HOME
|
HOME
|
Employment > Awards > N.C.P.E.D.P. - Shell Helen Keller Awards 2004
M. Srinivas: Yeilding dividends
As the Chief Employment and Placement Officer of the National Association for
the Blind (N.A.B.), Karnataka Branch, Srinivas shoulders the responsibility
of looking after the complete socio-economic rehabilitation of visual and hearing
impaired people in Karnataka.
From registering candidates to getting them suitably employed in the open market/self-employed, from meeting various employers to matching job requirements with specific skills, and from 'on-the-job' training to regular follow-ups, Srinivas has been unstinting in his efforts over the past decade.
Srinivas also conducts pre-examination training courses for candidates who appear for competitive examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission, Government of India. In 2003, he also organised a National Seminar on Enhancing Employment Opportunities for the Visually Impaired.
His work over the years has certainly yielded dividends; more than 600 people with visual and hearing impairments have been employed in various sectors, and over 500 have been successfully trained. More importantly, all of them are either self-sufficient or well on the way to being so.
Not one to sit on his laurels, Srinivas is now heading a new initiative of a call centre for people with visual impairments at N.A.B., Karnataka Branch. This project, in association with Tata Infotech, already has 15 people with visual impairments on its rolls.
In 1997, Srinivas received the National Award for outstanding placements in the open industry from the Hon'ble President of India. He has also been awarded the Dr. Burjor Darabshah Pallonji Memorial Award, instituted by N.A.B. India, for successfully placing the highest number of visually impaired people in a single year.
Chief Employment & Placement Officer,
National Association for the Blind, Karnataka Branch
N.A.B. Rehabilitation Complex, C.A. Site No. 4, NAB Road,
Jeevan Bimanagar, Bangalore 560075.
Phone: +91-80-25281590, 25281439
E-mail: nabk@vsnl.com
Printer-friendly version | E-mail this page to a friend
Main links in the Employment section: Placements | Job Opportunities | Schemes | Awards | Incentives | Issues and Trends | Success Stories
Other links in the Employment section: F.A.Q.s | Research Studies | What the Law says
| Select another section: Access | Communication | Education | Employment | Policy and Law | About N.C.P.E.D.P. Global links: Directories | Disability Commissioners | National Disability Network (N.D.N.) | Forum | F.A.Q.s | Contact Us | Support Us All information © N.C.P.E.D.P. A-77, South Extension
Part II, New Dellhi 110 049, India. |