The National Institute For the Orthopaedically Handicapped

About The National Institute For the Orthopaedically Handicapped

The National Institute For the Orthopaedically Handicapped, an apex institute in the Country, was established in the year 1978 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. It is committed to manpower development, to develop model services, conduct research, standardize aids and appliances for the persons with orthopedic disabilities. Under the objective of providing & developing model rehabilitation services for the person with disabilities in the out reach areas, we organise service cum training camps in different parts of the country . We propose to organise at least one camp in your state in this financial year and likely to cover and benefit 400-500 disabled during five day camp. The programe will be organised in collaboration with the state Govt. & NGOs. The date / venue etc. may be finalised in consultation with state Govt. To involve the local available resources both manpower / professional and infrastructure and make the services cost effective and sustainable, we propose to prepare a panel of available professionals in the area who may be used subsequently in such programs and follow-ups.

The Disability India Network, India's one-stop site for comprehensive information related to disability in India, is hosted by the Society for Child Development. The Society for Child Development works for the empowerment of all persons with disabilities. However, it pays special attention to the development of resources for children and young adults with intellectual disabilities who form the most vulnerable sections of our society. Our vision for the future is that every such child or adult will have The spectrum is broad, ranging from mental retardation to the below average category. Mental handicap or Mental retardation is a condition that is present where thinking, reasoning, memory, logical analysis and the ability to learn from past experiences is limited and well below that expected for age. This condition begins from childhood. About 8 - 10 percent of the population has this condition. Children who are slow in learning comprise another 4 -5 percent of the population.

B.T. Road,
Bon-Hooghly ,
Kolkata - 700090
West Bengal

Phone : 033-2531 1248/ 0279/ 0789/ 0610
Fax : 033-25318379
Mobile : +919432356462