Pingalwara
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Pingalwara is a house for destitutes in
History
Pingalwara was founded informally in year 1924 by a then 19-year-old Ramji Das who later became famous as Bhagat Puran Singh
Pingalwara is officially registered as the All India Pingalwara Charitable Society under the Act 1960, Reg. No. 130. Since the death of
Services
Currently Pingalwara has facilities for 1080 patients who are fed, housed and looked after thanks to generous support of various philanthropists. The unclaimed bodies of the deceased are donated to Government Medical College, Amritsar for research and teaching purposes.
The main branch houses the Administrative Complex, A Female ward, Children's ward, Rehabilitation Centre, Printing Press, Dispensary, Medical Lab, Dental Centre and the Common Kitchen.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Pingalwara : Seminar". www.pingalwaraonline.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007.