On
Foundation Day celebration on 9th December, NASEOH INDIA (National
Society for Equal Opportunities for the Handicapped, India), recognized and
honored the distinguished individuals and institutions across India for their
contribution as the agents of change in the disability field.
Dr.Svetlana Toshniwal, President, Rotary Club
of Bombay Mid-Town as the Chief Guest
for the occasion presented various awards to the winners chosen from the
nominations received from across the country, at a well-attended program at
NASEOH’s premises at Chembur.
The major awardees included Mrs. Supriya Shashikant More, Mumbai
( N.D. Diwan Memorial Award for
Outstanding Professional Worker), Mrs.
Kalpana Sudhir Kapadia, Mumbai(Dr. Amar Nath Tandon Award for
Outstanding Voluntary Worker), Queen Mary’s Technical Institute For Disabled
Soldiers,Pune, Maharashtra (Sulakshana RamJanam Pandey Award for an
Institution with Outstanding Services in the Field of Rehabilitation of the
Disabled), Ms. Neetu
Champala Mehta, Mumbai
(Hansa and Balkrishna Mehta Appreciation Award for Excellence (Female)), Mr. Rameshchandra
Shukla, Mumbai (Hansa and Balkrishna Mehta Appreciation Award for Excellence
(Male)), Mrs. Smita
Santosh Parab,Punarvas Special School for Intellectually Disabled, Mumbai ( Late (Smt) Nandini Divatia Award for
Outstanding Teacher of Disabled), SILA
Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra(Shri Vijay Merchant
Memorial Award for Best Employer of
Disabled), L/Nk Jitendra Kumar, Queen Mary’s Technical Institute For Differently Abled
Soldiers, Pune (Special Award for Disabled Soldiers), Mr.
Ganesh Patil, Nirdhar
Pratishthan, Palghar,
Maharashtra,Mrs. Jini
Eapen, BarrierBreak
Solutions Pvt. Ltd.,Mumbai, Mrs.
Jyoti Verma, BarrierBreak
Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, and Mr. Melwin Rego, PCM Services,Mumbai
(Lalji Mehrotra Foundation Award for Outstanding Employee in the category of Orthopedically
Disabled, Speech & Hearing Impaired, Visually Impaired and Intellectually
Challenged).
Mr. Jayesh Marfatia, Vice President of NASEOH welcomed,Mr. Gaurav Kapadia, Hon Treasurer introduced the
Chief Guest and Mr. Anil Mehta, Member of Governing Council,NASEOH
proposed the Vote of Thanks.