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Objective
IDBI Polytechnic, a training venture that was started with the financial assistance from the Industrial Development Bank of India, focuses to bring about socio-economic independence amongst the blind.

Started on 1st June, 1985 the centre specialises in imparting free, state of the art technical training about various trades to blind individuals. During the past one decade and a half the institute has successfully trained about 500 visually challenged boys.

Benefits and Government Participation

1. Technical
The only trade, namely the "General Machine operator" specially drafted by the institute is approved by the Board of Technical Education, Govt of Maharashtra. At the end of the two-year course, the Dept. of Vocational Education and Training, Govt of Maharashtra issues certificates that are worthy of acquiring employment for the trainees.

2. Financial
Apart from providing free training to the students, the centre offers every student in a batch of 100 trainees lodging and food and a monthly allowance ranging Rs. 150-300/- subject to passing periodical tests. This has been possible due to the Grant-in-Aid only fund started by the government in 1991, philanthropic societies and corporate houses.

3. Job Experience

• The institute offers job-oriented operational practice and training through acquired training-supportive job orders from local industries on a no loss no profit basis. Eg. The Pal Peugeot, Mahindra and Mahindra group enrol deserving trainees into the workforce.
• Through in-plant training centre resembling one for sighted individuals, the centre provides the trainees job-oriented extensive training on the general machines so that they are adapted with industrial environment of 8 hours.
• In a recently set up office file-making unit visually impaired boys are trained so that they can be gainfully self employed.