2024
Introduction of Official Website and Social Media page was
initiated.
2023
The Office of the Eastern India Rotary Welfare Trust shifted from 26 Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata
700012 to the 3rd Floor of Rotary Techno Netralaya, CN-5, Salt Lake, Sector V, Kolkata 700091.
The Office of the EIRWT was inaugurated by the Managing Trustee, Shekhar Mehta, along with all
Trustees of EIRWT.
2022
Agreement with AHF/RNN was terminated and withdrawn. A
New Agreement for Upgradation of Existing Eye Hospital as Rotary
Techno Netralaya (RTN) and Rotary Techno Global Hospital (RTGH) as
Multi Speciality Hospital was finalized and signed with Techno India.
Group.
Techno India group also provided 2000 sqft of office area in the existing eye hospital to Eastern
India Rotary Welfare Trust (EIRWT) for
executing necessary office function from 2022 -23.
2021
Unnecessary delay and default in payment the agreement with Barkley Daves Consultant Pvt Ltd was
terminated. Letter of Termination
of Agreement was issued and security deposit was refunded.
New Proposal from Techno India Group for Hospital Project was
invited.
2020
As per the notice of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Trust opened an FCRA—CURRENT account at STATE BANK
OF INDIA, 11 Samsad Marg, New Delhi—110001.
2019
A New Proposal from Barkley Daves Consultant Pvt Ltd for Hospital
Project was invited and the agreement was finalised.
2018
The residential school project with Help Us to Help Them (HUHT) & Kalinga Institute of School of
Science (KISS) MOU with HUHT was initiated and signed with an earmarked funding of 5 crore to be
paid in THREE years. Initially, Trust released 1.5 crore to HUHT.
Withdrawal of Agreement with AHF/RNN & Agreement with Madica Pharmacy Pvt. Ltd. (MPPL) was initiated.
2016
The trust adopted the pan-India Rotary Program as the trust's flagship project.
2015
Temporary appointment of auditor for sample auditing of AHF/RNN billing
2011
The Cath Lab with a 10-bedded ICU and dialysis unit was installed under the close supervision of AHF.
2010
Low cost Spectacle project initiated
2009
Hospital Bus provided for free transportation of IOL patient.
2008
Introduction of Sub Committee of the Trust
- Introduction of Grant Committee,
- Stewardship Committee,
- Disaster Relief Committee,
- Flagship Project Committee
- Legal Committee.
Introduction of Fund allocation
- Helping Grant for Rotary Club and EIRWT Service Project.
- Payment to District 3240 for service project
- Disaster Relief
- Contribution to Rotary Foundation
- Introduction of Corpus Fund
- Administrative Expenses
2007
Management Agreement with AHF for Management of the
Hospital and its further extension.
M/G 50809—TRF letter officially closing the project for 2300 IOLs with RID 5790 USA.
2005
Received Draft No. Dated 06.08.2004 drawn on Canara Bank for the sum of Rs. 11,50,000/-(Rs Eleven
lakhs fifty thousand only) as the first installment against Grant No. MG 0450809 for 2300 IOLs with
RID.
Trust collects Rs 10,54,000/- from friends & international clubs.
Utilized for the construction of low-cost shelter as per the Government of India
specifications.
Acknowledge receipt of Rs 10,33,850/- from TRF against M/G # 50901.
for 1000 IOLs.
International Partner RID 9640 Australia
Community Eye Care Center inaugurated at Hotel Oberoi by Dr. Kiron
Mazumdar Shaw in the presence of Mr. Mahendra Swarup, who donated
substantial funds towards the same. In a PowerPoint presentation, Dr.
Pankaj Rupalia informed that the hospital is in a position to handle
20,000 cataract surgeries per year.
2004
Trust was registered under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India for the FCRA account.
PRIP & Trustee TRF Frank Devlyn visits the hospital. He was very happily surprised to see the
expansion of the activity, with an additional 36,000 sft of floor space and the capacity of the
hospital to handle 600 outdoor patients per day. He praised the trustees for forging the partnership
and noted that the hospital would soon be able to handle 10,000 eye surgeries of all types per year.
