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1. Purchased a house costing about Rs.8/- lakhs including registration for Mrs.Gita R Nair, Makarpura. She is a widow having 2 daughters, earlier stayed in a shed in GIDC Industrial Estate, Makarpura. |
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2. Completed legalisation and registration of BKS Hall, Makarpura, costing Rs.24/- lakhs (approx.). Upon receipt of Demand Notice from Government of Gujarat (Revenue Department), we have collected the required fund from our members, well-wishers and various associations/temple trust etc. within the period of 3 months i.e till December 2020 and the property was now named in the name of Baroda Kerala Samajam. |
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3. Purchased an office at Subhanpura with a total cost of Rs.14/- lakhs. |
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Following activities have been carried out during the period August 2020 to July 2021. |
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Grocery Kits donated by MKS Pillai, Fathegunj, distributed to 30 members on 23-8-2020 at 3 zones on the occasion of Onam. |
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As a part of Onam Celebration, Pookala Malsaram conducted online during Onam week 24-8-2020 to 30-8-2020 and prizes were given to best three. |
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On the request of Mrs. Smitha Biju, residing in Makarpura, Baroda, whose husband had already diagnosed with covid positive, for financial support for the treatment of her husband Mr.Biju Samuel, who has been hospitalized due to covid in Narhari Hospital in August 2020. BKS arranged a fund collection for the treatment and an amount of Rs.395200/- has been collected from the members and well-wishers and was paid Rs.232000/- to hospital and Rs.163000/- paid to his wife Ms.Smitha Biju by our President on 15-10-2020. We appreciate and thanks Shri Mohan B Nair for his partial contribution and reducing the treatment charges of Mr.Biju by talking to concerned health officials and hospital trustees in reducing the hospital charges from Rs.8 lakhs to Rs.5/- lakhs. |
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| Onam Pookala Malsaram prize distribution held at Kalyan Hall, Fatehegunj on 6-9-2020 |
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| Organized for Help Desk and awareness camp for Corona Medi-claim Policy for our members on 13-9-2020 and 19-9-2020 at all the 3 zones. During the insurance camps, more than 100 members have been covered directly or indirectly for covid insurance kavaj. |
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Actively involved in arranging Marriage and Blood donation through opening WhatsApp Groups such as (1) Marriage Help Desk – an opportunity to find out life partners to your children, which are the only one platform where all religions can participate in Vadodara and (2) Blood Donation Help Desk – daily monitoring on blood requirement of needy and arrange blood for the patient (3) Job Search Help Desk – It provides information on vacant jobs by companies
A WhatsApp group has been created to advertise and inform the malayalees on various services of malayalees in Baroda like Malayali Kadas, Food outlets, restaurants, TV repair, Computer Repairs, Doctors, Advocates, and many more. |
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On the request of Mr.Shajan for medical help to his son, an amount of Rs.2/- lakhs (approx.) collected by donation from members and well-wishers for the treatment of Master Ashwin Shajan, residing Gorwa. Rs.1.60 lakhs have been paid to VINS hospital and remaining amount has been given to his family for medicine purchase. |
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Mr.Anil Nair, 46 yrs, residing at Itola met with an accident on 12-12-2020 at Por railway crossing and died on the spot. BKS team under the leadership of President, GC Nair witth Ajithkumar, Chandrababu Pillai, Sreeraj reached the Health Centre, Por and taken over the body of deceased with the Help of Gujarati Neighbours on 13-12-2020 and arranged all the rituals and cremated the body and provided necessary help to the family of Anil. |
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We have distributed 156 grocery kits to the needy family as Christmas Kits on 13-12-2020. The 156 grocery kits were fully sponsored and arranged by Mr.Joykutty of Sunrise Industries (I) Ltd. for distribution. |
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BKS and Malayalam Mission Baroda Chapter has jointly arranged a condolence meeting of noted poet, writer and environmentalist Smt. Sugathakumari on 27-12-2020 through online meeting. Shri GC Nair, President, BKS, Shir K.G.Harikrishnan, President Fegma, Shri Mohandas Secretary, Malalayalm Mission Gujarat Chapter and BKS Malayalm Mission Convenor Mr.Vasudevan M along with teachers and students of Malayalm Mission mourned the passing away of the renowned poet. |
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As all are well aware that 2020 year we are not in a situation to celebrate Christamas and New Year as we used to due to the Covid 19 pandemic. BKS organized Christmas Fancy Dress and Carol Songs competitions from 26th to 28th December 2020. The winners have been declared on 30-12-2020 and prizes distributed on 10-12-2020. |
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Calendar 2021 distributed during the end of December 2020 |
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Sent a team to attend the inaugural function for the newly built Indian Railways’ Vadodara to Kevadia railway line on 17-1-2021 on the invitation of District Administration |
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On the occasion of 72nd republic day in all the three zone the flag is tied up on the top of the pole and it is unfurled to mark the celebration and also we have arranged a small function with following on 26th January 2021 at 4.30 PM at our BKS Hall, Makarpura:
(1) Distribution of Educational Awards and Achievements Awards (2) Handing over Key of purchased house to Mrs.Gita Nair (3) Announcement of NA approval payment to authority (4) Announcement of formal inauguration of Subhanpura Office. |
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BKS handed over a cheque for Rs.21500/- collected from members and well-wishers to Smt. Mariyamma Alousious wife of late Mr.Alousious Yohannan, Makarpura on 17-2-2021. This is in addition to Rs.10000/- previously given to the treatment by BKS |
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Participated State level and World Level for Sugadanjali Kavyalapanam competition by our Malayalam mission students and happy to inform all that Master Suryakiran Sasi and Kumari Sreepoorna P of Baroda for winning 1st and 2nd in State level and getting a place in top 10 of world level competition |
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Mrs.Chandrika R Pillai, Pratapnagar has been given Rs.10000/- for medicine purchase in addition of Donation by Mr.Jaydeep. Unfortunately, she was died at SSG Hospital after few days |
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BKS arranged common Besna (condolence meeting) on 21-3-2021 Sunday, between 10.00 AM to 12 Noon for Shri Chitrangadhan, Shri CVD Rajan, Mrs.Chandrika R Pillai, Shri Rajiv Nair |
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BKS started an initiative to provide free meals (Lunch and Dinner) to Covid Positive Quarantined Families in Baroda.
