Sai Annapurna Social Foundation’, Shirdi and ‘Interstate Social and Spiritual Mission Bhopal’ is a trust registered under Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh government as charitable trust. The foundations have been running old age homes, girls’ ashram and many schemes for mentally challenged children without the help of the government.
While talking to the mediapersons, the vice president of the Sai Annapurna Social Foundation Ashok Goyal said that both the foundations together will help the poor, helpless and handicapped and start a scheme called “Bhuke ko Bhojan Pyase ko Pani” (Food for hungry, water for thirsty). Under this scheme, a helpline has been started with a toll-free number 1800-833-9908, he added.
Goyal said that this scheme will be started in 15 cities of the nation, which are Bhopal, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Pune, Nasik, Ahmedabad, ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Rajkot. The organization has found out many families who do not have any support or the government schemes does not reach them. The foundation will temporarily provide them food and water. Also depending on the persons condition the foundation will also provide them jobs, he added.
The foundation surveyed in the 15 cities where it was planning to start its scheme and it found out that the government schemes are not effective enough as its 100 per cent does not reach the people for whom it is actually meant.