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1988
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Shraddha's has been providing temporary
custodial care since 1988
for road side destitute schizophrenia
patients and started from a two room
tenement that could house only 2-3
mentally ill roadside destitutes at a
time. This unique institution was perhaps
the only one of its kind in India run by
practicing psychiatrists that focused on
the roadside mentally ill destitute .
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1993
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An art exhibition of
leading Indian artists,
at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai,
donating their creative worth to Shraddha
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1997 |
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Registration under FCRA [Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act], 1976; Ministry
of Home Affairs, Government of India -
Allowing the Foundation to receive foreign
contributions / donations.
A separate psychiatric institution
was established from the proceeds of the art exhibition of leading
Indian artists, as well as the contribution of independent donors,
at Dahisar in Mumbai. It had a capacity of 20 beds
with appropriate infrastructure and facilities and a recognition from
the Government of India.
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2002
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Notification
u/s. 35AC
of Income Tax Act, 1961, recommended by
the National Committee for
Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare,
Ministry of Finance, Government of India -
Allowing donations to the Foundation to be
fully exempt from income tax, valid upto a
aggregate total of 43.3 Lakhs.
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2004
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Inspired by the pioneering rehabilitation
experiments of
Baba Amte for the leprosy afflicted
“Anandvan” near Nagpur, the trustees of
Shraddha decided on a larger scale of operations and a new
open type of custodial care.
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2005
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Renewal of the Exemption u/s. 35AC of
Income Tax Act, 1961, recommended by the National
Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic
Welfare, Ministry of Finance,
Government of India - Allowing donations to the
Foundation to be fully exempt from income tax, valid upto
a aggregate total of 43.3 Lakhs.
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2006
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With the
blessings of Baba Amte and Prakash Amte, a new
institution to provide a humane and
compassionate rehabilitation of the mentally ill
roadside destitute was founded at a large
6.5 acre plot on the undulating knolls of
Karjat on the outskirts of Mumbai in March
2006. It could house 60 destitutes, but was
designed such that it could be scaled to house
120 destitutes.
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Reunited 47
Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post- Treatment
& Recovery with their families across entire
India.
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2007
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Renewal of the Exemption u/s. 35AC
of Income Tax Act, 1961, recommended by the
National Committee for Promotion of Social and
Economic Welfare, Ministry of
Finance, Government of India - Allowing
donations to the Foundation to be fully exempt from
income tax, valid upto a aggregate total of 1.5
Crores.
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Reunited 134
Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment
& Recovery with their families across entire
India.
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2008
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Reunited 156 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-
Treatment & Recovery with their families across entire
India.
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2009
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Reunited 212 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-
Treatment & Recovery with their families across entire
India.
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2010
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Reunited 261 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-
Treatment & Recovery with their families across entire
India.
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2011
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Notification u/s.
35AC of Income Tax Act, 1961, recommended by
the National Committee for Promotion of Social and
Economic Welfare, Ministry of Finance, Government of
India - Allowing donations to the Foundation to
be fully exempt from income tax, valid upto an aggregate
total of 2.73 crores and a period upto 31-03-2014.
The
Karjat Center Infrastructure was scaled up to house 80
destitutes
Reunited 332 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-
Treatment & Recovery with their families across entire
India.
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2012
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Reunited
493 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post- Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
Was
chosen by Times Now TV News Channel for their Amazing Indians
Series.
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2013
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The
Karjat Center Infrastructure was scaled up to house 100
destitutes.
Reunited
533 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post- Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
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2014 |
Renewal of Exemption u/s 35AC of Income Tax Act,
1961, recommended by The National Committee for Promotion
of Social and Economic Welfare, Ministry of Finance, Government
of India - allowing donations to the Foundation to be
fully exempt from Income Tax, valid upto an aggregate total of
2.73 crores and a period upto 31-3-2017.
Reunited
538 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
Was
chosen by Star Plus for their Satyamev Jayate Series - We
recommend - Love and Shraddha.
Was
chosen by IBN-LOKMAT for their Ekla Chalo Re Series.
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2015 |
Reunited
636 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post- Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
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2016 |
Obtained
Renewal of Registration under Foreign Contribution (Regulation)
Act, 2010 valid till October 2021.
The
Karjat Center Infrastructure was scaled up to house 120
destitutes.
Reunited
742 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post- Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
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2017 |
In a
very first for Shraddha, three Shraddha Ambulance Teams brought in
47 mentally ill destitutes in a single day to the Karjat
Center.
Reunited
920 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
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2018 |
Reunited
940 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post- Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
Received
the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Was
chosen by Mirror Now TV News Channel for their VerifiedWithFaye
Series.
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2019 |
Reunited
1114 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post- Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India.
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2020 (Covid Year) |
Because
of the Covid Pandemic restrictions, Shraddha was able to reunite
only 309 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment &
Recovery with their families across entire India.
To
mitigate the effects of the Covid-caused prolonged lockdown and
economic downturn, 5611 dry grain kits, each kit sufficing for
over a month, were distributed amongst the most vulnerable
sections (tribals, handicapped, widows, migrants,
below-poverty-line villagers etc) in the Karjat Zilla.
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2021 (Covid Year) |
Inspite
of the Covid Pandemic risks and restrictions, Shraddha was able to
reunite 659 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment &
Recovery with their families across entire India.
To
mitigate the effects of the Covid-caused prolonged lockdown and
economic downturn, 2000 dry grain kits, each kit sufficing for
over a month, were distributed amongst the most vulnerable
sections (tribals, handicapped, widows, migrants,
below-poverty-line villagers etc) in the Karjat Zilla.
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2022 (Covid Year) |
Reunited
520 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India
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2023 |
Reunited
949 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India
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2024 |
Reunited
525 Mentally-ill Roadside Destitutes Post-Treatment & Recovery
with their families across entire India
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