Introduction
Siri institute is located at SAMALKOT, Kakinada Dt, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been providing Teaching and Training services since 1994 to
the Intellectual Disability. Through its professionals for improves the life of
mentally challenged and helps in learning sustainable life skills. SIMH approaches continuously maintaining its professional relation ship with NIMH and
RCI which are professionalized institutions who helps in providing latest
knowledge and achievements to us.
Factors
Influence us to provide Services to Mentally Challenged
In
1991 the NSSO survey report reads, 3% of the children between 0-14 years of age
have developmental delays including Intellectual Disability. Disability
rehabilitation in India has a long past but a short scientific history. Several
individuals and groups initiated measures for the betterment and improvement of
the disabled. Rehabilitation services for the persons with disability in an
organized manner started as a movement after independence. However, services to
these sectors are not sufficient to meet the minimum need of handicapped. More
services are required to help the helpless people to help themselves,
especially for the mentally challenged. In our survey, mentally challenged from
below poverty line is marked most unfortunate and they are leading miserable
life. So this pathetic condition of the sector moved us deeply to launch a
service institute in three mandals i.e. Samalkot, Peddapuram, and Prathipadu in 1994.
Organizational Setup
The headquarters of Siri is situated at
Samalkot and branches are located at Anuru
(Peddapuram Mandal), Prathipadu
(Prathipadu Mandal). It covers all
villages of these three mandals. The teaching and training to the mentally
handicapped project is supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
New Delhi, since 1999.
About it’s Founder
Smt. D. Gopi Devi is the founder of the organization. Smt. D. Gopi Devi is the founder of the
organization. She won nine times awards for her best service. In the year1995 Best Social Worker award by Rotary Inner Wheel Club, Peddapuram,
E.G. Dt. In The 1998 Best Social
Worker award by Rotary Club, Kakinada. In The year 2001 Best Social
Worker award by Rotary Club, Kakinada. 2002 Best Social
Worker award by Rotary Club, Kakinada. In the year 2006 Vocational
Employment for disabled by NADCAP, Kakinada. In the year2009 Best Social Worker award by District
Collector Kakinada . In the year2016 State award
of Seva Jeevika award by BTAA Tirupathi. In 2017 Best service award by Ramakrishna Mission,
Kakinada. In 2017 Seva Ratna
Award by Pride India, Bangalore,“SBCRWA” affiliated to (NYKS) Ministry of Youth Affairs &
Sports, Government of India.
She is very much involved in serving the
mentally challenged since 1994. Besides helping mentally challenged she also
shows her motherly heart to other handicapped by providing monthly pension,
procuring machinery and materials for self employment vice verse. When she observed some poor and old destitute
people, she moved deeply and tries to provide mid-day meals and medicines at least some persons among them.She also convinced Govt. officials to provide mid-day
meals to day-scholars (mentally challenged) of Prathipadu branch.