Saturday, January 5, 2013

Religious Activities Fund:-

1)         Abhishek Fund : 
            Daily Abhishek Pooja of Shri Sai Statue is done by Sansthan Trust on behalf of Sai devotees. Besides this collective Abhishek Pooja's are done in the Abhishek Hall by the devotees. For this pooja Rs. 101 are charged for every couple (Husband-wife). Pooja material is supplied by the Sansthan Trust. Donation is also accepted for Abhishek fund.
2)         Naivedya Fund :
            Every day Naivedya is offered to Shri Saibaba in the temple. Donation is accepted for this purpose.
3)         Festival Fund :
            Shri Ramnavami, Shri Gurupournima and Shri Saibaba Punyatithi are celebrated by Sansthan Trust in Shirdi every year. For that expenditures,donation is accepted in this fund.
4)        Kothi ( Dhoop-Deep ) Fund :
            Daily Pooja is performed in Samadhi Temple, Dwarkamai, Gurusthan and Chawadi. This fund is used for pooja material of this pooja. Donation is always accepted in this Fund.
5)        Shri Sai Satyvrat (Satyanarayan) Fund :
         Sansthan Trust arranges daily satyavrat pooja of Shri Saibaba in the morning i.e. 8.00 am to 9.00 am and 10.30 am to 11.30 am. Rs. 100/- are charged for this for a couple (Husband-wife). Pooja material is supplied by the Sansthan Trust. Donation is also accepted for this purpose.
Note : The Income Tax deduction under section 80-G is not  applicable  for the amounts of donations for these religious funds.

Charitable/Development Donation :-

1)         Annadan Fund  :
Nearly 1500 poor are fed free every day, also 20,000 Sai devotees take benefit of taking meal in the prasadalaya run at concessionary rates. The fund is used for the expenditure of the Prasadalaya on annadan daily. Donations are always accepted under this head.
2)         Education Fund :
     Sansthan Trust has started various educational institutions to give better and up-to-date educational facility to the poor but clever students of the Shirdi surroundings. Fund is used for the development and administration of theses institutions. Donations are always accepted under this head.
3)         Hospital Fund :
     Donation is accepted with objective that the needy patients of Shirdi and surroundings rural area should get modern & up-to-date medical facility at affordable rates. Sansthan Trust is running general & super specialty  hospital for providing medical facilities to rural people.
4)        Nitya Prasadalaya Annadan Scheme :
      The fund is collected with the co-operations of the Andhra Bank. Total fund is deposited in the same bank. The interest is used for the above expenditure. Donations are always accepted.
5)        General Fund :
     This fund is started to Complete the public works and to make more facilities available to sai devotees. Donations are always accepted in this fund
6)      Building  Fund :
     To provide more facilities to Sai devotees, Sansthan Trust continuously perform expansion/ construction of various buildings.

Note : Amount of Donations in the above funds are eligible for Income Tax deduction u/s 80-G of Income Tax Act 1961.