Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre for the Blind
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| Project Name: |
Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre for the Blind |
| Project Description: |
Vocational Training Centre
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| Location: |
India North,
Ludhiana
(Punjab)
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| Project Information: |
Ludhiana, Punjab, about 110 kms from Chandigarh airport. Project consists of a middle school for blind children and a vocational training centre for the blind and physically disabled. It is under the management of the Board of Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre. A highly industrialised city of small scale and cottage industries and ideally suited for placements of the handicapped in open employment. Every year, vocationally trained blind men and women are assisted in finding jobs in public and private sectors. Children are trained for self-employment. The Centre also provides counselling facilities for the handicapped in surrounding villages. It is recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). |
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