Wed Sep 10 15:07:34 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

PharmaZell Pvt. Ltd. donated kitchen equipment worth ₹3 lakh to Touch Stone Charities, affiliated with the Hare Krishna Movement, through their CSR funds. The equipment will enhance meal preparation capabilities for the Subhojanam program, which provides free meals to patients and attendants at King George Hospital (KGH) and the Homi Baba Cancer Hospital in Visakhapatnam. The program currently serves 1,200 meals daily at KGH and 500 at the Cancer Hospital and has distributed over 40 lakh meals in the past 14 years.

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**Visakhapatnam Charity Receives Boost for Free Meal Program**

**VISAKHAPATNAM, September 10, 2025** – Touch Stone Charities, a service organization linked to the Hare Krishna Movement, received a significant boost to its free meal program today, with a donation of ₹3 lakh worth of kitchen equipment from PharmaZell Pvt. Ltd. The contribution was made possible through PharmaZell’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.

Anant Dattatray Barbadhikar, MD of PharmaZell, officially handed over the equipment to Nishkrinchan Bhakta Das, president of Touch Stone Charities, at a ceremony earlier today. Appa Rao, Human Resource Manager at PharmaZell Pvt. Ltd., was also in attendance.

The donation will be used to upgrade the kitchen facilities supporting the Subhojanam program, a vital initiative that provides free meals to patients and attendants at King George Hospital (KGH) and the Homi Baba Cancer Hospital in Aganampudi, Visakhapatnam.

“This upgraded equipment will significantly enhance our meal preparation capabilities,” stated Nishkrinchan Bhakta Das. “It will allow us to prepare meals more quickly and efficiently, enabling us to expand the Subhojanam program and serve even more people in need.”

Currently, Touch Stone Charities provides 1,200 free meals daily to patients and attendants at KGH and an additional 500 meals daily at the Homi Baba Cancer Hospital. Over the past 14 years, the program has distributed over 40 lakh meals to those in need. The charity has also actively supported the community during crises, providing meals and essential kits during floods and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Those wishing to support Touch Stone Charities’ efforts can contact Gopishwar Dasa at 9963082108 for further details.

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