Legal & Statutory Compliance

Registered as a society (Registration No. 5/72408 of 1992-93) under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 on 11 January 1993.

Registered under sections 52(2) and 4(b) of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights, and Full Participation) Rules 1999. Renewed w.e.f. 23 October 2019. Registration No. 287 (R) Com. D 19-20. Valid till 22 October 2024.

Registered with the Department of Child & Women Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal.

Registered with the National Trust for the welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment). Registration No. 391705089/MR/CP/AUTISM/MD dated 25 June 2015. Valid until 24 June 2020.

Registered with the Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.

Registered with the Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreigners Division (FCRA Wing) under Section 16 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Registration No. 147110518. Valid till 30 October 2021.

Registered under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, exempting the organisation from income tax on its receipts.

Registered under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Donors are eligible for income tax deductions on contributions made to Voice of World.

Registered with the National Trust of India for the welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities.

Teachers Training College registered with the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), enabling professional training of teachers for the visually impaired.

Blind School approved by the Department of Mass Education Extension, Government of West Bengal.

Affiliate member of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, supporting high-altitude trekking activities for the visually challenged under the Aasprihaa programme.