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Shrimati Ramabai Sutikagriha (Maternity Home), Yawal, was established in 1948 to give medical relief and aid to women and children irrespective of caste, creed and religion; to give pre-natal treatment and medical advice to women: and to run a maternity home with adequate equipment to achieve the above objectives. All these objectives are realised on a no-profit basis. For the management of the Sutikagriha, two bodies are in existence, viz., the general body and the working committee. The general body consists of the founder-patrons, patrons, ordinary members and life-members. Persons who, in the opinion of the institution, have put in or who promise to put in honorary service in the cause of the institution are deemed as life-workers. They become permanent members of the working committee which consists of founder-members, life workers, three representatives of life-members and two representatives of ordinary members. The managing committee runs the institution under the guidance of the general body.

The Sutikagriha has eight cots of which four are reserved for the poor. They are given treatment entirely free, while others are charged according to their income. The institution treats 100 to 125 cases of delivery and about 1,500 out-door cases annually. The annual income and expenditure of the Maternity Home in 1957-58 were Rs. 8,304 and Rs. 8.117, respectively. It receives an annual grant of about Rs. 1,200 from the Government.

Gulabchand Pannalat Jain Aushadhalaya.

Shri Gulabchand Pannalal Jain Aushadhalaya, Bhusawal, came into existence in 1937 to give treatment to the needy patients. It was registered in 1953 under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. There is a board of trustees which looks after the management of the administration and working of the dispensary. Its property was worth about Rs. 9,264 in 1957-58. Its income, which was derived from rent, admission fees, etc., amounted to Rs. 4,744. In the same year it spent Rs. 5,780 on the purchase of medicine, salaries to staff, etc.

Khandesh Medical Surgical Aid Society.

The Khandesh Medical and Surgical Aid Society, Amalner, established in 1940 and registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. It provides free medical and surgical help to all classes of persons, and in particular to the poor, irrespective of religion, caste or creed from Khandesh in particular and from India in general. The society conducts the Pratap Charitable Hospital at Amalner. It is well equipped with modern instruments and apparatus required to give treatment for various diseases and also provides facilities for X-ray screenings and pathological examinations. In 1957-58, it had accommodation for 102 heds. Annually a large number of patients take advantage of both outpatient and in-patient wards. The day-to-day affairs of the society are conducted by the governing body which ordinarily consists of five members who are elected by the members of the general body from amongst themselves at the annual general meeting. The assets of the society were worth more than Rs. 40 lakhs in 1957-58. Its annual income was Rs. 2,50,000 while annual expenditure was about Rs. 1,50,000.

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