Monthly rice, groceries and medical aid for 80 families of persons with disabilities
- 80Families helped every month
- 10 kgBag of high-quality rice
- 15Kinds of groceries
- 8Kidney patients receive dialysis aid
At the Nithya Deepa Dharmachalai of Deepam Trust, Velachery, Chennai, on the first Friday of every month for the past 15 years, rice and medical aid have been given to 80 families of persons with disabilities and of the visually impaired. Depending on the donations we receive, we plan to help some more families.
What is given on the first Friday
On that Friday, the following are given with prayer at the Dharmachalai:
| Rice | A 10 kg bag of rice (high-quality rice) |
| Groceries | 15 kinds: cooking oil, toor dal, chana dal, urad dal, pepper, cumin, mustard, fennel, fenugreek, salt, tamarind, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder |
| Meal | Everyone is served a full meal on banana leaves at the Dharmachalai |
| Travel | Bus / train fares are given in cash to persons with disabilities and visually impaired friends who come from outside the city |
Dialysis medical aid
Dialysis medical assistance of ₹5,000/- each, ₹40,000/- in total, is given by cheque to 8 persons whose kidneys have both failed.
Our thanks to Deepam's permanent benefactors who give generously, like the legendary patron Paari, for the livelihood of families of persons with disabilities and for dialysis medical aid.