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| The Old & Infirm |
| 400 old and infirm people,
including cured leprosy patients - and without any
family to care for them - are given a weekly 'pension' by RTU.
They would not survive without this as there are
no social services as we know them in the UK.
Several dozen of these people, who live close to the
RTU campus, also receive a daily meal from the
kitchens which provide food for over 2000 school
children. Clothes are given from time to time. |
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| Greater Care |
| Special care is taken in health
matters, and
often they are properly housed by RTU. Many old
people are otherwise left to their own devices due to the
poverty of the villagers. |
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"I am 65 year old
Seeni Mohammed from Vinoba Nagar village. I lost my
wife 15 years ago. I became weak and sick
after her death. I was struggling hard for my
day-to-day survival. My only son abandoned me in my
old age. Having no means of support I was living a
miserable life in abject poverty. On hearing about
my misery RTU came forward to assist me. It offered
me daily food from its master kitchen and a weekly
monetary assistance. I am now living in a house
constructed by RTU long ago. Thanks to RTU I am
living a contented life." |
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