Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Rajkot has been serving the suffering humanity through its various philanthropic activities for about eight decades. The inspiration lies in the life and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Ma Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda who were the embodiments of loving service to all, irrespective of caste, colour and creed.

The Ideal is to serve the ‘GOD IN MAN’. The monks, the devotees and the volunteers of the Ashrama who offer their humble service in the Dispensary considers it to be a worship of the DIVINITY that lies in ALL.

The Charitable Dispensary of the Ashrama known as Sri Ramakrishna Aushadhalaya started long ago in 1937. The dispensary serves the needy and poor patients of Rajkot city and its surrounding areas by offering medical service through its 5 following wings:

Homeopathy Department | Ayurvedic Department | Vivekananda Eye Care Centre
Physiotherapy Department | Cerebral Palsy Centre

Homeopathy Department : The Homeopathy Department runs from Monday to Friday - 9.00 a.m to 12.00 noon. Patients are given free treatment. Medicines are also given free of cost.

Ayurvedic Department : The Ayurvedic Department runs from Monday to Friday - 9.00 a.m to 12.00 noon. . Free treatment is offered to the patients. Medicines are also given free of cost.

Vivekananda Eye Care Centre : The Vivekananda Eye Care Centre offers basic facilities for the treatment of eye diseases. The charges are nominal being Rs.30/- only for one month. Eminent eye-surgeons of Rajkot offer their free services at the Centre, which is also equipped with the latest machineries. Under the supervision and management of the Centre, regular free eye camps are organized in the remote villages. The patients are offered eye-screening, free medicines and free spectacles, whenever necessary. Patients, who are in need of surgical treatments like cataract operations etc. are brought to the Ashrama Eye Care Centre in Rajkot and the necessary treatment is done free of cost.

The Centre runs from 9.00 a.m to 12.00 noon and 4.00 p.m to 7.00 p.m from Monday to Saturday.

Physiotherapy Department : The Physiotherapy Department is well-equipped with the latest facilities of treatment of various diseases. The department is regularly updated to keep in touch with the latest developments of physiotherapy treatment and to offer these facilities to the patients.

Cerebral Palsy Centre : Children with cerebral palsy disorder were coming to the Physiotherapy Department for treatment. Unfortunately, it was found that the basic quality-based facilities for their treatment is lacking not only in Rajkot, but also in the Saurashtra region. Guardians of these children have to meet heavy financial expenses for their regular treatment. The parents were also found to be quite unaware of the details of this disease. They also suffer from psychological pressures. Children with symptoms of Cerebral Palsy need special care and technique to give them the basic ideas of hygiene, learning and education.

The children attend the center twice or thrice in a week, but they have to carry a regular exercise routine. So, the center tries to train the parents simultaneously, so that they can take personal care of the children also at their homes. Regular counseling is also done of the guardians of the children, in order to help them to cope with the situation. The center tries to serve these children in all possible ways by providing free equipments like wheel-chair etc. whenever necessary.