Power House of DAMIEENS
(Developmental Activities through Medical Initiatives Educational Economic Endeavor for a New Society)
Diravianagar comprises Damien Leprosy Control Centre, its sister institutions like Madona Girls Town (Home for abanded Children), and Retreat cum animation centre. This small village, in short, is a complex of institutions involved in a variety of programmes and activities extended to various rural areas covering 288 villages in four development blocks: Nilakottai and Batlagundu in Dindigul District, Usilampatty and Chellampatty in Madurai District. And for Eye Care project five districts: Dindigul, Madurai, Sivagangai, Ramnad and Theni.
Departments:
| 1 | Leprosy Control Programme | 02.07.1969 |
| 2 | Leprosy Rehabilitation Programmes | 02.07.1977 |
| 3 | Sophia Hospital (For general illness) | 15.10.1979 |
| 4 | Urban Leprosy Elimination Programme | 01.04.2004 – Closed on 31.07.2007 |
| 5 | Damien Polio Surgical Centre | 15.12.1991 – Closed on 13.08.2003 |
| 6 | Damien Tuberculosis Control Centre | 14.02.1992 |
| 7 | Liliane School for the Physically Handicapped | 05.06.1992 – Closed on 31.05.2004 |
| 8 | Liliane School for Mentally Retarded | 02.07.1993 |
| 9 | Damien Eye-Care Centre | 27.02.1995 |
| 10 | Iniya Uthayam – Home for Street Children | 02.07.1999 – Closed on 07.05.2004 |
| 11 | ICTC HIV/AIDS | 18.12.2004 – Closed on 04.06.2008 |
| 12 | A Home, Vocational Training and a small production center for Mentally Retarded Girls above the age of 14 at Iniya Udhayam | 02.02.2007 |
| 13 | Damien Bal Gurukul Study Centre at Silukkuvarpatty – Indian Development Foundation , Mumbai. | June 2007 |
| 14 | CBR | 27.09.2011 |
| 15 | Vazhikattum Thittam | 01.11.2012 Closed on 27.02.2013 |
| 16 | Vitamin Angels | 27.05.2013 |
| 17 | Govt. aided and Recognized Home for the Mentally Retarded Girls – Iniya Udayam. | 01.09.2013 |
