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ABOUT RKVM

The Mission, a philanthropic organisation, is a Registered Society, recognised and aided by both the State and the Central Governments. The Head Quarter of the Mission is at Barrackpore and it has 23 centers in five states of the Country and also one in the United Kingdom. These centers, with excellent infrastructures are engaged in different educational and social welfare activities. Some of the activities are as follows : 


  School up to secondary level for more than 7000 students
  Welfare homes for destitute children, deaf and dumb
    and/or blind girls
  Welfare homes for senior citizens 
  Residential vocational training cum production centers
  Medical services with charitable dispensaries, hospitals
    and training center for nurses
  Provision for supply of drinking water to areas of water
    scarcity
  Dairy, poultry, goatery and agricultural farming
  Fisheries
  Printing press for publication of books of general nature
    and of religious interest
  A large public library
  Education and medical care for street children

Swamiji with the Hon'ble President of 
India and the Hon'ble Governor of W.B.


The Hon’ble President of India 
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with a 
group of school children

The Mission has received numerous national and other awards for its outstanding welfare  activities.

   1984: National Award by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Dept. of Woman & Child  
            Development, Govt. of India.
  
1992: Swanayak Vivekananda Epic Award by India Epic Culture Center, Kolkata.
  
1992: Best employer of the physically handicapped award by Directorate of Social Welfare, Govt. of 
            West Bengal.
  
1998: Jal Modi Award by Rotary Club of Kolkata for outstanding Social Service to the Society.
  
1999: Recognised by the Govt. of West Bengal as a State Resource Center on Visual Disability 
            under the National Programme For Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability.
  
2000: National Award by the Ministry of Social Welfare.
  
2002: National Award by the Dept. of Woman & Child Development, Govt. of India.
  
2003: Hon'ble President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam visited the Mission and gifted his two
            months'  salary for welfare activities.


The school for blinds

A vocational training class for girls

   The Mission has now planned to enter into the higher education arena of the Country by developing a 
   new system of education.

 

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