On April 6, 2025, coinciding with the Shri Ram Navami festival, a Paid Darshan Pass Kiosk was inaugurated near Entry Gate No. 1 for the convenience of Sai devotees. The inauguration was done by the Chief Executive Officer, Goraksha Gadilkar(IAS). This kiosk system enables devotees to obtain paid darshan passes easily, with digital payment options.
Self Service kiosk system available at all Accommodation locations. Self-service kiosks and digital payment facilities have been setup at the PRO office near Gate No 6. Looking at the overwhelming response, four kiosks have been installed at Gate No. 1. Devotees have expressed great satisfaction with this service.

The Sansthan has launched an online registration system for devotees wishing to offer voluntary service as Sai Sevak. Groups of registered Sai sevak get seven-day opportunity to serve in various department of Trust. Interested devotees can apply through the Sansthan official website https://online.sai.org.in. The commencement of online registration has been well received by devotees.

To facilitate villagers and devotees visiting the Shree Shanaishwar, Shree Ganesh, and Shree Mahadev temples within the Samadhi Mandir premises, as well as those coming for meditation, as a visitor in Admin Office, an entry pass system has been introduced at Gate No. 4. This has eased access to the temple premises, and the initiative has been warmly welcomed.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi is not only making an active contribution in the spiritual but also in the social and educational fields. In order to make the aspiring students capable from SSST educational complex and Shirdi Village for future competitive entrance examinations. The Trust also provide smart digital learning classes and coaching facilities for the MHT-CET, NEET examination.
The Sansthan has started the process of selecting nationally renowned and experienced institutions. This is a primary condition for quality education, so that students can get quality guidance. Students who score more than 90 percent marks in class 10th of the Sansthan educational complex will be given completely free admission for the MHT-CET coaching classes. This will give the aspiring and intelligent students the opportunity to pursue higher education without any financial constraints. Also, for those students who take admission in Shri Saibaba Junior College and score less than 90 percent in 10th, 50% of the coaching fee will be paid by the Trust. This will provide an opportunity for good education to general meritorious students as well.
Along with this, the entire MHT-CET coaching fee of orphan students and children of single mothers who have scored more than 80 percent in 10th will be paid by the Trust.
This initiative of Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust is a great opportunity for students from rural areas and economically weaker sections. Through quality and modern technology-based education, these students will be able to succeed in the entrance exams of engineering and other professional courses. It is being appealed to as many students as possible to take advantage of this facility. The said classes will be made available to students from rural areas like Shirdi at a nominal rate. Students in Shirdi and its vicinity will benefit from this. The said scheme is being welcomed by the parents.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust run Shri Saibaba Industrial Training Institute. This is a renowned institute in Maharashtra nearly 300 students pass out every year. Students who have passed in various trades are being interviewed by various companies in the college campus itself, and are being recruited. Students of Shri Saibaba Industrial Training Institute are working in renowned companies across the country.
With the aim of ensuring that students can get jobs abroad if they learn a foreign language, German language classes have been started in this college. 02 trainees from this institute have been selected for a dual degree course with a job in Germany and they have received appointment letters for this work. Shri Omkar R Parbhane, a trainee machinist grinder and Shri Karan S Shinde, a trainee fitter, have been selected for the profession. In Maharashtra, a total of 10 trainees have been selected and among them, the institute’s trainees from ITI, Shri Omkar R Parbhane (Machinist Grinder) and Shri Karan S Shinde (Fitter) have been selected. The felicitation of these trainees was done on 15/05/2025 by the Chief Executive Officer, Shri Goraksha Gadilkar, IAS. Most of the trainees at Shri Saibaba Industrial Training Institute are from rural areas and economically weaker sections. For such trainees, the cost of learning German language is a major constraint. Considering this, the Sansthan has started free German language classes in the institute and a German language trainer has been appointed. The CEO appealed that more students should join various trades at the institute and take advantage of the free German language classes for overseas job opportunities. The institute provides training in various trades at a nominal fee. Parents have expressed satisfaction with the start of foreign language training classes.

Special coaching classes have been started for students of Shree Saibaba English Medium School and Shree Saibaba Kanya Vidya Mandir to prepare them for various scholarship exams. This ensures that students from rural backgrounds are not left behind in the competitive era, and the initiative has led to improved academic performance.

The Trust has developed educational complex with digital classrooms, Wi-Fi connectivity, a Modern theatre, Swimming pool, Badminton and Table Tennis courts, and Sports ground. In Shree Saibaba Senior college courses like B.Sc. Computer Science and Bachelor in Computer Applications have been started, with a 120 Computers lab operational for students.

