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An inclusive academic and rehabilitation institution serving people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) — and the families who walk with them.
Manovikas started in 1997.
We help people who learn differently.
We are in Delhi.
Manovikas Charitable Society was founded in 1997 in Delhi to make education, therapy, work and independent living genuinely accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Today seven schools operate under one roof — covering early intervention, inclusive schooling, therapy, skills and lifelong learning — alongside academic, government and CSR partners.
Manovikas is many schools in one place. We help children, young people and adults. We help with learning, therapy, work and daily life.
Manovikas is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, with 80G and 12A tax exemption and FCRA registration. Every rupee is reported transparently in our annual reports.
To enable people with IDD to learn, work and live with dignity — through inclusive education, therapy and lifelong pathways that adapt to each person.
We help people who learn differently to study, work and live well — in a way that fits each person.
An India where every person, regardless of ability, can take part in education, work and community life — supported by systems designed to include them.
An India where everyone can learn, work and join in — whatever their ability.
Dignity in every interaction · Inclusion as the default · Transparency in our numbers · Lifelong support — we do not stop at age eighteen.
We care about dignity, including everyone, being open, and helping for life.
Manovikas is governed by a board of trustees and an operating leadership team that meet regularly and report annually.
A group of trustees leads Manovikas. They meet often and report every year.
President
Psychiatrist; former Director, IHBAS
Vice President
Educationist; Director, LBIIHM
Vice President
Homeopathic Consultant
Managing Secretary
Rehabilitation Specialist · Founder
Treasurer
Special Educator
Governing Member
Fellow Chartered Accountant
Governing Member
Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Governing Member
Businessman
Governing Member
Businessman
Governing Member
Special Educator
Governing Member
Special Educator / Social Worker
Governing Member
Student Supervisor / Self-Advocate
Governing Member
Special Educator / Self-Advocate
Governing Member
Stakeholder / Self-Advocate
Governing Member
Stakeholder / Self-Advocate
The full list of trustees and their declarations is published in the latest annual report.
Manovikas works with academic, government, rehabilitation and CSR partners. All wording is factual — no university or degree-awarding status is claimed.
We work with universities, the government and other partners.
Our registrations
Partner logos are shown only where written permission exists. Names appear here as text cards.
We have grown a lot since 1997. Here are some big moments.
Manovikas founded in Delhi to support children with IDD in mainstream schools.
Anuj mainstreamed into a regular school; Right-to-Education campaign launched (a decade before the RTE Act).
Registered as a Society under Act XXI of 1860, Delhi.
Registered under the National Trust Act; respite and residential care piloted.
FCRA registration granted.
IGNOU Special Study Centre established.
IGNOU Community College proposal accepted; NIOS accreditation.
Renamed Manovikas School for Inclusion — a formal shift to the inclusive model.
First Convocation; RCI D.Ed.Spl.Ed approved; CBSE Skill Knowledge Partner.
Aaryaman Centre for Excellence (ACE) Lab founded.
Think College! inclusive higher-education project launched.
Vedic Dance & Music Therapy presented at UNESCO, Paris.
COVID response: Mashavara, Manbhavan Friendship Circle and eGyanshala launched.
Appointed State Nodal Agency Centre for Delhi; SHUCHITA launched.
Easy-Read India workshop; self-advocacy group consolidated.
We and our people have won many awards.
Institutional honours
SKOCH Order of Merit — among India's best governance projects.
Best NGO Award — Federation of Disabled Peoples' Organisations.
Commendation from the All India Women's Education Fund Association (AIWEFA).
National Awards won by Manovikas people
National Award for Empowerment of PwD — Mr Harish Vij, conferred by the Vice President of India, Vigyan Bhawan.
National Award for Empowerment of PwD — Sachin, conferred by the President of India.
Recognition of our founder & leadership — Dr Alok Kumar Bhuwan
SPANDAN — Best Professional, conferred by the National Trust, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
Rashtriya Prerna Doot Award — Best Social Worker, New Delhi.
9th Delhi Gaurav Award — Special Education, Vigyan Bhawan.
Bihar Gaurav Award — "Pride of Bihar", Patna.
Sabal Saathi — 5th Sabal Awards (Tata Steel Foundation).
10th National Gaurav Award — Social Service, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
Read what we did, who we served, and how every rupee was used.
Read what we did and how we used the money.
Programmes, learners reached and financials.
Open report (Google Drive) →Programmes, learners reached and financials.
Open report (Google Drive) →Programmes, learners reached and financials.
Open report (Google Drive) →Public foreign-contribution disclosure as required by law.
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