Milestones of Kerala State Handicapped Persons Welfare Corporation
🏛 1979 – Establishment
- The Corporation was founded by the Government of Kerala as a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) to promote the welfare, rehabilitation, and empowerment of persons with disabilities in Kerala.
🧑 1980s–1990s – Foundational Rehabilitation Services
- Started distributing basic assistive devices like tricycles, crutches, and hearing aids.
- Initiated small-scale vocational training programs for PwDs.
🏦 2000s – Establishment of MRSTC
(Manufacturing , Repairing, Servicing and Training Center )
🏦 2000s – Expansion into Financial Assistance
- Partnered with NHFDC (National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation) to provide loans and subsidies for self-employment of persons with disabilities.
- Launched subsidy-linked motorized tricycle schemes for orthopedically disabled individuals.
- NHFDC provides loans to persons with disabilities in kerala at nominal interest rate.
🏢 2005 – Regional Offices @ Ernakulam
🏢 2012 – Regional Offices @ Kozhikode
🦿 2015–2016 – Major Distribution Drive
- Under the ADIP Scheme, distributed:
- 1,658 assistive devices
- 3,928 aids and appliances
- 500 motorized scooters (including SC-specific distribution)
- 47 motorized tricycles with state subsidy
- Implemented a Fixed Deposit Scheme for severely disabled children.
🚐 2018 – Shubhayatra Mobility Project
- Introduced advanced motorized wheelchairs, enabling free mobility to selected beneficiaries.
🛠️ 2018 – MRST Centre at Kottamam
- Modernized and Re-Established a Manufacturing, Repair, Servicing & Training (MRST) Centre to ensure quality and timely servicing of assistive devices.
💼 2019 – Entrepreneurship Support
- Scaled up support for disabled entrepreneurs through targeted financial support and soft-skills training.
💻 2020– Modernization of Head Office
💻2021
- Upgraded and renovated with innovative machineries of MRST-Kottamam, Thiruvananthapuram.
💻 2020-21 to 2022-23
- Under the kaivaliya scheme the amount of 37.23 CR realized with 7449 applicants of disabled persons.
🆕 2024 – Transformed Head Office accessible for Persons with Disabilities with Passenger
Lift , Ramp and Washroom
🆕2025 — District Office at Kasaragod
