Agro based Training for persons with mental retardation above 18 years from all over India

Jivhala Society for the Mentally Handicapped is a registered society established in the year 1979. The institute is an apex body having tripartite functions of training, research and services in the field of mental retardation in the country. Since last 40 years, the institute has been making striking advances in building capacities to empower persons with mental retardation and their families.

The need to impart agro based training :

According to the information available from the Census 2011, there are about 16 lakhs persons with Intellectual Disabilities in our country. Out of this, about 75% are living in rural areas where the predominant employment scope is agriculture and agro based industries. Therefore, Jivhala Agriculture Workshop is started an agro based workshop unit to provide systematic training to persons with intellectual disability mainly for the rehabilitation & empowerment.

Agro based activities for employable skill development :

• Horticultural activities
• Vegetable cultivation: creepers and non-creepers
• Nursery
• Vermi compost preparation

Apart from the above need based agro based training is also considered like-

• Cow Rearing
• Tractor
• Goat Rearing
• Farm maintenance & drip irrgation

Eligibility :

Persons with intellectual disability (mentally retarded) above 18 years.