Establishment and Registration

1. A registered voluntary organization registered under the Registration of Societies' Act

1970in February 1967 Reg.No.S.N 197
2. Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind is affiliated to the All India Confederation for
the Blind, New Delhi which in turn is affiliated to the World Blind Union at the International
level.
3. Jurisdiction: The KWAB shall operate throughout the date of Karnataka and in the whole
of India (Including the union territories and its benefits shall be open to all irrespective of
castes, creed, colour or religion)
4. Function: The KWAB shall be the mother body having the rights to establish sister body is
or sister concern/s or auxiliary units or forums in order to fulfill the objectives of the
Association in catering to the needs of the Blind in particular, the other categories of
disabled people and the under-privileged people in general and to render specialized
services.

Policy of the Association

The Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind is a non-political, non-sectarian, non-profit and
charitable association offering its services in social, Educational, rehabilitational and
developmental spheres showing no discrimination of caste creed or religion to its beneficiaries in
the state of Karnataka and other parts of India.

Objectives
1. To promote the Education, skills development, economic rehabilitation and socialization
of the target group.
2. To establish libraries, work training centers, Education Institutions, workshops for
manufactures of special aids and research centers for the promotion of the target group.
3. To set up Hostels, Transit homes and old age homes for the benefit of the target group.
4. To implement the community based rehabilitation integrated rural development and such
other programmes to promote their psycho-socio- economic development.
5. To promote co-operatives directly or with any voluntary organization institution or with the
State Govt/ Govt of India statutory corporation and boards like Khadi Gramodyoga Board
etc., and or finance institutions like the Karnataka state Finance Corporation, Industrial
Development Board of India/ Scheduled Banks/ Co-operative banks/societies/ local
authorities like Corporation Zilla panchayats municipalities/ village panchayats etc., to
enhance psycho-socio-economic conditions. (Of the target group)

KWAB Residential school for the

visually impaired

For more information visit:

No 69, S.C. Road, Near Kino Theatre,

Sheshadripuram, Bangalore-560020
Karnataka, INDIA
Phone: +91-80- 23369703 / 23345118
www.kwab.org