Previous Year Question

The National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH) referred to in the question is located at 116, Rajpur Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

The Institute developed through several stages. Various units were integrated to establish the National Centre for the Blind (NCB) in 1967. It was upgraded as the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH) in 1979 and acquired the status of an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in October 1982.

The Institute mainly promotes education, vocational training, rehabilitation, research, assistive technology and development of trained manpower for persons with visual impairment.

It functions under the administrative control of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.

Current Status

In 2016, NIVH was renamed the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan)—NIEPVD. Its location continues to be Dehradun.

NIVH / present NIEPVD → Dehradun → Rajpur Road → Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment