A school at Prasanthi Nilayam had already been in existence. In all these institutions, education is provided free of charge. A small clinic which started functioning at Prasanthi Nilayam in the fifties has now grown into a full fledged and well equipped hospital. Another milestone was the super speciality hospital at Prasantigram in Andhra for which the Baba laid the foundation stone on November 22, 1991. It went into operation in November 1992.
All services ranging from routine treatment to open heart surgeries are free.
Around 8,000 volunteers have arrived in Delhi to help in the arrangement of functions to mark the visit of Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi to the Capital. The volunteers of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti have taken over the premises of the Rai School, which also includes the Institute For Integrated Learning In Management, at Lodhi Institutional Area, among other places. It might be in the form of security, sanitation or canteen work,'' said a senior Seva Samiti volunteer. The closure of the school and the management institute have led to complaints from several students. While the men volunteers are staying at the nearby Andhra Association building and the Army camp on Lodhi Road, the women are at the Rai School.