Montfort Social Institute - MSI

01/05/2026

✊ Labour Day Message | Montfort Social Institute

On this Labour Day, we raise our voices in solidarity with every worker—seen and unseen—who builds our homes, strengthens our communities, and powers our nation.

Across all sectors, especially among informal and domestic workers, labour continues to be undervalued and often ignored. This must change.

🔹 Our Stand
We stand firmly for dignity, equality, and justice for every worker. No worker should be invisible. No effort should go unrecognized.

🔹 Our Concerns
We raise our voice against systems and policies that weaken worker protections, exclude vulnerable groups, and deny rightful benefits.

🔹 Our Demands
• Legal recognition for all workers, including domestic workers
• Fair and enforceable minimum wages
• Access to social security and welfare benefits
• Safe, respectful, and dignified working conditions
• Inclusion in labour laws and welfare systems

🔹 Our Message
This is not about sympathy—it is about justice and rights.

🔹 Our Call
Stand united. Organize. Speak up. Claim what is rightfully yours.

Together, let us build a future where every worker lives with dignity, security, and respect. DomesticWorkers SocialJustice MSI StandTogether WorkersVoice May1st

05/02/2026

Founder’s Day Celebration – St. Louis De Montfort
Montfort Bhavan marked the Founder’s Day by celebrating the birthday of St. Louis De Montfort along with 100 persons affected by leprosy, organised in collaboration with Montfort Social Institute. The celebration highlighted the values of inclusion, dignity, and human rights.






Hyderabad

03/02/2026

Leaders ask the Supreme Court to review its statements against the constitutional Rights of Domestic Workers

05/01/2026

A program, “Learn to Say No to Drugs” was conducted for students of classes 9 and 10 at ZP High School, R'pur, Hyderabad. The session included informative and motivational talks by speakers drawn from different fields. They focussed on the physical and psychological effects of drugs, peer pressure, and ways to resist its use. Varghese Theckanath, Director of Montfort Social Institute gave an effective motivational talk on how to seek real happiness that comes from profound self awareness, realizing personal goals and assuming responsibility.

The session ended with the students and faculty taking oath to shun drugs and prevent its prevalence.

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25/07/2025

🏘️ Telangana’s Big Push for Urban Housing 🏗️
The Telangana govt has issued clear directions to identify land & build G+3 apartment buildings for slum-dwellers under the Indiramma Housing Scheme within GHMC limits.

✅ Focus on in-situ development
✅ Priority to dispute-free/Bhoodaan land
✅ 16 slums targeted in 1st phase
✅ Aim: Keep families close to livelihood & schools

Revenue & Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, in a meeting held on 22 July 2025, directed district collectors to:

Map available land within and around Hyderabad bastis (slums),

Especially identify Bhoodaan lands (donated or dispute-free parcels),

And assess how many G + 3 blocks could be built in-situ by end of July 2025.

This move comes in response to unoccupied 2BHK flats on city outskirts—of the 42,000 built earlier, only about 13,000 remain occupied — leading the government to pivot to in-situ redevelopment in existing slums

A major step toward inclusive urban living!

Telangana Minister directs officials to identify lands for building homes for urban poor in Hyderabad and surrounding areas.

01/07/2025

🌈 Path to Pride — A powerful day of awareness, acceptance, and empowerment for the LGBTIQ+ community!

Montfort Social Institute (MSI) was proud to play a lead role at the PRIDE MONTH celebrations held at Little Flower High School, Abids, Hyderabad, alongside our partners — HASSS, Q***r Bandhu, and Vasavi Kinnar Association Trust.

Through impactful sessions, heartfelt conversations, around a film on the acceptance and the after math of a family with a trans gender daughter, the event created a safe space for voices to be heard, stories to be shared, and solidarity to grow.

Together, MSI walks the path to pride — with empathy, courage, and unwavering support. 🏳️‍🌈✨

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30/06/2025

🎒✨ Spreading smiles and supporting success!

MSI, in collaboration with Muthoot Finance, distributed 100 school bags to high-achieving students across Hyderabad, Medchal, and Rangareddy — recognizing excellence in academics, sports, and attendance!

Huge thanks to Laxmi Narayanan (Muthoot Finance) and Sr. Janastus (MSI) for their leadership, and a special shoutout to our incredible field coordinators Manjula, Madhuri & Shobha 💪🏽

Here’s to empowering the leaders of tomorrow! 🌟📚

28/06/2025

On June 21, the Domestic Workers Federation of AP (DWFAP) and the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) along with other Trade Unions marked International Domestic Workers Day with state-level celebration in Vijayawada.

A draft of the AP Domestic Workers Bill 2025 was presented to Labour Minister Sri. Vasamsetti Subhash by a delegation led by Brother Varghese Theckanath, A. P. State Convener of NPDW, urging that a legislation is enacted by the State Assembly to ensure legal protection and welfare of domestic workers.

The Minister assure the delegation that steps will be taken to pass the Bill before the next DW Day in 2026. Copies of the Bill were also submitted to key state officials, including Sri. Nara Lokesh, Minister for IT and RTG, and M.V. Sheshagiri Rao IAS, Secretary and Commissioner in the Labour Department.

✊🏽 It’s time to recognise. It’s time to protect.

26/06/2025

Montfort Social Institute, in collaboration with Queen Bandhu Parents Association and Vasavi Kinnara Welfare Society, celebrated Pride Month 2025 with a vibrant cultural event.

Transgender men and women came together in joy and strength—through dance, song, poetry, and performance—to honour their identities, stories, and achievements.

Participants shared powerful reflections on pride, dignity, and self-worth, vowing to uplift themselves and their community—not just in June, but all year round.

🏳‍🌈 This is Pride. This is power.

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26/06/2025

On June 21, the Domestic Workers Federation of AP (DWFAP) and the National Platform of Domestic Workers (NPDW) along with other Trade Unions marked International Domestic Workers Day with state-level celebration in Vijayawada.A draft of the AP Domestic Workers Bill 2025 was presented to Labour Minister Sri. Vasamsetti Subhash by a delegation led by Brother Varghese Theckanath, A. P. State Convener of NPDW, urging that a legislation is enacted by the State Assembly to ensure legal protection and welfare of domestic workers.The Minister assure the delegation that steps will be taken to pass the Bill before the next DW Day in 2026. Copies of the Bill were also submitted to key state officials, including Sri. Nara Lokesh, Minister for IT and RTG, and M.V. Sheshagiri Rao IAS, Secretary and Commissioner in the Labour Department.✊🏽 It’s time to recognise. It’s time to protect.