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Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University Unit 29: Apex Bodies on Special Education: RCI and NIMH

Unit 29: Apex Bodies on Special Education: RCI and Notes

NIMH

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
29.1 Rehabilitation Council of India
29.2 Objectives of RCI
29.3 RCI Act 1992 and Amendments 2000
29.4 National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped
29.5 Summary
29.6 Keywords
29.7 Review Questions
29.8 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarized as below:
• to know about rehabilitation council of India.
• to explain about objectives of RCI.
• to discuss about RCI Act 1992 and amendments 2000.
• to explain about national institute for the mentally handicapped.

Introduction
The Rehabilitation Council of India was set up as a registered society in 1986 under the aegies of the
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (then Ministry of Social Welfare) to standardize and
maintain uniform standards of training of professionals. However, it was soon realised that the Society
could not ensure proper standardization and acceptance of the standards by other Organizations.
The Parliament enacted the Rehabilitation Council of India Act in 1992. The Rehabilitation Council of
India became a Statutory Body on 22nd June 1993.
The RCI Act was amended by the Parliament in 2000 to make it more broad based. The Act casts
onerous responsibility on the Council. It also prescribes that any one delivering services to people
with disability, who does not possess qualifications recognised by RCI, could be prosecuted. Thus
the Council has the twin responsibility of standardizing and regulating the training of professional
and personnel in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education.
National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped established in the year 1984 at Manovikasnagar,
Secunderabad (AP) is an Autonomous Body under the administrative control of Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment, Government of India and thus the institute is fast approaching towards its
silver jubilee to celebrate its dedicated services to persons with mental retardation in the national
interest.
NIMH has three regional centers located at New Delhi, Kolkata, & Mumbai, NIMH Model Special
Education Center located at New Delhi. The institute endeavors to excel in building capacities to
empower persons with mental retardation. Since the quality of life of every person with mental

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