Twenty-one differently abled and underprivileged couples, who tied the nuptial knot at a mass wedding ceremony in Udaipur, took a pledge against the dowry system and called upon the people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The ceremony was organised with adherence to COVID-appropriate behaviour.

This was the 36th mass wedding ceremony organised by the Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS), a charitable institution, for the persons with disability, many of whom had earlier received its assistance through corrective surgery. Donors gifted several household items to the newly married couples.

Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 5: On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organized a ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The Chief Guest of the event, President Draupadi Murmu, conferred the National Award to Prashant Agrawal, President of Narayan Seva Sansthan, in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of empowerment of persons with disabilities, under the category of ‘Best Personality- Empowerment of Differently-abled’.

Prashant Agrawal has been at the forefront of providing exemplary services for the welfare of persons with disabilities, including establishing residential schools Read More..

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 23: Narayan Seva Sansthan’s ‘World of Humanity’, a 450-bedded hospital is getting ready in Udaipur. In this state-of-the-art facility, medical services will be available free of cost to a maximum of those specially abled people, who are forced to live with deformities in their hands and feet due to various reasons. Presently, these services are being operated through 1100-bedded hospitals in Sector-4 and Badi village premises of the city. With the efforts of Prashant Agarwal, India’s first ‘Central Fabrication Unit’ for Prosthetic and Orthopedic Equipment, manufacturing has been set up in the Sansthan in 2022. Compared to a hand-made limb, this German machine creates a convenient replica of a cut limb based on 100% accurate measurements. Under the leadership of Agarwal, the Sansthan has also circulated a ‘Vision Document’ for the next five years of service work.

The one who has neatly preserved the memories of struggle, success, dedicated service, and rich values of parents at every step of life. Because of that, today he has a special identity in the field of all-around development and rehabilitation of the downtrodden, differently abled, and destitute. Founder of Narayan Seva – Mr. Prashant Agarwal, son of Padma Shri Kailash ‘Manav’. Read More..

The Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) is organising the National Blind Cricket Championship 2019 from 30th November to 3rd December 2019 in association with CABI (Cricket Association for the Blind in India) and RCAB (Rajasthan Cricket Association of Blind) by inviting 6 Blind Cricket Teams from the various states of India.

Blind Cricket in India

Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled and Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) organizes the blind cricket tournaments on state, zonal, national, and international levels. Apart from this, CABI also works for the awareness of the blind cricketers. Indian Blind Cricket Team is getting success and creating history in the field of cricket now. After the men’s Blind cricket success, CABI is all set for the Women’s National T20 Blind Cricket Tournament. Smriti Mandhana, vice-captain of the Indian Women’s T20 cricket team will be the Brand Ambassador for this tournament.

The Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) is proud that these superheroes are now getting the right place and recognition for their ability. Read More..

Just over ten kilometres away from the tourist attractions of the lake city – Udaipur, a humble non-governmental organisation (NGO) Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) has been transforming scores of lives over the last 35 years.

Nestled between the hilly terrain of the Aravallis, NSS has built what it calls a ‘Smart Village’- a self-equipped compound which empowers underprivileged differently-abled people. The organisation’s noble work does not end there. Not only does NSS provide medical treatments free of cost, but also provide vocational skills training while the patients are in recovery.

The compound houses a modern hospital facility, a school, an orphanage, Read More..

Nestled in the hilly terrain of the Aravallis, ten kilometres from Udaipur, is an NGO called Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS). For the past 35 years, the organisation has treated over three lakh people with disabilities free of cost.Started in 1985 by Kailash Agarwal Manav, a Padma Shri awardee, NSS initially focused on social services like treating poor people free of cost. It was only in 1997, that the organisation started treating people with disabilities. Now, its mission is to rehabilitate people with disabilities and help them lead an independent life.The NGO helping underprivileged differently-abled people by providing them free medical treatment as well as free education. However, what makes NSS unique is the fact that it provides vocational training to people with disabilities while they are undergoing treatment.

NSS offers corrective surgeries to polio victims, cerebral palsy patients, and those suffering from disabilities by-birth.

Apart from its two hospitals in Udaipur, NSS has 480 branches across India, and 49 branches abroad to treat people with disabilities. It has also set up a branch in Uganda, where it claims to have helped over thousands of people with disability. Read More..