Vidyadhiraj Charitable Trust
Vidyadhiraj Charitable Trust (VCT) - a non-commercial, not for profit charitable organization was established in 1998 with Shri D M Sukthankar, I.A.S (retired) as our Founder Trustee Chairman and duly registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.
Located at Harigram and Kevale villages on New Panvel-Morba Road, New Panvel; VCT aims at providing dignified living for senior citizens, education for the rural children and basic medical relief to all.
A Board of Trustees under the guidance of His Holiness Vidyadheesh Teerth Vader Swamiji – Mathadhish Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math manages the affairs of the Trust. Mathadhipatis of Gokarn, Kashi, Kavle and Chitrapur Maths have camped at the premises/laid the foundation stones of various buildings. Sri Sri Ravishankar ji has also graced us with His aashirvachan in 2008.
The benefits of the trust are availed of, by people of all castes and creed.
Donations to this trust have been accorded exemptions u/s 80-G of the Income Tax Act.
We are registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for CSR activities
VCT runs the following three intiatives under their umbrella
• Sevashram Relief Foundation
• Jeevottam Medical Foundation
• Saraswati Educational Foundation
Sevashram Relief Foundation
• Human Relief Activities
• Economic & psychological support to the elderly
• Improve their quality of life
• Shantikunj Sevashram
• 2 Vridhashram Residential Blocks (20,000 sq.ft.) with 54 self-contained rooms
• 11 independent self-contained twin-room cottages..14,000 sq.ft
• Multi-purpose Halls.. 10,000 sq.ft
• Meditation Centre .. 2,000 sq.ft
• 71 residents with age ranging from 65 years to 92 years
• Boarding & lodging charges per month: Rs.8,000 to Rs.12,000
Jeevottam Medical Foundation
• To set up comprehensive health care centres-cum-hospitals to provide in a holistic manner:
• Health counseling as well as medical advice
• Treatment & nursing care through appropriate outdoor/ indoor facilities
• Hospice & palliative care facility
• Meenakshi & Gangadhar Bhat Memorial Hospital
• Hospital Block (24,000sq ft)
• Of and on ..Medical Camps, Out Patient Department;
• Needs specialized support to take off
Saraswati Education Foundation
• To undertake activities for the spread & advancement of spiritual, general, vocational & technical education in different branches
• Ram Krishnaa Academy
• English Medium unaided School
• Operating from mini KG to Xth Standard
• Will progressively expand to XIth standard in the next academic year
• 400 pupils studying in the school benefiting around 200 rural families
• Under valuable guidance & association of Indian Education Society (IES)
The ashram houses over 70 elderly residents across communities, several of whom require medical attention.
With our existing capacity at the ‘Home for the aged’ continuing to ramp up, we constructed a 3rd building which will enable us to serve an additional 24 elders at our ashram.
Various other projects like concretising of internal pathways, additional toilet block for visitors, solar panels, sewage treatment plant, canopy over the approach to the dining hall from the buildings etc. are envisaged to improve the quality of life of the elderly residents.
Our school, Rama Krishnaa Academy has about 400 students, which caters to about 200 families and boasts of a 100% S.S.C passing record for 5 consecutive years since March 2018.
Your donations may kindly be remitted to Vidyadhiraj Charitable Trust account no 40531301176 with State Bank of India, Panvel branch IFSC code SBIN0000448
Thank you for your support and we look forward to welcoming you at our ashram.