Some Institutions in India

NIMH
National Institute for the Mentally HandicappedThe Institute was registered in 1984 under Societies Registration Act, 1860 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. The National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH) located in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, is committed to develop models of care for persons with mentally handicap, conduct research in the area of mental handicap, promote human resource development and work with mentally handicapped persons in the country.

NIHH
National Institute for Hearing Handicapped
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (NIHH), Mumbai, was established on 9th August, 1983 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, as an autonomous body and under the administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

NIOH
National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), CalcuttaNational Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped was established in Calcutta in 1978 taking over from the Government of West Bengal the land and building of the erstwhile Kumar P.N. Roy Group of Hospitals. It was registered as an autonomous body in April 1982 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

NIVH
National Institute for the Visually Handicapped
The Institute, located in Dehradun, was established in 1979 by upgrading the National Center for the Blind. It was registered as a Society in 1982 under Societies Registration Act, 1860, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
The Institute has its regional center in Chennai to provide rehabilitation services in the southern states of the country. It renders vocational training at par with NIVH. It also provides rehabilitation services to the rural-based visually handicapped persons through its Community Based Rehabilitation activities.

IPH
Institute for the Physically HandicappedThe Institute for the Physically Handicapped (IPH), located in New Delhi, functions under the administrative and financial control of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.