Support For Development of Accessible Learning Materials
| Sl No. | Name of the Braille Presses | Name and Designation of the Contact Person | Address of the Braille Presses | Email Id | Contact No | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh Differently Abled and Senior Citizens Assistance Corporation, Andhra Pradesh | Shri M.A Kumar Raja Managing Director Shri. A. Shiva Prasad, Project Officer |
Andhra Pradesh Differently Abled and Senior Citizens Assistance Corporation Kavyasri Residency, M. G. Inner Ring Road, Guntur – Andhra Pradesh | braillepressg@gmail.com mdapvcc@gmail.com mdapdascac@gmail.com | Ph: 9100069719, Tel: 040-24551650 Mob: 9000013601, 9000013612 | |
| 2 | Printing And Stationary Department, Govt. of Meghalaya | Mr. Salgira R. Marak, Director | Printing And Stationary Department, Govt. of Meghalaya, Secretariat Hill, Shillong-793001, Meghalaya | tariangevan@gmail.com, dps.meg@gmail.com, | Mob-9436101447 | |
| 3 | Shubham, Bihar | Dr. Sangeeta, General Secretary | SHUBHAM, Agarwal Bhawan,1st Floor, Jawahar Lal Road, Muzaffarpur-842001 Bihar | dr.a.sangeeta@gmail.com shubhammuzngo@gmail.com | Tel: 0621-2248178, Mob: 9431239841, Mob: 9065415286 | |
| 4 | Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyangjan University, Chitrakoot | Shri Madhurendra Kumar Parvat, Registrar, | Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University Chitrakoot -210204 Uttar Pradesh | jrhuniversity@yahoo.com jrduniversity@gmail.com | Tel: 05198-224481, 224263, Mob: 7388880984 | |
| 5 | Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow | Mr. Rohit Singh, Registrar | Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Mohan Road, Lucknow-226017 Uttar Pradesh | akhilendrakumar136@gmail.com, vc@dsmnru.ac.in registrar@dsmnru.ac.in | Tel: 0522-2891393, Mob: 9415357131 | |
| 6 | Shri Navchetan Andhjan Mandal, Gujarat | Mr. Laljibhai Prajapati, General Secretary | Shri Navchetan Andhjan Mandal Viklang Vidya Mandir, Opp. Kachchh Dairy, Madhapur, Taluka- Bhuj, Dist- Kachchh-370020 Gujarat | navchetanbhuj@gmail.com | Tel: 0283-2242367, Mob: 9974107174 Mob: 9409106598(Office) | |
| 7 | The National Association For Welfare of Physically Handicapped (NAWPH), Maharasthra | Dr. Anil P. Dhawale, Nodal Officer Manager | The National Association For Welfare of Physically Handicapped (NAWPH), Near SGB, Amravati University, Amravati Maharashtra | nawphbraillepress@gmail.com | Mob: 09370182889, 9975311853 | |
| 8 | Social Welfare Department, Govt. Braille Press, Mizoram | Ms. Caroline Hmingthanzuali, Officer in Charge | Social Welfare Department, Laipuitlang, Aizawl-796012 Mizoram | mizosocialwelfare@gmail.com swtamizoram@gmail.com | Tel: 0389-2390923/2393530, Mob:, 9436140341 | |
| 9 | Govt. Braille Press, Social Justice & Empowerment, Department, Sikkim | Mr. Arpan Rai, Nodal Officer | Govt. Braille Press, Social Justice & Empowerment, Department Lumsey Road, Lower Tadong-737102 East Sikkim | sikkimsocialwelfare@gmail.com, arpanraimusic@gmail.com, lagyal15@gmail.com |
Mob: 9749730434, Tel: 03592-232596, Mob:9593884382 | |
| 10 | Central Braille Press, National Institute For The Empowerment Of Persons With Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun | Mrs. K. Sujhata, In-Charge Braille Press | Central Braille Press, National Institute For The Empowerment Of Persons With Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan) 116, Rajpur Road, Dehradun-248001 (Uttarakhand) | cbpdehradun@gmail.com | Mob:6203106762 | Braille Press, CRC Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh was merged with CBP, Dehradun. |
| 11 | Rajasthan Netraheen Kalyan Sangh, Rajasthan | Mr. J N Bhargava, Joint Secretary | Rajasthan Netraheen Kalyan Sangh 3780, Langarke balajika Rasta, Gangauri Bazar, Jaipur-302001 Rajasthan | info@rnks.org | Tel: 0141-2411634/2410363, Mob: 9414454705 | |
| 12 | Ramakrishna Mission Regional Braille Press, West Bengal | Mr. Arup Chatterjee, Manager | Ramakrishna Mission Regional Braille Press, Add: Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys’ Academy, P.O. Narendrapur, Kolkata-700103, West Bengal | nrkmbp@gmail.com | Tel: 033-24772201, Mob: 9433138585, 9433062518 | |
| 13 | Mitra Jyothi, Karnataka | Ms. Madhu Singhal, Managing Trustee | Mitra Jyothi, Add: CA Site No. P22, 31st Main,18th Cross, Behind National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bangalore-560102, Karnataka | admin.office@mitrajyothi.org | Tel: 080-22587623/25, Mob: 9741224889 | |
| 14 | Social Welfare Department, Government Braille Press, Chattisgarh | Mr. Prashant, Coordinator | Social Welfare Department, Government Braille Press, Add: Near Blind School, Police Line Road, Tifra, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh | braille.bilaspur@gmail.com | Tel: 07752-252345, Mob: 9425535433 | Dte. Of Social Welfare, Raipur was merged with Government Braille Press, Bilaspur. |
