Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897 for 'one's own liberation and for the good of the world, - atmano mokshartham jagaddhitaya cha.' His Master, Sri Ramakrishna, entrusted him with a divine commission i.e. to rejuvenate India and world as a whole by spreading eternal, universal Vedantic truths worldwide. Having accomplished the task in the West by preaching, "unto mankind their divinity, and how to make it manifest in every moment of life'' - Swami Vivekananda returned to India and made the momentous decision of founding the Ramakrishna Mission in order to utilize the spiritual wealth for the physical, intellectual and spiritual upliftment of the masses.

This step was imperative because he had to give a concrete shape to the profound Vedantic truths, realized and preached by his Master and himself and "set in motion a machinery which will bring noble ideas to the doors of everybody". From the profound depth of His spiritual realisation, Sri Ramakrishna had declared that, 'Jiva is verily Shiva'- meaning the living being ever present before you is the supreme manifestation of God. From this utterance Swamiji realised that for this present Age rendering services to the suffering soul, done in the spirit of serving God in that form, is true worship of God. For this not only opens the path for one's own realization of Truth or Self, but also does immense good to the world.

The Mission thus has become a royal path for seekers of Truth who serving God in man can endeavour in the right earnest towards the attainment of perfection. It is also instrumental in elevating the society at large.

Inspired by these ideals, the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashram concentrates on services mainly in the medical sector and in a small way in the educational sector. The village uplift work has been the dream of many visionaries of India. The Ramakrishna Mission Sevashram also has thought of this many times. With its responsibility of making a modern hospital on the one side and to reach out to the rural population on the other-it was addressing the problem of health of the whole demographic area.