Satya Saibaba quenches thirst of Rayalaseema region through safe drinking water schemes

Satya Sai celebrations organized in a grand manner as state function:

Satya Saibaba quenches thirst of Rayalaseema region through safe drinking water schemes:CM

CM’s stress on carrying forward the preachings of Satya Saibaba to future generations

Prime Minister unveils Rs 100 coin and four postal stamps on Satya Saibaba

Satya Saibaba’s preachings Love all- Serve all reflect Vasudhaika Kutumbakam:PM

PM presents Sukanya Samrudhi scheme certificates to girls

PUTTAPARTHI: Satya Saibaba is a known living God for all of us and with his preachings of Love all – Serve all, he spent his whole life serving people,observed Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. He said Satya Saibaba is instrumental in quenching the thirst of drought prone Rayalaseema region by supplying safe drinking water to over 30 lakh people of 1600 villages in AP, Telangana and Tamil Nadu at a cost of more than Rs 550 crore. At the same time Bhagavan spent Rs 250 crore towards Chennai drinking water modernization scheme.  

Addressing Sri Satya Saibaba centenary celebrations at Hill View stadium in Puttaparthi today, the chief Minister said that  Satya Saibaba  used to discuss with him on Trust service programmes. The Satya Sai trust has been providing quality education to over sixty thousand students through 102 Satya Sai educational institutions. Besides the Satya Sai trust has been providing free health care to people through super speciality, general hospitals and mobile clinics. He said that he is very happy to celebrate the centenary celebrations of Satya Saibaba in his land as a state function.  His spiritual power gave people across the globe  a meaning to the purpose of their life through peace and service. He said whenever he visits abroad, foreigners used to say about their visit to Puttaparthy which defines the divine glory of Bhagavan.

The Chief Minister said that the Satya Sai central trust which was established in 1972 rendering service programmes in 140 countreis through two thousand centres. Over 7.5 lakh Sevadal members rendering service. It is our responsibility to carry forward the inspiration of Satya Saibaba to future generations.

Participating as chief guests Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising the services of Satya Saibaba unveiled Rs 100  commemorative coin  and four postal stamps on the occasion of Satya Saibaba  centenary celebrations. In addition Narendra Modi praising Satya Sai trust for providing Sukanya Samrudhi scheme to 20,000 girls,  presented Sukanya Samrudhi certificates to several girls.

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that Satya Saibaba life reflects Vasudhaika Kutumbakam reflecting service to people and universal peace. He said the preaching of Satya Sai that love all-serve all reflects our dharma and it is great moment to know that the Satya Sai organisation following principles of Bhagavan rendering services to people. He said that he still remember the services of Satya Sai Sevadal members during earthquake in Gujarat. Expressing happiness over Satya Sai trust providing assistance to twenty thousand girls to get  Sukanya Samrudhi yojana, the Prime Minister said that as Varanasi MP, he deposited funds to 27,000 girls under Sukanya Samrudhi scheme. He also expressed happiness over presenting hundred Gir cows to farmers through Satya Sai trust. He said under Rastriya Gokul Mission he handed over 480 cows to farmers in Varanasi.

The Prime Minister said the country has been marching forward with an aim of Viksit Bharat and people should extend cooperation through Vocal for Local mantra by purchasing and encouraging local products.

Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Minister Nara Lokesh, Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Cine artiste Iswarya Rai and Satya Sai Trust managing trustee Ratnakar addressed the gathering.

Union Ministers K Rammohan Naidu, Bhupatiraju Srinivasa Varma and others were present.

Earlier the Prime Minister  offered prayers at maha Samadhi of Sri Satya Saibaba at Kulwant hall at Prasanthi Nilayam.

The centenary celebrations organized as a state function in a grand manner at hill view stadium.