Both Shree Saibaba Super Hospital and Shri Sainath Charitable Hospital have implemented advanced Hospital Management Software Systems for Administrative and Medical services, along with new high-capacity servers. This computerization will enhance efficiency and patient convenience, with full-scale implementation underway.

The inauguration ceremony of the Sainath Eye Bank, run by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, was held on March 13, 2025 at the Shri Sainath Hospital (200 rooms) in the presence of donor Sai devotee Dr. Konda Sangita Reddy, Chief Executive Officer Shri Goraksha Gadilkar, IAS and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Shri Bhimraj Darade. The CEO had made special efforts for starting an eye bank in the name of Shri Saibaba in the hospital and today, all necessary approvals have been received from the Maharashtra government. Through this eye bank, many visually impaired people will get vision and the facility for eye donation has been created in Shirdi, which will benefit a large number of needy patients. The staff at the hospital are dedicated to patient care with great devotion. Dr. Konda Sangita Reddy, while speaking at the inauguration, expressed her happiness with the work of the staff. Through the new eye bank, a successful cornea transplant surgery was performed on Shri Bhagwan Anand Talekar from Bhokardan at Sainath Hospital. After the surgery, he could see clearly, which he could not do before. Shri Talekar had been suffering from vision problems for several years. The surgery was performed by the hospital’s expert Dr. Saudamini Nighute. Shri Talekar and his family were overjoyed as he could see clearly for the first time after treatment. Both hospitals under the Trust are providing modern treatment and medical services continuously for the well-being of patients. Many patients are getting free eye treatment and surgery, which has brought happiness to them.

On April 10, 2025, the "Press Room" at Shree Saibaba Sansthan was inaugurated by the Chief Executive Officer, Goraksha Gadilkar, IAS. The event was attended by Deputy CEO Mr. Bhimraj Darade, members of the press, and heads of relevant departments. This dedicated facility will streamline media interactions and improve communication between the Trust and the press.

A large number of Shree Saibaba devotees come to Shirdi to have darshan of Shree Saibaba in various private, public vehicles and carrying palanquins. Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust has announced an insurance cover of Rs. 5,00,000 (Five lakhs) for Sai devotees in case of any untoward incident on the way from their homes to Shirdi. But to get this benefit, the palanquin group coming to Shirdi must officially register with the Trust along with the name of its palanquin group, the names of the people participating in the palanquin, and the Aadhar number. Also, in case of any untoward incident, while coming to Shirdi by private and public vehicles, such Sai devotees will also get the benefit of insurance cover. But these Sai devotees must register in advance for any of the facilities provided by Shri Saibaba Sansthan like Online Room booking (for any bhaktniwas), Aarti Pass, Darshan Pass, Satyanarayan Pass, Abhishek Puja Pass. Shree Sai devotees of any age who have registered in this way will get the benefit of this scheme. In case of any untoward incident on the way to Shirdi, the heirs of those Sai devotees will get an amount of up to 5,00,000/- (Rs Five lakh) as accident insurance from this insurance scheme. Chief Executive Officer Shri Goraksh Gadilkar IAS, has appealed to all Sai devotees and palanquin groups to pay attention to this scheme.

Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust, has launched the advanced ‘Talk with Sai’ AI chatbot on its official website https://online.sai.org.in. Inaugurated by Hon. CEO Goraksha Gadilkar, this new facility provides Shree Sai devotees and visitors with instant access to all essential information about Shirdi and Shree Saibaba at the click of a button. The chatbot offers comprehensive details about Shree Saibaba life, teachings, and all Trust-related services, including Online services, Temple programs, festivals, and religious sites. Devotees can get prompt answers to their questions in both English and Marathi, with plans to expand to more regional languages soon. This initiative ensures faster, accurate, and user-friendly information for devotees worldwide, as highlighted by Hon. CEO Shri Goraksha Gadilkar (IAS).

Devotees visiting Shree Saibaba Sansthan can now offer donations in foreign currency, following approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. This facility allows devotees to contribute through foreign currency notes, cheques, and similar channels, in addition to existing options like cash, online payments, UPI, money order, and Cheque/DD. Hon. CEO Goraksha Gadilkar(IAS) announced that the Trust's registration for accepting foreign currency donations has been renewed, making the process more convenient for both domestic and international devotees. Donations in foreign currency or by cheque can be made at the donation box, donation counters within the temple premises, or online on https://online.sai.org.in

On January 16, 2025, the new Donation Office at Entry Gate No. 1 was inaugurated by the Chairperson of the Ad-hoc Committee and Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mrs. Anju S. Shende (Sontakke), in the presence of Hon CEO Goraksha Gadilkar (IAS) and other senior officials. This new facility is designed to provide seamless donation services to devotees.

