Karunya Nidhi is programme of compassion undertaken by NSJVS.
Karunya Nidhi was launched in April 2014.
Under Karunya Nidhi, chronically ill people in poor families are provided a monthly financial support to buy medicines and medical equipment.
Karunya Nidhi
Key features of the programme include:
- Financial support of Rs.1000 each for 20 families which have bed-ridden or chronic patients per month in Nenmeni GP
- Total financial assistance of Rs. 132,000 has been provided since the launch of the programme.
- Funds for Karunya Nidhi is raised from Consumer Households under NRWSS, at the rate of Rs.5/month/ household.
- NSJVS contributes Rs.5000 every month to the Karunya Nidhi.
- Certain individual beneficiaries have also contributed some funds to Karunya Nidhi.
- Beneficiaries under Karunya Nidhi are selected by the SLEC of NSJVS from the applications received by NSJVS and subject to direct visit and scrutiny of applicant details by a sub-committee of NSJVS-EC