by Manas Mitra | Feb 3, 2020 | News
Income Tax Act, 1961 provides some benefits for the handicapped under Section 80U, Section 10(14) and Section 80DD. The first two benefits directly benefit the handicapped taxpayers, while the third benefit is for taxpayers having disabled dependents. It also provides...
by Manas Mitra | Dec 3, 2019 | News
দৃষ্টিপ্রতিবন্ধীদের উপযুক্ত শিক্ষা, কর্মসংস্থানের অধিকার এবং সঙ্গীত ও ক্রীড়াক্ষেত্রে নৈপুণ্যের জন্য বিশেষ ভাতা প্রদান সহ ৯ দফা দাবীতে ন্যায়সঙ্গত আন্দোলন সফল করুন দৃষ্টিহীনতা কোন দৈব অভিশাপ বা পূর্বজন্মের পাপের ফল নয়। মূলতঃ দারিদ্র্যজনীত অপুষ্টি, অসচেতনতা, ভুল চিকিৎসা...
by Manas Mitra | Nov 25, 2019 | News
Rabindranath Tagore’s DakGhar was staged by the sightless students and teachers of Helen Keller Smriti Vidyamandir at Viswa-Bharati (Shanti Niketan) on March 4, 2013. Blind Persons’ Association set up Helen Keller Smriti Vidyamandir in 1981 at Krishnanagar...
by Manas Mitra | Sep 26, 2019 | Event, News
Blind Persons’ Association observed the bicentennial birthday of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (September 26, 1820 – July 29, 1891) at the office premises of the organization today in Kolkata. The entire nation has paid tribute to this great educationist and social...
by Manas Mitra | Mar 11, 2019 | News
We frequently receive phone calls on existing provisions for government employees. So we decided to upload on our site the Office Memorandum No. 36035/3/2o9-Estt.(Res), dated the 31st of March, 2014 issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions...
by Manas Mitra | Feb 23, 2019 | News
Blind Persons’ Association at a Cost of Rs. 1.34 Crore Blind Persons’ Association organised a cultural programme today (February 23, 2019) at 3 PM to inaugurate its new Braille press machine at its Braille printing facility at Lal Bihari Shah Braille Academia,...