The Bal Kalyan Sanstha, Pune established in 1979, is a unique institution of its kind, working for the welfare of the special children. We are the recipients of “National Award – 2009”. Bal Kalyan Sanstha was felicitated with NATIONAL AWARD 2009 FOR THE EMPPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES by the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment which was awarded by Smt. Pratibha Patil the then President of India for the pioneering work to uplift the specials. Our work, roughly speaking, is of three-fold first education of special children among the different sections of disability. Secondly to the extent possible the development of a stronger and higher type of character, firm of purpose and disciplined in action and thirdly the cultivation of an intense feeling of self reliant independence for rehabilitation of specials and actual placement in public, private and even corporate sector.