About Us
The Parents Association for the Mentally
Handicapped (PAMENCAP), Godavarikhani which was Registered on 06-03-‘87 for the
welfare of Mentally Handicapped and their families started a Special School in
Fertilizer Corporation of India, Ramagundam in October, 1987 which was
subjected to closed within a span of 6 months due to the financial constrains.
Later the President, PAMENCAP, Godavarikhani Mr. D.Krishna Kumar has taken
initiation by going Pillar to Post. After repeated representations for a period
of 2 years to the higher management of Singareni Collieries Company Limited
(SCCL), succeeded in establishment of three (3) Special Classes under
integrated education programme at Sector-I High School, Godavarikhani on 16-03-1988
with the technical guidance and complete help of the then Director, National
Institute for Mentally Handicapped (NIMH, Secunderabad) and his team.
The Special Classes were first of their
kind in entire Telangana Region except
Hyderabad
.
With the help of Singareni Collieries Company Limited a special Play ground,
Play articles and 16 Seater Van have been acquired. The British Director High
Commissioner MC. Cluney visited the school and presented a color TV and VCR
during 1992. The Parents’ Workshops and Training Programmes for Disabled Children
and Teachers have been very frequently conducted. Disabled day celebrations and other functions
were conducted by involving MLAs (Member of Legislative Assembly), SCCL
officers, Government Officers to create awareness on the problem of the Special
Children/Families.
The major turning point for starting the
Manochaitanya Vocational Training Centre (MCVTC) is the arrival of Sri APVN
Sharma, IAS, Chairman and Managing Director (C&MD), The Singareni
Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) accompanied by Sri Heeralal Samariya, IAS on
14-10-1997 to the special classes. Later
the SCCL Management has allotted 2 Acres of Company land, 2 rooms building on
nominal lease to the Manochaitanya VTC.
Sri APVN Sharma took personal initiation
and arranged laying of foundation stone of VTC by Sri Dilip Ray and then
Hon’ble Minister for Coal on 30-07-1998. The District Collector Sri Debabratha
Kantha, IAS visited the school and inaugurated VTC on 02-01-‘99 by Hon’ble Chief
Minister, Sri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, which is a Historical day in the history
of PAMENCAP/MANOCHAITANYA. The Hon’ble Chief Minister has spent one hour in the
premises of Manochaitanya and assured for sanction of additional building to
VTC Compound wall and Rs.20 Lakhs Corpus Fund which was materialized later on.
Dr. Ch.Suguna Kumari, MP (Member of
Parliament), Peddapalli has allotted Rs.1 Lakh from MP Lads for construction of
2 Shopping outlets and inaugurated personally.
The MCVTC and Sheltered Workshop started
functioning from 02-01-1999. Ms. Thressia Kutty, (National Awardee), the
Lecturer in Vocational Training and Employee, NIMH accompanied by Smt. V.R.P.Sheilaja
Rao visited the
Special
School
and conducted 3
days Parents meeting and finally prepared a draft for starting of Vocational
trades and requirement of equipment. On the representation of President,
PAMENCAP, with the initiation of Sri A.P.V.N. Sharma, the SCCL C&MD has
deputed Sri M.Venkataramana of Singareni Collieries High School, Sector-II,
Godavarikhani (officially) to undergo one year Diploma Course in DVTE (MR) for
1997-‘98 to National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad. After
successful completion, he has been posted to MCVTC as overall Incharge of the
Vocational activity. On the advice of NIMH, all the Children and Parents of
Mentally Handicapped Children have been taken to
Hyderabad
for 2 days i.e., on April 15th and 16th of 1998 to have a practical visit to different Vocational
Institutions.
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