News & Updates
Dr Mary Verghese, Executive Director, TLMTI, interviewed by Rajya Sabha TV
NEW DELHI: Pursuant to the landmark judgement by the Supreme Court of India in the Writ Petition filed by Pankaj Sinha against Union of India and Others (Writ Petition (Civil) No.767 of 2014) for inclusion and rehabilitation of people affected...
A landmark judgement by the Supreme Court of India for inclusion and rehabilitation of people...
NEW DELHI: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India, on September 14, issued the following directions in a Writ Petition filed by Pankaj Sinha against Union of India and Others (Writ Petition (Civil) No.767 of 2014) for inclusion...
TLM Vizianagaram VTC receives award from the Govt of India
VIZIANAGARAM (ANDHRA PRADESH): We had earlier reported about TLMTI’s vocational training centre in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh having been ranked among India’s top 10 Industrial Training Institutes https://bit.ly/2oH4cHK. In a function held on September 5 in New Delhi, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan,...
All for taking better care of hospital inpatients affected by leprosy
NAINI (UTTAR PRADESH): Imagine the relief the kitchen staff of TLM Naini Hospital, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, who make over 400 Chapathis for 150 hospital in-patients every day, have when they received a ‘roti making machine’, which will make the...
The World Health Organization’s 2017 leprosy statistics are out
New Delhi: The World Health Organization has released leprosy statistics for 2017. A total of 210,671 new cases were reported from 150 countries. There is a reduction of 3.4% (7,513 cases) cases from 2016. - India topped the list, with...
TLM Vizianagaram VTC ranked among India’s top 10 industrial training institutes
VIZIANAGARAM (ANDHRA PRADESH): We are excited to announce another achievement of The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI) in its efforts for providing sustainable livelihood for young boys and girls affected by leprosy/with disabilities. TLMTI’s vocational training centre (VTC) in Vizianagaram,...
An affirmative action law to restore the dignity of people affected by leprosy
NEW DELHI: It’s a heartening development that the Supreme Court has taken up the issue of bringing in a positive law (an affirmative action law) that recognises the rights of people affected by leprosy and promotes their social inclusion. The...