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Early Times Report
Jammu, Sep 20: The Home for the aged and infirm at Amphalla, held its annual general meeting today under the chairmanship of its vice president Prof. (Dr.) Vidhya Nath Gupta which was attended by a large number of members of the society. In the meeting annual report and audited accounts for the year 2008-09 presented by secretary, Er. Vijay Kumar Bhagotra were adopted by the house. The house appreciated sincere efforts put in by the managing committee in general and Bhagotra, in particular for improvement in over all functioning of the home and living conditions of its inmates.
Two males and two female representatives of 62 inmates including 22 females expressed satisfaction with the amenities, facilities and medical care etc. being provided to them by the home and appreciated the sincere efforts put in by the management for their over all welfare.
Prof. Gupta appealed the general public for liberal donations in cash and kind on regular basis for day to day needs of the inmates and further improvement in their facilities and amenities as well as maintenance of requisite infrastructure and assets of the home. The donations to the home are exempted from income tax u/s 80G (V) of the income tax act 1961. He also expressed gratitude to social welfare department, J&K government for grant-in-aid amounting to Rs. 168500/- sanctioned for financial year 2008-09.
He also informed that a recreation centre for senior citizens has been set up in home which is provided with free facilities like TV, library, indoor games, etc. where they can interact among themselves and with inmates of the home as well. He appealed the senior citizens to avail this facility. He appealed the public at large to visit the home at their convenience and interact with the inmates so that they do not feel neglected by the society for whose welfare they had also contributed during their active past life.
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