Raising Day of Society for the Welfare of the Handicapped
Patiala-Society for the Welfare of the Handicapped is going to celebrate its Raising Day on 16th April 2018 at 4.00 p.m. onward which came into existence on this day during 1967. The Society is managing three schools for the cause of special children viz. Patiala School for the Blind, Patiala School for the Deaf and Patiala School for the Deaf blind in which more than 320 students of visually impaired, hearing impaired and both impaired are studying in the above schools.
To add further feather in its cap, an Early Intervention Center for the Hearing Impaired in the early age i.e. at the time birth, is going to be started by laying its foundation stone by KTS Tulsi, Member of Parliament and Senior Advocate, Supereme Court of India, on 16th April 2018 . Tulsi has contributed a very huge amount for the proposed center from MPLAD. Lt. Gen (Retd.) Chetinder Singh , AVSM,SM, VSM will preside over the function.Besides cultural program and honoring of students in different fields for their excellence will also be held. The function will be held in the School premises at Village Safdipur, behind Punjabi University, Patiala