 Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 5: In yet another effort to reach out to the neglected section of the society, the T R Gupta Public Charitable Trust supplied uniform cloth for 360 poor students studying in Naveen Shiksha Kendra (NSK) High School, Bhalla Enclave, Channi Himmat.
This school is run by a noted NGO SAWERA, set up by late Dr. R. R. Khajuria, great social activist, popularly known as Vinobha Bhave, in the nineties for the neglected children of labour, mostly from outside J&K living in jhuggis to ensure that they too grow as an educated & responsible citizen.
At a simple but impressive ceremony held in the school premises today, Dr. Ashok Gupta, senior most Trustee and son of the Chairman presented the cloth for uniforms for 360 students to the Principal Rajni Sarangal.
Other Trustees present on the occasion included Naresh Gupta, K B Jandial, Kailash Langer and Ajay Sabharwal besides Manager, Raman Pargal. The Trust is headed by the great philanthropist, humanist and social reformer, T R Gupta.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ashok Gupta, formerly HoD, Deptt of Pediatrics, GMC, Jammu explained the objectives of the Trust and said that it has been helping such schools and neglected areas for healthcare facilities through multi-specialty camps. He said besides extending help to poor students in terms of uniforms, sweaters, textbooks, stationery items, scholarship fans, etc., the Trust is running a full-fledged healthcare institution at its office at Marble Market. At this Healthcare centre, the Trust has provided free of cost services of specialists including pediatrics, orthopedics, physician, ophthalmology, and physiotherapy to the poor people besides free medicines to them. It has also set up a well-equipped quality based diagnostic laboratory where almost all tests are undertaken at highly competitive rates. He appealed to the people to avail these facilities at this healthcare centre. Complimenting the Principal & the staff for maintaining good discipline in the school, he assured the management of any other help if they needed.
Others present on the occasion included Vice President, B S Salathia, General Secretary S. K. Sambyal, Secretary Er Ved Raj Pargal. |
