The Ramakrishna Mission is registered as a charitable society
on 4th May 1909 under the Societies Registration Act (Act XXI
of 1860 revised according to West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961)and
its registration number is S/1917 of 1909-10. In 1944 a centre
of this spiritual, cultural and philanthropic organization
is started at Lahore, the then capital of undivided Punjab.
However, when the centre is in the process of gaining ground,
it had to be closed in the aftermath of partition in 1947.
The Ramakrishna Mission then decided
to restart the work in Punjab by building up a centre at
Chandigarh, the
new planned
capital. In 1955, on due payment, the Punjab Government
allotted a piece of about 3 acres of land in Sector 15-B
on the Madhya
Marg. The work of the Centre is started in 1956 in rented
houses and it was moved into its own premises on 27th
November 1958.
Besides conducting various Spiritual and
Cultural activities like - Temple for Meditation, Daily
Worship and Arati,
Celebrating the Birthday anniversaries of the Prophets
and Festivals of all religions, Discourses on Religious
scriptures in the Mission premises and outside, Youth
Classes etc. The center is serving the citizens of the Union
Territory
of Chandigarh and the capital of Punjab and Harayana
with the following activities:
A Student’s Home for senior secondary boys.
A General Library and Reading Room
A Homeopathic Dispensary
Mobile Medical Dispensary
Selling of Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Vedanta Literature
Winter Relief Work.