The Trust has introduced a new procedure allowing two devotees from the general queue to attend aarti in first row in-front of Shree Samadhi. This will be for daily Noon(Madhyan), Evening (Dhoop), and Night (Shej aarti). This began with honouring devotees Mr. Manish Rajak and Mrs. Pooja Rajak from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. This initiative offers ordinary devotees a unique opportunity to participate closely in the Aarti, strengthening their devotion and connection with Shree Saibaba.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan has been using the wind energy generated from the Windmill implemented at Supa village near Ahilyanagar, through captive consumption in the New darshan Complex and temple area of the Sansthan saving of Rs. 1,74,19659/- , It has been achieved in the seven months since January 2024 to July 2024, informed Shri Goraksh Gadilkar, Chief Executive Officer of the Sansthan. Windmill project was started at Supa, Ahilyanagar in 2007. From January 2024 to July 2024 total 22,41,426 units of electricity was consume out of which approximately 15.6 lakh units of wind energy generated from the Trust own windmill was used through captive consumption. The Trust has benefited financially by approximately Rs.10/- per unit. Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi is the largest pilgrimage site in the country to use such a large amount green energy. Considering the current total electricity consumption of the Trust, the trust intends to maximize the Roof Top Solar System and "Windmill" energy project in order to make electricity available at full capacity, said Chief Executive Officer Shri. Goraksha Gadilkar I.A.S

