Ramakrishna Mission, Port Blair

The centre was started in 1961 and made a branch of the Mission in 1992.

Activities:

• A free welfare home with 60 destitute boys.
• A vocational training centre providing training in electrical, electronics, tailoring, and other vocations. 255 students were trained this year.
• Four free coaching centres with 400 students. They were also provided with study materials, nutritious food, moral and cultural education and tips on hygienic living.
• A cultural centre (for children) and yoga classes. 3507 children got benefited this year.
• A computer training centre with 130 students during the year.
• Values education and personality development workshops.
• A library with 3200 books and 20 newspapers and periodicals.
• A unit of Gadadhara Abhyudaya Prakalpa with 100 poor children.
• Religious activities: Daily worship, weekly spiritual classes, Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja, and celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and other spiritual luminaries.