MAA SANTOSHI JANAKALYAN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IN BANKAKUDRU, LANJIGARH, KALAHANDI

Dear all,
Wish you all a very happy Dussehra!

My heartiest congratulation to all the group members in taking initiatives for development of Kalahandi. Now, I am sharing about the functioning of one charitable hospital namely MAA SANTOSHI JANAKALYAN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (Regd. No. 318/ 2004) in a remote village Bankakudru of Lanjigarh block.

The hospital is established during 2002 by "1008-Mahamandalesw ar MAA SANTOSHI" Haridwar, Uttaranchal at a cost of Rs.25 lakhs in one acre of land donated by Sri Bhagaban Goud and his brother of Bankakudru, after an unexpected visit of Thy Holy Maa to Bankakundru during the year 2000 with an objective to extend medical aid to the tribals and the down trodden who were deprived of getting medical assistance from any other source.

This 10-beded hospital is serving the deprived communities from 6 GPs of Lanjigarh block, 2 GPs of Th. Rampur block and 1 GP of Kalyansingpur block of Rayagada district. Manned with 2 doctors, 2 Pharmacists and 2 other supporting staffs, the hospital has already rendered its services to 59,398 nos. of outdoor patients and 1087 nos. of indoor patients up to May, 2009.

With a limited monthly provision of Rs. 25,000/- from the trust, the doctors and the staffs are managing their livelihoods. Free medicines for both indoor and outdoor patients and free fooding for indoor patients costing a minimum average of Rs. 10,000/- per month is used to be borne by the convener Sri Maturam Agrawal of Bhawanipatna.
In spite of all odds like scarcity of funds, staff quarters, ambulance, electricity and other basic infrastructure facilities, the doctors and staffs of the hospital are rendering their services dedicatedly, which is hard to believe. The functioning of the hospital was more or less known to local leaders and district administration but not much is done so far for its improvement. Recently after the outbreak of diarrhea/ cholera and admitting the initiatives taken by the Maa Santoshi Janakalyan Foundation Hospital in combating the situation, District Collector, Kalahandi has requested vide his letter no. 173/Dev. dated 7th September,09 to Health Deptt, Orissa to establish a PHC at Bijepur of Lanjigarh block and entrust it to Maa Santoshi Janakalyan Foundation under PPP mode.

Now for a noble cause, can we think how to materialize this welcoming step initiated by the district administration or any type of personal contribution or spread a message round the world about the hospital for its improvement?

For more information please contact:
Convener,
Maa Santoshi Janakalyan Foundation Hospital, Bankakundru
C/O Neha Furnitures, Bhawanipatna- 766001
Phone- 06670-232404, Mob- 09437140567

With regards,
Akshaya.