Free medicines for poor patients

  • Roughly Rs 10,000/ year for one patient.
  • About 500 patients are in need of financial support for medicines.
  • Total funds required for this service per year is Rs. 50 lakhs

Hospitalization and Treatment

  • The approximate cost of admission in one of our three centers for one patient per month is Rs.15, 000. This includes treatment, nursing, food, and shelter.
  • To support one year of hospitalized treatment for a patient is Rs.1,80,000
  • For 25 such beds, Total funds required is Rs. 45 lakhs

ECT treatment for poor patients (ECT also called shock treatment is an effective form of treatment in some cases)

  • The approximate cost of ECT per sitting per patient is Rs.3,000
  • To support one course of ECT (approximately 8 sittings per patient) is Rs.24,000
  • About 15 patients per year are in need of financial support for ECT
  • Total funds required for this service per year is Rs. 3.60 lakhs

Lab investigations for poor patients

Creation of a pool of funds for patients below the poverty line for lab investigations to screen for diabetes, cardiac problems, lipid profile, etc

  • The approximate cost of investigations per patient is Rs.1,500
  • About 800 patients are in need of financial support for this service
  • Total funds required for this service per year is Rs. 12 lakhs

Post Graduate training in Psychiatry

  • DNB in Psychiatry (equivalent to MD ) to increase the availability of trained psychiatrists to serve the mental health needs of the nation.
  • Sum required per year is Rs15 lakhs

Conducting awareness programs

  • Development & printing of manuals, videos, slides, posters, pamphlets, scripts for skits & street plays, audio & video advisement spots, etc
  • The sum required is Rs.20 lakhs

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  • Donations for research
  • enjoy a 100% exemption under 35 (1)(2) of the IT act.
  • Other donations are exempt under 80 G (50%)

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Donation to “SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (I)” will avail 50% Tax exemption u/s 80G

Bank Name : ICICI BANK
Account Name : SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (INDIA)
Account Number [Savings Account] : 039501002824
Bank Address : Anna Nagar (West) Extension Branch Old No.664, New No. 13, School Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 101
IFS CODE : ICIC0000395

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Donation to “SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (I)” will avail 100% Tax exemption u/s 35(1) (ii) towards Scientific Research

Bank Name : ICICI BANK
Account Name : SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (INDIA)
Account Number [Savings Account] : 039501002824
Bank Address : Anna Nagar (West) Extension Branch Old No.664, New No. 13, School Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 101
IFS CODE : ICIC0000395