BVP Charitable Trust Hospital, Ludhiana (Punjab), C-Block, Rishi Nagar, Near Telephone Exchange, Ludhiana-141001(Punjab), Phone: 0161-2300974, 2302373, Fax: 0161-2555444; email: bvp@bvptrustldh.com; website: www.bvptrustldh.com; Trust Regd. No. 3636
Ludhiana Centre Won President’s Award in 2005 and FICCI Award in 2007
Established November, 1996
Infrastructure
| S. No. | Category | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Own Building | 3,200 sq. yards |
| 2 | Employees | 43 (including 11 physically challenged) |
| 3 | Mobile Vans | Two |
The Kendra has a fully equipped workshop with a qualified engineer and technicians for making Hi-Tech Prosthetics & Orthotics articles for the handicapped persons.
Specialty of the Centre: Artificial Limbs and Polio Corrective Surgery
(In addition, Eye, Health and Dental check-up, Physiotherapy, Pathology, Acupressure / Accu. Puncture Centre and Orthopedic facility, Computer & Stitching Training Centre)
Smt. Menaka Gandhi, Union Minister inauguraing the building of the Trust
President of India bestowing National Award to the Kendra for welfare of persons with disabilities.
Artificial limbs provided by the Kendra
| S. No. | Divyang Sahayata Kendra Ludhiana | Till Mar’23 | 2023-24 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At the Kendra itself | 43,357 | 987 | 44,344 |
| 2 | At camps organised by BVP branches | 11,492 | 910 | 12,402 |
| 3 | At camps organised by organisations other than BVP | 10,110 | 651 | 10,761 |
| Total | 64,959 | 2,548 | 67,507 |
The Kendra has a fully equipped workshop with a qualified engineer and technicians for making Hi-Tech Prosthetics & Orthotics articles for the handicapped persons.
Various artificial limbs provided
| Year | Artificial Legs | Artificial Arms | Calipers | Hearing Machines | Tricycles/Wheel Chairs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 1089 | 93 | 598 | 811 | 321 | 2912 |
| 2020-21 | 940 | 85 | 422 | 567 | 294 | 2308 |
| 2021-22 | 1108 | 90 | 432 | 290 | 96 | 2016 |
| 2022-23 | 1340 | 105 | 575 | 763 | 185 | 2968 |
| 2023-24 | 1159 | 117 | 483 | 605 | 183 | 2547 |
The Kendra has a fully equipped workshop with a qualified engineer and technicians for making Hi-Tech Prosthetics & Orthotics articles for the handicapped persons.
Rehabilitation of Physically Challenged
Its Vocational Training Centre is equipped with computers, computerized embroidery machine and semi auto flat knitting machine. During the year 2023-24 the total expenditure on various activities mounted to Rs 2.69 lakh.
Polio Corrective Surgery
During the year 2023-24 the hospital organised four polio camps and undertook 50 operations on 25 patients. Since March 2007, a total of 3,019 operations have been conducted on 1,846 patients.
Multi-faculty Hospital Wing
During 2023-24, the ambulance services were requisitioned on 237 occasions. In addition, during the year medicines and tiffin services were provided to 1,138 and 731 patients respectively in Dr. Jivraj Mehta Hospital.
Contacts: Shri Narender Mittal, President (Mob: 98780-11549), Shri Rajesh Nohria, Secretary (Mob: 94173-22400