Sri Chitra Home

Welcome to Sri Chitra Home

In the land of His Highness,Late Sri Chithira Thirunal Maharaja, we, the uneared-for and the helpless and unfortunate have only the society,Our brothers and sisters, to look forward to.

There are people with stories and without stories. They share and hear stories under one roof, here in SREE CHITRA HOME. Among the inmates, you shall find innocent children and the life experts old people.

Our Main Activities

	We invite liberal public donations for our 8 crore project ; multi level residential building for 200 unsupported female children and 4 crore project : residential building for male children.
	We provide education, full care, accommodation and medical care for 250 destitute and unsupported children.
	Poor feeding, bedding & clothing, school stationaries and other supplies for all accommodated children.
	We support for wedding of unsupported adult female inmates.
	Our Printing Unit conducts all type of multi colour printing work orders.

Sri Chitra - in Brief

Career

His Highness,
Sri Chitra Thirunal Maharaja,
The Founder.

A Citizen King and an angel of light, His Highness the Maharaja of Travancore is the banner-bearer in the cause of humanity. He was born at Travancore in 1912. He was brought up under the watchful solicitude of his talented mother, who is the lady of remarkable gifts.

Quotation for Mess items and Printing items 2017-18

Public Donations are welcome

Name : Superintendent, Sri Chitra Home
Ac/No : 090501 00000571 0
Name of Bank : Indian Overseas Bank
Branch : Sreekanteswaram
IFSC Code : IOBA 0000905
Branch Code : 0905

	Seventy Two Years of service to the Destitute and the Infirm.
	Started with an endowment by H.H. Sri Chitra Thirunal in November 1934.
	The number of inmates, of ages ranging from 6-60, increased from nine to about 500; now there are only 300 inmates.
	Inmates are given food, clothes, medical aid, education and training in tailoring , book-binding and printing; Marriages of young female inmates are arranged, by the Home meeting all the expenses including gold ornaments and dress for the bride.
	When the Home was started the Management Board was headed by the Dewan of Travancore; now the committee is headed by the District Collector of Trivandrum.
	Government grants, interest from endowments, public contributions and donations, yield from the farm, income from the Printing and Tailoring units and the income from the cultural programme constitute the fund for the institution.
	The salary for the staff is also met from the funds of the Home.