No. of Branches : 0 | Total No. of Staffs : 50 - 100
ORBIT PROFILE
ORBIT - Organisation for Rehabilitation of the Blind in Trichy - was the brainchild of Dr. Joseph Gnanadickam an ophthalmologist who dedicated his life for the rehabilitation of the visually challenged persons. A press release from M/S Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirappalli informing that thousands of persons will get direct and indirect employment through ancillary units ignited a spark in the mind of Dr.Joseph.
He thought there is a good scope for the visually challenged persons to get a share of this emerging employment opportunities and initiated the idea of starting an ancillary unit employing visually challenged persons.
ORBIT has 40 visually challenged and 20 physically challenged workers in Tiruchirappalli unit. Well motivated and totally dedicated workers with committed supervisory and office staff are making new strides and scaling new heights.
ORBIT has won the following awards:-
• Best Sub Contractor Award from BHEL for a continuous period of ten years from 2003 to 2012
• Best Private Employer Award from the Govt. of Tamil Nadu in 2001
• Best Private Employer Award from the Govt. of Tamil Nadu in 2006
• Best Private Employer Award from the Govt. of Tamil Nadu in 2009
• Best Private Employer Award from the Govt. of Tamil Nadu in 2017
• National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Public Recognition of their Outstanding Performance as Employer of Persons with Disabilities in the year 2010.
VISION
1) To train and provide gainful employment with dignity for any other wise able persons in Tamil Nadu.
2) To motivate the society by creating the right and positive environment about other wise able persons leading to equal opportunities.
MISSION
1) To mould every other wise able person in Tamil Nadu a constructive contributor to the society.
2) To be a Role-model for other non-government organizations with similar
objectives.
L.Shanmugam V.Elumalai
President Secretary