankets, and winter garments.

13. Religious activities: Daily worship and observance of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other spiritual luminaries.

14. Activities under the Dhanyaganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra of RKMVERI (Deemed University):

    • Training programmes related to agriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, dairy, poultry, animal husbandry, tailoring, etc.

    • Distribution of seeds, livestock, fish spawn, plantation materials, and soil testing services to support rural livelihood and development.

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Sub-centre at Berhampore:

Sanctified by the regular visits of Swami Akhandananda, this sub-centre conducts:

• A students’ home.

• A public library.

• Daily prayers, fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, and religious discourses.

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Sub-centre at Bairgachhi (Sevavrata):

Taken over in 2015 and renamed Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama (Sevavrata), this sub-centre conducts:

1. A water testing laboratory.

2. Training programmes in carpet weaving and other crafts.

3. A textile unit for producing cotton and woollen items.

4. A unit for manufacturing and sale of UNICEF-approved, Arsenic-free Nirmal water filters.