OUR STORY

PASCHIMBANGA RAJYA PTATIBANDHI SAMMILANI

Our organization began its operations in 1984 and now has over one lakh and fifty thousand members, including people with various disabilities.

We have been able to make the lives of disabled people a little easier thanks to our relentless workers and stakeholders. They made it possible to arrange and implement the long and persistent process of mass deputation….

THE INCLUSIVE PRPS MODEL

  • 1Enable access to all mainstream systems and services.
  • 2Invest in programmes and services for people with disabilities.
  • 3Adopt a national disability strategy and a plan of action.
  • 4Involve people with disabilities.
  • 5Improve human resource capacity.
  • 6Provide adequate funding and improve affordability.
  • 7Increase public awareness and understanding about disability.
  • 8Improve the availability and quality of data on disability.
  • 9Strengthen and support research on disability.

EARLY DETECTION

of disability as a precursor to early intervention therefore minimising scale of impact.

IDENTIFICATION

of persons with disability enabling inclusion and assisting them to avail benefits due to them.

ADVOCACY

for disability inclusive policies.

EMPOWERMENT

of the disabled through inclusion, education and economic independence.

ADVOCACY

for disability inclusive policies

EMPOWERMENT

of the disabled through inclusion, education and economic independence

REHABILITATION

of the disabled by providing them with necessary accommodation, aids and appliances.

FINANCE

for the above and for creating necessary infrastructure to improve access to disabled persons.

OUR GENESIS

PRPS is the brain child of Shri (Late) Somnath Chatterjee (Ex Member of Parliament and Speaker of the Lok Sabha) and the organization’s current General Secretary, Mr Kanti Ganguly.

Before PRPS, Dakshin Sahartali Pratibandhi Sammilani (DSPS) an organization for the disabled was formed. However, when the need for a larger forum to represent the entire disabled community in the State arose, PRPS was established in a Convention on Rights for Disabled in Kolkata in 1986.

It was decided that PRPS would collaborate with various stakeholders, particularly the government, to build an inclusive society by protecting the rights of disabled people.

PRPS’s primary mandate at the time was social recognition and economic rehabilitation. However, as new ideas emerged, PRPS evolved as well. PRPS is now one of the few large autonomous organizations that address all types of problems faced by disabled individuals.

OBJECTIVES

  • Advocate for equal opportunities and protection of rights of the disabled to promote an inclusive and barrier free society.
  • Disseminate knowledge and awareness and sensitize the community at large to provide equal rights and opportunities to persons with disability
  • Promote prevention, identification and early intervention of disabilities and provide education, therapeutic intervention and vocational training for rehabilitation of persons with disability
  • Organize training for teachers, therapists, parents and community workers to develop skilled human resources
  • Conduct research for better advocacy

To emerge as the nodal agency to assist, advocate, rehabilitate, empower and finance in order to develop to the fullest, the potential that lies in each individual with disability and to bring them to the mainstream of the society.

Empowerment

Empowering
By Education

Despite all scientific advancements, education remains the main tool for empowerment...

Empowering
by Nurturing Talents

While education is a major instrument for empowerment, we also believe in honing natural...

Empowering by Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

We consider entrepreneurship as an effective measure of empowerment ...

Empowering
by Employment

While education plays an important role in empowerment, it is essential that the persons ...

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation by Aids and Appliances

Since inception, PRPS has supported over 20,000 persons with disabilities by distributing ...

Rehabilitation
by Accommodation

PRPS has often then have raised the need for safe accommodation for disabled persons ...

Rehabilitation
by Healthcare Support

Healthcare costs are a major reason instigating poverty. The situation is further worse ...

Financing

PRPS, touches the lives of lakhs of persons with disability every day. Most of the programs ...

UP COMING EVENTS

State Level Sports for Persons with DisabilitiesWed, 15 Feb 2022

State level sports event held annually for persons with all kinds of disabilities. Around 2000 participants from all over West Bengal participate in this event.

UP COMING EVENTS

State Level Sports for Persons with DisabilitiesWed, 15 Feb 2022

State level sports event held annually for persons with all kinds of disabilities. Around 2000 participants from all over West Bengal participate in this event.

UP COMING EVENTS

State Level Sports for Persons with DisabilitiesWed, 15 Feb 2022

State level sports event held annually for persons with all kinds of disabilities. Around 2000 participants from all over West Bengal participate in this event.

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