2003
Inauguration of the project in four floors of about 40000 sq. ft.
Built-up area by Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal, Sankaracharya of
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in the presence of a large number of Ratarians,
Donors to AHF and dignitaries at the hospital site.Regular eye hospital
starts functioning with two senior doctors and other trained staff from
Sankar Nethralaya, Chennai.
Inauguration of the project in four floors of about 40000 sq. ft.
Built-up area by Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal, Sankaracharya of
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in the presence of a large number of Ratarians,
Donors to AHF and dignitaries at the hospital site.Regular eye hospital
starts functioning with two senior doctors and other trained staff from
Sankar Nethralaya, Chennai.
2003 - Regular eye hospital starts functioning with two senior doctors.
and other trained staff from Sankar Nethralaya, Chennai.
Trustees decide that the Trust will provide organizational support and
resource mobilization by optimizing its contacts within and outside the country
and thus act as facilitators to Clubs in the District to
- Continue it’s efforts & support to expand & equip RNSN to become a
large world class Ophthalmologic facility.
- Take up in earnest the District Rotary Centennial Project of completing
50,000 IOL Eye Operations during 2003-04 and 2004-05.
- To plan & complete Eye check-up of 5000 school children every year.
2002
Received 2nd Installment of TRF Grant – Rs 84,99,650/-
Complete the ground floor of the building at a cost of Rs. 1.20 crores and
commenced the Diagnostic Clinic.
Meeting with AHF for modalities of taking over management of the
Hospital. Sankara Nethralaya (MRF) agrees to tie up with AHF for an eye.
Hospital at Rotary Hospital site.
First MOU between EIRWT and Ashia Heart Foundation (AHF)
for techno-commercial support as a service provider
EIRWT Eye Hospital was launched by Hon'ble Chief Minister Sri.
Buddhadev Bhattacharya of West Bengal in the presence of three others
minister and chairman of Bidhannagar municipality.
AHF starts further construction of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors of the
Building
Trustees decided to take up the Rotary Leadership Institute.
program as an activity of the Trust.
RIPD Antonio Serrano visits as the 3H Project Grant routine.
external auditor of TRF. He was satisfied with the grant activity and
heartily welcomed the idea of the tripartite arrangement with AHF. &
MRF.
2001
RIPE Richard & Cherie King visit the site and mention that—
“The District Hospital Project of RID 3290 was the most
magnificent, most significant & best Rotary Project that
Cherie & he had ever seen throughout the Rotary world.”
2000
First installment of TRF 3H Grant of Rs 44,45,694/- received.
1998
The eye hospital building plan was proposed and sanctioned by
Bidhannagar Municipality.
TRF Site visitor PDG Tom Ewen, in Calcutta for evaluation of the 3H
Grant Application. The site visitor expresses their satisfaction with the project.
TRF approval letter of grant received, subject to construction of
building.
1996
Completed the boundary wall and put up a gate in the South.
Western corner.
1995
land was registered and lease deed with possession
Certificate for 2.9975 acres / 181.35 cottahs of land was received for
the plot no. CN-5, Salt Lake, Sector V, Bidhannagar, from
Government of West Bengal.
Applied to TRF for 3H Grant of US$ 300,000/-. International
Partners RID 6380 & RID 3280.
1994
The lease deed was executed by the Govt. of West Bengal in favor of E.I.R.W.T.
1990
The Secretary of the Govt. of West Bengal sends a draft of the lease deed.
1998
Balance 50% of the cost of the land deposited vide Receipt
No.394.
1987
Rs.8,16,750/- being 50% of the lease hold land salami paid to
the Reserve Bank of India in favour of Govt.of West Bengal, vide Receipt
No.318.
1986
Application made to the Deputy Secretary, Metropolitan
Development Department for concession on the price in view
of the not-for-profit nature of the hospital built. By the letter
no.2117-Sl/21-50/89(Part-2) of Dy.Secretary,Govt.of W.B.
informs that the price of the land is fixed at Rs.9000/- per
cottah payable in installments.
1983
Hospital land was allotted by Government of West Bengal
1982
12 NOV 1982 - Trust was formed
