DETAILS OF OLD AGE HOME

The Old Age Home is located at Vijayanagar, Bangalore in a 22 square building and has a capacity for 20 inmates. The House and the site was donated free of cost by our own late Dr, K.S. Rajanna in 2000 . It presently houses 13 women and 1 man in the age group of 65 to 95 years. The inmates are provided boarding and lodging free of cost and enjoy all the facilities and comforts of a middle class house hold.


DETAILS OF OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME

This was Started in 1996 to provide financial help to very poor and Destitute men and Women to meet their personal needs. It started with a monthly pension to about 6 persons at Rs 150 per month in 1996. Today about 65 persons ( mostly women ) are being paid a monthly pension of Rs. 200 per month.


MEDICAL CARE FOR OLD AGE INMATES

This is a scheme instituted during January 2007, by the KSS, with view to provide medical aid to the inmates of the Old age home. At present there are 14 inmates in the old age home in the age group of 65 to 95 years. ( 13 women & 1 man). However due to paucity of funds we were unable to meet the medical expenses of the inmates.

The health and condition of the inmates is deteriorating gradually and we want to meet their medical expenses for minor ailments and if required, employ a 24 hour Nurse to look after them . The cost of maintaining a Nurse will be about Rs . 75,000 per year.

For this purpose, a fund called MEDICAL SUPPORT FUND (MSF) was set up in Jan 2007.


DETAILS OF DISTRESS RELIEF FUND SCHEME

Emergency Relief Fund Scheme

This was Started by Mr.B.K.S.Swamy with the support of the Sankethis in the U.S. in 2004. It is intended to provide financial help to poor and needy Sankethis ( both Kowshka and Bettadapura ) when they face a serious or emergency medical problems like Hospitalisation, surgery, Accidents etc. Under this Scheme, Finacial Help upto a maximum of Rs 10,000 per case is available. The Funds are sent to the K.S.S. who examine the applications and provide immediate relief. Since inception of the Scheme , about 35 persons of the Community have been disbursed with help to the extent of about 3 Lacs. Anyone in need may please apply to the Genaral secretary of the K.S.S. giving all the details such as Doctors report of Diagnosis, details of Surgery, Bills, etc

Disability Relief Schemes

This is set up with a view to help those who are Handicapped or widowed or those needing help to find self employment and settle in life. This follows tha same procedures as in the E.R.F. Scheme. So far help has been provided under this Scheme to about 10 persons of about Rs 100,000


THE NEXT FOCUS OF THE K.S.S - SAHAYA HASTHA

One of the of the core objectives of the sangha reads -“ ACHIEVE ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY “.

In the last 60 years, KSS has addressed:

1.The Problems of Education of the Students of our Community - By setting up hostels, Distribute scholarships, prizes, Set up library, computer labs, etc.

2.The Problems of the Old People of our Community - By setting up an old age home, Distribute old age pension,Provide medical and distress relief to the sick

We now must turn our attention to another problem of the Community - the problems of the Sankethis in the villages. When we do this we come across the following problems faced by our people.

  • Problems of livelihood
  • Paying fees to their children studying in schools and colleges
  • Health problems
  • Problem of performing marriages of their daughters
  • Crop failure
  • Money for purchase of seeds
  • Lack of basic amenities like water, drinking water, electricity, medical help, etc.
  • Accidents, damages to their houses due to heavy rains, etc.

The KSS is the flag bearer of the community,and therefore we start our next project as a welfare scheme for the community and call it ………

“SAHAYA HASTHA” YOJANE
  • Where the problem is of urgent financial help - provide money with a ceiling of about Rs.10,000 as in DRF fund as immediate relief.
  • Where the problem is of infrastructure development,- a committee of MC members can visit the location, estimate the requirement and if possible even implement the scheme.
  • Where the problem is of livelihood due to extreme poverty,- we can offer monetary help for “sustainance” at the rate of say Rs.500 per month for a maximum period of one year per case.

We request the support of the Community for this new venture.