Chandigarh, October 11:- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini attended the 30th anniversary celebration of the Dream and Beauty Charitable Trust and the Seva Sadbhavna Sammelan in Ludhiana, Punjab, on Sunday. He praised the work being carried out by the Trust over the past three decades for the welfare of needy sections of society, senior citizens, women and children. He said that service, charity and the spirit of wiping the tears of a person in need were, in the truest sense, service to humanity.
Welcoming the revered Acharya Lokesh Muni, founder of the World Peace Center; Anil Monga, Chairman of the Dream and Beauty Charitable Trust; and the senior citizens, women, young people and children present, the Chief Minister said that visiting Punjab, the sacred land of Gurus, saints and great spiritual personalities, gave him a sense of spiritual peace. He also extended his greetings and best wishes to everyone on Navratri. On the occasion, students of the Trust and senior citizens presented a cultural programme.
The Chief Minister said that the small sapling of the Dream and Beauty Charitable Trust, established in 1996, had now grown into a vast banyan tree. The Trust's work had provided relief, support and hope for a better life to hundreds of thousands of people in need. He congratulated all members of the Trust on completing 30 glorious years of service. He said that Indian culture conveyed the message of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (service is the highest duty). When an organisation or an individual resolves to wipe the tears of someone standing at the last rung of society, it is not merely social service but also true worship of God.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that over the past three decades, the Trust had served food to more than three crore needy people through its Brahmbhog programme. Through 11 food trucks operating in Delhi and Punjab, more than 20,000 people are being provided dignified meals every day at hospitals, slum settlements and schools for children with special needs. He described the target of serving 30,000 people daily by the end of this year as commendable. Referring to the Trust's role during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said that distributing more than 42 lakh food packets within 12 weeks during that difficult period and providing relief to needy people was an outstanding example of commitment and compassion.
The Chief Minister said that, alongside Brahmbhog, the Trust had also undertaken important work to connect young people with employment by providing them with skill training. More than 11,000 young people had been trained so far. He particularly praised efforts to equip young women aged 18 to 25 with skills and help them move towards self-reliance. When a daughter becomes self-reliant, her confidence grows, her family receives support and new doors of opportunity open for future generations.
Nayab Singh Saini said that equipping young people with skills and giving them a purpose in life were also important measures in preventing drug abuse. Keeping young people away from wrong paths and providing them with opportunities to progress was a collective responsibility of society. He urged young people not to lose hope because of their circumstances but to determine their own destinations through hard work and courage.
Praising the Trust's healthcare services, the Chief Minister said that through the Karma Healthcare project, five mobile ambulances were providing free medicines, medical examinations and emergency medical assistance to 800 to 1,000 needy patients every day. With the support of more than 25 reputed hospitals, over 500 major surgeries had so far been performed free of cost or at highly subsidised rates. He said that providing quality healthcare to poor and needy families was truly a virtuous deed.
He said that the Trust's Heavenly Palace was a symbol of dignity, security and a sense of belonging for senior citizens. Spread over 19 acres, the complex was providing more than 500 elderly residents with a better living environment and facilities. It had 600 luxury rooms, a hygienic dining hall covering 10,000 square feet, round-the-clock medical facilities and a yoga park, among other amenities. He also praised the initiative to launch a 150-bed Joyful Living facility for needy senior citizens.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the Haryana Government was working to take forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and spirit of national service. He said that today's children would form the foundation of a successful Viksit Bharat, or Developed India, and empowering and educating them was a shared responsibility. He said that the government had launched programmes such as Mission Buniyaad and Super-100 for children from poor families in Haryana, with a strong focus on education. He added that Haryana's children had secured admission to institutions across the country, including IITs, NITs and medical colleges. He said that children lacked neither talent nor potential; what they needed was proper guidance.
The Chief Minister also praised the Trust's efforts to spread the message of peace, brotherhood and harmony through its Global Peace and Harmony Initiative. He said that such efforts strengthened the spirit of love and cooperation in society and inspired people to rise above the boundaries of caste, religion and region to work for humanity. Extending his best wishes to all members of the Trust on completing 30 successful years of service, he expressed confidence that the organisation would continue to spread hope and happiness in the lives of disadvantaged sections of society in the future.
