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FIRST MAHAVEER
AWARDS – 1995 |
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The
"Veerayatan" was given the Bhagwan Mahaveer
Foundation Award in the year 1995 for helping
thousands of tribal families in the remote tribal
areas of Bihar mainly in the fields of medicine
and education. The institution has assisted in
the rehabilitation of a large number of tribal
families in these remote areas by helping in removing
alcoholism and other addictions and by, providing
medical treatment and eye treatment to a large
number of these people. The institution has also
provided vocational training in fields such as
Carpentry, Pottery etc which has resulted in the
rehabilitation of lakhs of tribals. It has also
assisted a large number of tribals in securing
employment. |
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BMF
Awards |
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Shri
N.K. Firodia receiving the First Mahaveer Award
on behalf of Veerayatan, Rajgir, Bihar for Excellence in the
field of Social and Community service from Shri. K R Narayanan,
vice President of India at the Annual Mahaveer Awards Day
1995.
The institution has held a large number of eye camps, built
an eye hospital and arranged for eye surgeries for over 56000
patients. Other activities of the institute include running
of dispensaries, and provision of health care in distant areas
through a mobile van, running of primary schools, libraries
and propagation of Ahimsa, and brotherhood etc. By its efforts
the institute has brought about a total transformation in
certain segments of the tribal areas of Bihar.
Acharya Shri Chandanaji is the spirit behind the institution. |
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