VHP has annual budget of Rs 100 crores ? Where does it come from?

The Times of India

VHP mulling plan for welfare of neglected sections

TNN 14 July 2009, 12:44am IST
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PUNE: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary Pravin Togadia on Sunday said the organisation was considering a three-point action plan
aimed at bringing more sections of the society into the mainstream.

Togadia said the action plan was based on three principles no poor will die of starvation, nobody will remain illiterate because of a lack of money, and nobody will die due to the unavailability of medical facilities.

Togadia made the remarks at the valedictory function of the two-day meeting of the VHP's welfare section in the city. "The organisation has made its presence felt in all the tribal areas of the country through its welfare wing. The VHP, through this section, has set up primary and secondary schools, hostels, orphanages and self-help groups across the country."

The VHP leader claimed that the presence of the organisation's schools in tribal belts had ensured that the locals did not support the Naxals.

"The VHP's annual budget of around Rs 100 crore is utilised for schools, education, hostels and orphanages. There are 37,000 sites where welfare activities are currently being run throughout the country," he said.

Speaking about the growing strength of the Sangh Parivar, Togadia said the nationwide membership of the Bajarang Dal would soon touch the one-lakh mark. Bajrang Dal activists, he added, are currently undertaking a drive to collect a fistful of grain from the people to create a large reserve for the needy.