Lakhs of Sai devotees from all over the country and abroad come to Shirdi to have darshan of Shree Saibaba. Many devotees offer various types of donations at the feet of Shree Saibaba with great faith. The revised donation policy has recently been approved to enhance the services and facilities of the donating Sai devotees, informed by CEO Goraksha Gadilkar, Chief Executive Officer of Shree Saibaba Sansthan. According to this decision, apart from the four major festivals celebrated by Shree Saibaba Sansthan, various types of services and facilities will be provided to the donating Sai devotees according to the category of their donation - especially darshan, aarti facilities, shawls and photos, Sai Charitra, Udi-Ladu Prasad, food passes, etc as honors. With this policy, the Sansthan is trying to provide better facilities to the Sai devotees. The details of the improved services and facilities are as follows. १) रुपये १०,०००/- ते रु.२४,९९९/- पर्यंतचे दान- Donations from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 24,999/- देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास एका वेळेस कुटुंबातील ५ सदस्यांसाठी आरती पास दिला जाईल तसेच ५ उदी प्रसाद पॅकेट्स, १ लाडु प्रसाद पॅकेट दिले जातील. The donating Sai devotees will be given an Aarti pass for 5 family members at a time, as well as 5 Udi Prasad packets, 1 Laddu Prasad packet. २) रुपये २५,०००/- ते रु.५०,०००/- पर्यंतचे दान- Donation from Rs.25,000/- to Rs.50,000/- देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास दान करते वेळी दोन वेळेस कुटुंबातील ५ सदस्यांसाठी आरती / दर्शन पास दिला जाईल. तसेच, एक 3D पॉकेट फोटो, ५ उदी प्रसाद पॅकेट्स, १ साई सतचरित्र पुस्तक, २ लाडु प्रसाद पॅकेट्स दिले जातील. At the time of donation, the donor will be given two Aarti/Darshan passes for 5 family members. Also, one 3D pocket photo, 5 Udi Prasad packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 2 Laddu Prasad packets will be given. ३) रुपये ५०,००१/- ते रु.९९,९९९/- पर्यंतचे दान – Donation from Rs. 50,001/- to Rs. 99,999/- देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास दान करते वेळी कुटुंबातील ५ सदस्यांसाठी दोन VVIP आरती पास दिले जातील. त्याचबरोबर एक 3D पॉकेट फोटो, ५ उदी प्रसाद पॅकेट्स, १ साई सतचरित्र पुस्तक, २ लाडु प्रसाद पॅकेट्स दिले जातील. The donor will be given two VVIP Aarti passes for 5 family members at the time of donation. Along with this, one 3D pocket photo, 5 Udi Prasad packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 2 Laddu Prasad packets will be given. ४) रुपये १ लाख ते रु.९,९९,९९९/- पर्यंतचे दान- Donations between Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 9,99,999/- देणगीदार साईभक्‍तांस त्‍यांनी दान केलेल्‍या वर्षामध्‍ये २ VVIP आरती पास मिळतील तसेच नंतरच्‍या वर्षामध्‍ये त्‍यांनी केलेल्‍या दानाप्रमाणे प्रति वर्ष १ VVIP आरती पास मिळेल. (उदाहरणार्थ, पाच लाख रुपयांच्या दानासाठी, पहिल्‍या वर्षी २ VVIP पास मिळतील नंतरच्‍या चार वर्षासाठी प्रत्‍येक वर्षी १ VVIP पास मिळेल). त्‍यांना गेट नं. ६ किंवा त्या वेळी कार्यरत असलेल्या सशुल्‍क दर्शन रांगेतून कुटुंबाच्या ५ सदस्यांसाठी तहहयात वर्षातुन १ वेळेस मोफत दर्शन सुविधा दिली जाईल तसेच, साईभक्‍तास देणगी दिल्‍यानंतर एक वेळेस बहुमान म्‍हणुन, १ सन्‍मान शॉल, १ 3D डेस्क नोट होल्डर / 3D I शेप फोटो, १ 3D पॉकेट फोटो, अभिषेक / सत्यनारायण पूजेचे कूपन, ५ उदी प्रसाद पॅकेट्स, १ साई सतचरित्र पुस्तक, ३ लाडू प्रसाद पॅकेट्स आणि कुटुंबातील ५ सदस्यांसाठी मोफत VIP प्रसाद भोजन पास दिले जातील. The Sai devotees will get 2 VVIP Aarti passes in the year of donation and 1 VVIP Aarti pass per year for each subsequent year of donation. (For example, for a donation of Rs. 5 lakhs, 2 VVIP passes will be given in the first year and 1 VVIP pass every year for the next four years). They will be given darshan pass for paid darshan pass queue from gate no. 6 or whichever applicable at time of darshan, for 5 members of the family once in a year for whole life. Also, after donating to Shree Sai devotees will be honour with shawl, 1 3D Desk Note Holder / 3D Shape photo, 1 3D pocket photo, Abhishek / Satyanarayan Puja coupon, 5 Udi Prasad packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 3 Laddu Prasad packets and free VIP Prasad meal pass for 5 family members will be given as a one-time honour. ५ ) रुपये १० लाख ते ५० लाख पर्यंत दान: Donation from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh: देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास त्‍यांनी देणगी दिलेल्‍या प्रमाणात प्रत्येक वर्षी २ VVIP आरती पास मिळतील, (उदाहरणार्थ, ३० लाख रुपयांच्या दानासाठी, ३० वर्षांसाठी प्रति वर्ष २ VVIP पास मिळतील). Donating Sai devotees will get 2 VVIP Aarti passes every year, depending on the amount they donate, (For example, for a donation of Rs. 30 lakhs, 2 VVIP passes per year will be given for 30 years). देणगीदार साईभक्‍ताचे कुटुंबातील ५ सदस्यांना तहहयात वर्षातून एक वेळेस मोफत प्रोटोकॉल दर्शन दिले जाईल. Free protocol darshan will be given once a year to 5 family members of the donor Sai devotee during his lifetime. देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास वर्षात एक वेळेस श्री साईबाबांना वस्त्र परिधान करण्‍यासाठी वस्‍त्र देण्‍याची संधी दिली जाईल. (उदा. प्रत्येक रु.