Providing treatment, service and rehabilitation for the leprosy patients abandoned by the society and their families, he established three ashrams in Maharashtra,
for this purpose Baba Amte also established a hospital on 15 August 1949.
Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte,(26 December 1914-
9 February 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering from leprosy.