Vision

To Inspire a billion people to save lives

Mission

To provide safe blood, cellular and tissue products and facilitate solid organ & stem cell transplantation on a notfor-profit basis

To do research, advocacy, training, educaion and other interventions in social and health sectors.

BMST September 1983 to March 2025

Bangalore Medical Services Trust (BMST) is a joint project of the Rotary Club of Bangalore and TTK & Company. Registered in 1984 as a charitable Trust, BMST has 80G IT exemption, and is registered under 12A & FCRA.

Today, more than 40 years later, BMST is the only standalone NGO in India which provides a wide spectrum of services in the field of blood, organ and cellular therapies, Training and community services.

Approvals, Authorizations and Recognition

Registered Trust

BMST was registered as a “Public Charitable Trust” in February 1984, with the Registration Number 784 in 1983-84, dated 16/02/1984.

12AA

Registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, vide no. Trust / 718 dated 15/03/1984

80G

As a not-for-profit trust, BMST has been granted ‘Approval under Section 80G (5)(vi) of the Income Tax act, 1961’. Therefore donations to the organization are tax-deductible.

FCRA

BMST has been granted authorization to accept foreign funds as it is registered under Section 6(1) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. This is now called Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The FCRA registration Number is 094420600.

DSIR recognition

BMST has received recognition as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.

Drugs Control :

Rotary Bangalore-TTK Blood Bank, BMST has been licensed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Government of India, License no: KTK / 28C-7 / 95, dated 07.08.95 and renewed from time to time as per the Drugs Control Act & rules.

NABH Accreditation

Rotary Bangalore-TTK Blood Bank, BMST is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH)

RGUHS Recognition and affiliation with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS):

BMST has been designated as a specialized laboratory of RGUHS and a Centre of Excellence in Blood Banking, Immunohematology & Tissue typing; for collaborative research and training.

Genesis

Dr Latha Jagannathan initiated the voluntary blood donation movement in 1983 to support the blood needs of patients at Government hospitals.

The first blood donation camp held at TTK Prestige on 5th September 1983, had the World Cup Cricket team, Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Sunny Gavaskar & Mohindar Amarnath who motivated more than a 100 people to donate blood, and paved the way for the establishment of BMST in 1984.

BMST operated out of the offices of TTK Prestige till 1990, and later from the building constructed on a CA site awarded by BDA in Thippasandra

The people and organizations behind BMST

Rotary Club of Bangalore

Rotary Club of Bangalore is the oldest and largest Rotary club in Rotary District 3190. Besides BMST, the club has supported several other education, health and community projects

TTK & Co

The TTK Group, started in 1928, is an Indian business conglomerate with a presence across several segments of industry including consumer durables, cookware, bio-medical devices, foods, pharmaceuticals and supplements, virtual assistant services and health care services.

BMST Trustees

BMST has 12 trustees, 6 nominees of TTK & Co. and 6 of Rotary Club of Bangalore who change every year. The Chairman is a nominee of RCB & the Managing Trustee a nominee of TTK & Co.

Rotary Club of Bangalore and TTK & Co, the founding partners as well as other Rotary clubs, Rotary International, and many other corporate & individual donors have mobilized the funding support for BMST over the years.

Several Rotarians of RCB have supported BMST. Notable among them were Rtn P.D.G P.T Kasturi, founder Chairman and the visionary who initiated this project, Rtn Capt. V.V.K. Mani & Rtn. Arun Kumar, who contributed enormously in terms of time and effort to at first get a Civic Amenity (CA) site of the Government of Karnataka and then construct the building.

Dr. Latha Jagannathan, Medical Director and Managing Trustee and Mrs. Lakshmi Ravichandran, Trustee, BMST and Head, Donor Recruitment, have contributed, totally free, their time, effort and expertise to establish and grow BMST to what it is today.

In addition, several volunteers, have contributed to BMST, of note among them is Mr. Pratap, who has developed and supported the software program Hemotrace pro bono for BMST.

Team

Dr. Latha Jagannathan

Medical Director and Managing Trustee

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Ms. Lakshmi Ravichandran

Honorable Head Donor Recruitment and Trustee

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