१० लाख दानासाठी एकवेळेस वस्‍त्र परिधान करण्‍यासाठी वस्‍त्र देण्‍याची संधी मिळेल (उदाहरणार्थ, ३० लाख रुपयांच्या दानासाठी देणगीदारास ३ वर्षे वस्त्र देण्‍याची संधी मिळेल). Donor Sai devotees will be given the opportunity to offer clothes to Shree Saibaba once a year. (For example, for every Rs.10 lakhs, the donor will get the opportunity to offer clothes for once a year. If donation is Rs 30 Lakh will get opportunity to offer clothes for 3 years) देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास दान करतेवळी एक वेळेस श्री साईबाबांना परिधान केलेले वस्त्र भेट म्‍हणून दिले जाईल. When donating cloths to Shree Saibaba, the donor will be given a gift of the clothes worn by Shree Saibaba (Only once). देणगीदार साईभक्‍तांस दान करतेवेळी बहुमान म्‍हणून , १ सन्‍मान शॉल, १ श्री साईंची मूर्ती, 3D डेस्क नोट होल्डर / 3D I शेप फोटो, 3D पॉकेट फोटो, अभिषेक / सत्यनारायण पूजेचे कूपन, ५ उदी पॅकेट्स, १ साई सतचरित्र पुस्तक, ५ लाडू प्रसाद पॅकेट्स, कुटुंबातील ५ सदस्यांसाठी मोफत VIP प्रसाद भोजन पास मिळेल. As a token of appreciation, donors will receive 1 Shawl, 1 Shree Saibaba idol, 3D Desk Note Holder / 3D I Shape Photo, 3D Pocket Photo, Abhishek / Satyanarayan Puja Coupon, 5 Udi packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 5 Laddu Prasad packets, and free VIP Prasad meal pass for 5 family members while donating. ६) रुपये ५० लाख आणि त्याहून अधिकचे दान- Donations of Rs. 50 lakh and above- देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास तहहयात ५ सदस्यांच्या कुटुंबासाठी प्रति वर्ष ३ VVIP आरती पास मिळतील. Donor devotee will get 3 VVIP Aarti passes per year for a family of 5 members during their lifetime. देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास श्री साईबाबांना परिधान करण्‍यासाठी वस्‍त्र देण्‍याची संधी दिली जाईल, (उदा. प्रत्‍येक रु.१० लाखच्या दानासाठी एक वस्त्र देण्‍याची संधी मिळेल ) ही वस्त्र देणगीदार साईभक्‍त आयुष्‍यभरात कधीही दान करू शकतात. त्‍याकरिता १ महिना पुर्वी कळविणे बधंनकारक राहील. Donor devotee will be given the opportunity to offer clothes to Shree Saibaba, (e.g. for every donation of Rs. 10 lakhs, one cloth will be given). Donor Sai devotees can offer these clothes anytime during their lifetime. For this, it will be mandatory to inform 1 month in advance. देणगीदार साईभक्‍तांस दान करतेवेळी श्री साईबाबांना परिधान केलेले वस्त्र (१ सेट)भेट म्‍हणून दिले जाईल. While donation, Donors will be gifted with a set of clothes worn by Shree Saibaba. देणगीदार साईभक्‍तासह कुटूबांतील ५ सदस्‍यांना प्रत्येक वर्षी २ प्रोटोकॉल VVIP दर्शन पास मिळतील, ही सुविधा तहहयात लागू राहील. Donor Sai devotees along with 5 family members will get 2 protocol VVIP darshan passes every year, this facility will remain valid for life देणगीदार साईभक्‍तास बहुमान म्‍हणून, १ सन्‍मान शॉल, १ श्री साईंची मूर्ती, 3D डेस्क नोट होल्डर / 3D I शेप फोटो, 3D पॉकेट फोटो, अभिषेक / सत्यनारायण पूजेचे कूपन, ५ उदी पॅकेट्स, १ साई सतचरित्र पुस्तक, ५ लाडु प्रसाद पॅकेट्स, देणगीदार साईभक्‍ताच्‍या कुटुंबातील ५ सदस्‍यांना मोफत VIP प्रसाद भोजन पास मिळेल. As a token of appreciation to the donor, 1 Shawl, 1 Shree Saibaba idol, 3D Desk Note Holder / 3D I shape photo, 3D pocket photo, Abhishek / Satyanarayan Puja coupon, 5 Udi packets, 1 Sai Satcharitra book, 5 Laddu Prasad packets, 5 members of the family will get free VIP Prasad Bhojan pass.

Confluence of Patriotism and Spirituality A historic moment was realized today at Shri Saibaba Temple, Shirdi. The magnificent 108-foot tall national flag, erected near Gate No. 01 of the temple complex through the generous donation of "Flag Foundation of India," was inaugurated with great enthusiasm. Distinguished Guests The inauguration ceremony was conducted by Naveen Jindal (Chairman of Flag Foundation of India and Member of Parliament), Bhausaheb Wakchaure (MP, Shirdi constituency), and Goraksh Gadilkar (IAS, Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan). The occasion was attended by various Sansthan officials, employees, Shirdi residents, and numerous Sai devotees. Program Highlights MPs Bhausaheb Wakchaure and Naveen Jindal expressed their satisfaction about this initiative that awakens patriotic feelings. Lt. Colonel Sunil Narola, representing the Flag Foundation, extended gratitude to all attendees. Source of Inspiration This magnificent national flag will continue to inspire Sai devotees as a landmark that harmonizes patriotism and devotional spirit on the sacred land of Shri Saibaba.