OUR NEEDS
OUR NEEDS
The Home has been maintaining about 600 orphan, destitute and S.T. boys entirely free of any charge. All expenses for their food, clothing, education, medical care, sports, games etc., are being met from the Home. The average per capita grant received from the Govt. for their maintenance, though somewhat enhanced recently in some cases, is not sufficient to meet even their basic needs fully, because of the continued rocketing rise in the prices of all essential commodities. Apart from two principal meals, the boys have to be provided with a breakfast and an afternoon tiffin daily. On school days they are also given a light tiffin during the break period. It is needless to state that the cost of the above meals even according to the minimum standard at the present level of prices will not be less than approximately Rs. 1500 – 1700/- per month per head, whereas the money available for food from the Govt. is about Rs. 900/- only. There are similar deficits in the expenses on other accounts also. The Boys’ Home has thus to deal with a huge annual deficit in the accounts every year, and to all appearances the deficit is likely to continue and increase. For the year 2013-2014 the total expenditure for the maintenance of these boys exceeded the total Govt. grant by Rs. 85,66,167/-.