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Since
inception,
Janpath Samachar has
been involved in community
development projects. Vidyasagar
Sansthan, Pradhan, Nagar was set
up to meet the educational
requirements of poor and needy
children of Pradhan Nagar area.
Acharya Tulsi Primary School,
Mahakalpally, was completed in
1982, to provide education to
250 children.
Janpath Samachar
runs a large number of community
welfare programmes through its
inhouse NGO, Mission for
Population Control, DHR India
Support Group & DHR India Trust.
Details of some community
welfare projects are given
below:
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Janpath Health Clinic
organizes General, Eye & Dental
Check Up Camps in areas around Siliguri.
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Vasectomy & Ligation
operation camps are organized in
Association with Dist. Health &
Family Welfare Society, Govt. of
West Bengal, Jalpaiguri &
Darjeeling.
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Janpath Samachar Charitable
Lab runs a X-Ray unit and
Pathology Lab in association
with Siliguri Surya Nagar Samaj
Kalyan Sanstha.
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Acharya Mahapragya Computer
Centre in Deshbandhu Hindi High
School.
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Construction of Anuvrat
Sabhaghar(Community Centre) in
Prakash Nagar, Siliguri.
DHR
India Support Group and DHR
India Trust is another community
initiative of
Janpath Samachar
which is working for
conservation of Darjeeling
Himalayan Railway & for
beautification of Siliguri –
Darjeeling Hill Cart Road and
Siliguri – Gangtok Road. 3
Gardens have been set up in
co-operation with local people
in Tindharia, Rongtong Busty
No.2 and Chunabhatti on
Darjeeling road to beautify the
road and to give the local
population a clean environment
where children can play and
elders can sit and watch life
passing by. Photo points and
View points have been constructed
near Sevoke Coronation Bridge to
promote local self employment in
Sevoke area and to conserve the
Coronation Bridge which is an
important part of the heritage
of this region. Details of some
projects run by above
organizations are given below :
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DHR Health Initiative makes
an annual donation of Health
Equipment to government
hospitals like Matri Sadan,
Siliguri, Tindharia Railway
Hospital, Siliguri Hospital,
Kurseong Hospital amd P.H.C.’s
in Mirik, Gayabari and Sukna.
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Vocational Training programmes for
unemployed youth
in Tourism Sector and Tailoring
and Sewing courses for ladies
were conducted in Sevoke,
Tindharia, Rongtong and Gayabari.
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Re-construction of Primary
Schools in Tindharia, Rongtong
and Rongtong Busty No. 2.
Janpath Samachar continues to
make an impact on this region by
being the voice of the people of
this region. Being Locally
Owned, Locally Reported and
Locally Respected it enjoys the
trust of the people of this
region and promises to fight for
the rights of the people of this
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