We have experienced a sharp spike in covid-19 cases during March-June 2021. Due to sudden increase in the Covid situation affecting many of our members, we have provided free meals for Covid affected quarantined families of our members in Baroda from 3rd April 2021 to 9-4-21 initially for 7 days and continued until 30-5-2021. There were 5500 food packets were supplied. |
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BKS arranged fund collection for the treatment of Mr. Ajesh Mani, age 35 years, residing in 303, Anand Vihar Flats, Near Kailash Dham society, New Sama Road. who has been suffered from Esophageal carcinoma/ Esophageal cancer and was admitted for bowel obstruction and severe vomiting with body weakness and has undergone an immediate surgery for bowel obstruction which would cost around 1.4 lac + medicines. He was managed to get approx. Rs.3.00 lakhs direct transfer to his account from various well-wishers on our request in all the groups.
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Arranged distribution of 12 grocery kits to needy families (4 each) in 3 zones on 11-4-2021 on the occasion of vishu sponsored by Mr.Jaydeep Nambiar |
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On 12-4-2021 Sterling Hospital Group has donated an amount of Rs.1/- lakh to BKS for acknowledging our work during covid as a special achievement award. |
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Malayalm Mission Praveshana Utsavam 2021 organized online on 13-6-2021 at 3.00PM. Shri M.Vasudevan, Chapter Coordinator welcomed and Prof.Suja Sussen George, Malayalam Mission Director, Govt. of Kerala, inaugurated the function. On the occasion Prof.Suja Sussen George, Shri K.G.Harikrishnan, President, FEGMA and Malayalam Mission Gujarat Chapter Chairman; Shri Mohandas, Secretary, Malayalm Gujarat Chapter, Shri GC Nair, BKS President etc. addressed the audience on zoom. |
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We have obtained approval for Income Tax Exemption under section 12A and 80G which are the two registrations granted by income tax department (approval dated 28-5-2021) to BKS. This will allow us in tax exemption and permitted deductions on donations by the donors. We are now more acceptable to receive donation, funding and various tax reliefs for charity works under this approval which was granted up to 31-3-2027. |
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Oxygen Concentrator of 5 ltr capacity donated to BKS by Mr.Ajit Nair, Architect, Baroda, and Adjustable Wheel Chair donated by Mrs.Vimala Krup, Baroda, which are available for use at Subhanpura Office. A Malayali well-wisher, in memory of her late husband who was taken to heavenly abode in June 2021 after a cardiac arrest, has offered an ICD (Pacemaker) to BKS. The cost of the device is above Rs.5/- lacs. Needy patients can approach us and based on the merit of the case, the ICD will be donated to the needy. |
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Distributed 100 food kits donated by Malabar Gold & Diamond during the last week of June 2021 to the needy families in all the zones |
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Many people can't buy a certain, very important necessity which are medicines. One of our objectives remains in providing medical care to help the lives of those who simply do not have the money that they require to stay healthy during this pandemic.
Taking this into consideration, BKS have launched ‘BKS OUSHADHI SAHAYA SCHEME’ to the neediest of our Malayali community. This scheme is started initially for 3 months on 4th July 2021 by giving one-month medicine with medical card to fifteen patients with the funding sponsorship of one of our well-wisher Shri Prabhakaran Nair in memory of his wife, which provides free medicine (prescribed by the doctor) to the needy. The sponsor has offered initial grant of Rs.1/- lakh. It continued for 15 persons per month till date i.e. July to December, 2021. |
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BKS donated following amount towards charity fund to (2021-22):
1. Wife of deceased Mr.Sudish – Rs.50000/-
2. Medical Treatment of Mr.Ravindran – Rs.86000/-
3. Medical Treatment to Blessy Thomas, Tarsali – Rs.15000/-
4. Son of Deceased Mr.Mohanan Nair – Rs.20000/- |
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