| 15 | Telangana Viklangula Cooperative Cooperation, Telangana | Mr. P Ramesh, Manager | Telangana Viklangula Cooperative Cooperation Add: Viklangula Samkshema Bhavan, Malakpet, Hyderabad-500036 (Telangana) | mdtgvcc@gmail.com braillepress.tvcc@gmail.com | Tel: 040-24545660, Mob: 9849905475 | |
| 16 | Dept. of Social Security, Women and Child Development, Chandigarh | Mr. Amandeep, | Dept. of Social Security, Women and Child Development, Punjab Government Sector 34-A, Chandigarh, Punjab | braillepress.ludhiana@gmail.com dddwcd8@gmail.com | Tel: 0172-2602726, Mob: 7508876466 | |
| 17 | Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. Braille Press, Bhopal | Sh. Bharat Singh Gaur, Asst. Director | Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. Braille Press, Bhopal Near Waheedia School Fatehgarh, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | pswbho@nic.In govt.braillepress.bhopal@gmail.com | Tel: 0755-2540865 Mob: 9893542347, 8982142365 | |
| 18 | National Association For The Blind, Ahmedabad | Mr. Bhushan Punani, Executive Director | National Association For The Blind Ahmedabad Add: 132 FT Ring Road, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, – 380015, Gujarat | gensecbpa@gmail.com nabbraillepressguj@gmail.com | Tel: 079-26304070 Mob: 9327547212/9825014210, Mob: 9327547207 | |
| 19 | National Association For The Blind, Mumbai | Mr. Vimal Dengla, Secretary | National Association For The Blind Mumbai Add: 11 Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road, Worli Seaface, Mumbai- 400030, Maharashtra | braillepress@nabindia.info | Tel: 66838635/66838629 Mob: 9414244549 | |
| 20 | Kerala Federation for the Blind, Kerala | Sh. Abdul Hakeem, General Secretary | Kerala Federation for the Blind Law College Jn., Vanchiyoor PO, Thiruvananthapuram- 695035, Kerala | kfbtvm@gmail.com | Tel: 0471-2304993, Mob: 8547326805 | |
| 21 | Red Cross Computerised Braille Press, Behrampur | Mr. P.N. Rath, Manager | Red Cross Computerised Braille Press City Hospital Road, Behrampur, Ganjam Distt. Berhampur, Pin-760001 Odisha | braillepress.odisha@gmail.com | Mob: 9777712473 | |
| 22 | National Federation of the Blind, Bahadurgarh | Mr. R.C.S Panwar, I/C Braille Press | National Federation of the Blind, Bahadurgarh Bahadurgarh, Atamshudi Ashram, Bahadurgarh- 124570, Haryana | nfbbraillepress@gmail.com | Mob: 9215055912, 8168605959 Tel: 01275-230912, | |
| 23 | All India Confederation of the Blind, Delhi | Sh. J L Kaul, Secretary General | All India Confederation of the Blind, Add: Braille Bhawan, Behind Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Sector-5, Rohini-110085 Delhi | aicbdelhi@yahoo.comb | Tel: – 011-27054082, Mob: 9810684208 | |
| 24 | NIEPVD Regional Braille Press, Regional Centre, Chennai | Mr. G. Saravana, Coordinator, Braille Press | NIEPVD Regional Braille Press, Odisha, Regional Centre, Chennai, Add: 522, Trunk Road, Poonamallee, Chennai-600056, Tamil Nadu | nivhchen@nic.in nivhrbp@gmail.com | Tel: 044-26274478, 9840664924, 9840664924 | |
| 25 | National Book Trust | Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Astt. Director | NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIA, Nehru Bhawan, 5 Instituonal Area, Phase-II Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 | nro.nbt@nic.in, amit.nbt@gov.in | 9540010195 | Special Implementing Agency |
“Project on Financial Support for Development of Accessible Learning Materials(DALM Project) under SIPDA Scheme“
Under the provisions of Section 17(g) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, a new Central Sector Scheme has been set up in the year 2014-15 to provide free books, other learning materials and suitable assistive devices to students with benchmark disabilities up to the age of 18 years. Scheme (Assistance for Establishment/ Modernization/ Capacity Augmentation of Braille Press) was launched. The scheme was launched with the objective of providing Braille text books and course material to visually impaired children up to class XII all over India, free of cost. From April 2022, the name of the scheme was changed to “Project for Financial Assistance for Braille Presses”.
There was a need for many other accessible format for students with visual disabilities by realizing these needs, the guidelines were revised and rename as “Project on Financial Support for Development of Accessible Learning Materials” in November 2023.
The Project has extended its coverage to students across age groups from the foundational level to the Higher Education level. At the same time, the Project caters to all the popular accessible formats including Talking Books (Narrated), E-Pub/Digital, and Large Print materials, Tactile Pages for students with Visual Impairment. Total 25 Braille Press/implementing agencies has served across the country till F.Y. 2023-24. 12,28,79,645 Braille Pages has been embossed or produced and distributed to the 1,59,628 beneficiaries under this project till year 2023-24.