Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home, Rahara, Kolkata

This centre, which was started in 1944, is primarily a residential educational institution for orphans and poor boys. However, a good number of day scholars also attend various schools and colleges run by the centre.

Activities:

1. An orphanage where general education and training in crafts are provided.
2. A degree college offering courses at graduate and postgraduate levels in science subjects. It also offers one-year certificate courses in computer applications. The research wing of the college, functioning at Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, Kolkata, provides courses in advanced Sanskrit composition, web development, soft skill training, manuscript editing, Lakshmi Sora painting and business communication skills.
3. A residential college of education.
4. A Primary Teachers’ Training Institute (PTTI).
5. A higher secondary school (class 8 to 12).
6. A junior high school (class 5 to 8).
7. A self-financed junior basic school (class 1 to 4).
8. An Industrial Training Centre offering:
   a. NCVET-affiliated trades – Two-year courses in Electrician and Fitter and Turner trades, and a one-year course in Welder trade.
   b. WBSCTVESD-affiliated Higher Secondary course in Electrical Maintenance & Installation.
9. Two hostels.
10. Three coaching centres.
11. A vocational training centre providing training in electronics, electrical works, computer basics, carpentry and printing press.
12. Two units of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa.
13. A district library with 62,033 books and 45 periodicals.
14. An allopathic-cum-homeopathic dispensary and a 52-bed medical ward for the students and staff.
15. An eye camp and 8 blood donation camps.
16. Welfare activities: Providing food, clothes, blankets and pecuniary and educational aid.
17. Religious activities: Daily worship, Ramnam Sankirtan on Ekadashi days, regular discourses, Japa Yajnas, and celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.