Rashtrotthana Parishat is a social service organisation in

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

, India, founded in

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

in 1965. It is an initiative started by few social workers to bring social reforms through service activities and publications in Karnataka. Rashtrotthana Parishat runs various projects across

. ''Rashtrotthana Rakta Nidhi'' (Blood Bank) is one among those. It was established in Chamarajpet, Bangalore in 1993. It is an ISO certified

blood bank A blood bank is a center where blood gathered as a result of blood donation is stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a department of a hospital usually within a clinical pathology labora ...

, provides blood for the needy 24 hours each day. From 2011 to 2012, the blood bank collected 48,647 units of blood through various blood donation camps, and is reported to be the largest blood bank in the state.

Other projects

Other projects run by Rashtrotthana Parishat include: *Jagarana Prakalpa *Rashtrotthana Educational Institutions *Rashtrotthana Yogic Sciences & Research Institute *Rashtrotthana Arogyaseva Kendra *Goshala *Rasjtrotthana Balaga *Rashtrotthana Sahitya *Rashtrotthana Mudranalaya *Tapas *Sadhana *Samraksha

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parishat, Rashtrottahana Organisations based in Bengaluru Non-profit organisations based in India 1965 establishments in Mysore State Organizations established in 1965