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World's largest organisation serving the disabled, Jaipur Foot- BMVSS is a NGO which provides prosthetics limbs, callipers and other aids and appliances – free of charge

Business Description

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is the largest organization in the world that focuses on assisting disabled persons with their various needs. This nongovernmental organization (NGO) provides all of its assistance at no cost. This includes prosthetic limbs, calipers, and a variety of additional aids and appliances.

The BMVSS became legally registered as a society on March 29, 1975, in compliance with the provisions of the Rajasthan Societies Registration Act (vide registration number 261/1974-75). The city of Jaipur serves as the location of its headquarters (India). 

It is a pan-Indian organization with 22 branches, and its influence can be felt from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to Chennai in Tamil Nadu, as well as from Ahmedabad in Gujarat to Guwahati in Assam. Its headquarters are located in New Delhi (Assam). BMVSS maintains limb fitment centers in a number of major cities across the country, some of which are Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Patna, and Varanasi, amongst others. Examining the Locations section will provide you with access to additional details.

Since its inception, the BMVSS has been responsible for the rehabilitation of over 1.3 million amputees and polio patients by fitting and providing artificial limbs (variations of the Jaipur Foot), calipers, and various other aids and appliances, primarily in India but also in 26 other countries across the globe. This has been accomplished by fitting and providing artificial limbs (variations of the Jaipur Foot), and various other aids and appliances.

In addition to its basic objective of providing the widest possible range of assistance to people who are in need of it, the BMVSS is dedicated to doing research and development and makes an attempt to find ways to blend service with scientific inquiry.

When it comes to research and development, BMVSS has worked on projects in conjunction with institutions such as Stanford University in the United States of America, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States of America, the Indian Space Research Organization, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jodhpur. The BMVSS also gets help from professors working at other IITs, particularly in Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai. Additionally, the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur and the National Institute of Technology in Delhi, in addition to a number of other businesses, such as Jain Irrigation, Pinnacle Industries, Polymedicure, and Universal Medicap, have entered into research collaboration agreements with BMVSS. Additionally, the BMVSS receives support from a variety of different corporations. 

BMVSS is aiming to improve the components of the aids and appliances that it manufactures by collaborating with Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd (Dow India), a market-leading business in the polymers industry. Dow India, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers are all working together with BMVSS to make the polyurethane (PU) foot more practical and durable in the long run. Along with the discoveries made in physics, chemistry, space, and other domains, this innovation has the potential to rehabilitate hundreds of thousands of amputees all over the world. Dow India is providing financial support in order to see this project through to completion.

The Stanford-BMVSS Jaipur Knee, which is the result of research that was made possible as a result of a formal memorandum of understanding between BMVSS and Stanford University, was recognized as one of the world's 50 finest innovations in 2009 by Time magazine. [Citation needed] [Citation needed] [Citation needed] [Citation needed] [Citation needed] [Citation needed] [Citation needed] [ (issue published on November 23, 2009).

More than fifty on-site limb fitting camps have been hosted by BMVSS all over the world in a total of twenty-six different countries; the information regarding these camps may be found in the section under the heading "Foreign camps."

For more information, please visit our website: The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS)

Detailed Business Description

Humanitarian Organization At a Glance

• Industry: Non-Profit Healthcare, Assistive Rehabilitation, and Social Welfare

• Core Business Model: Global Humanitarian NGO Providing Free Prosthetics and Mobility Aids

• Geographic Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

• Primary Program Focus: Manufacturing and distributing the "Jaipur Foot" prosthetic, custom lower-limb artificial legs, calipers, wheel-chairs, and hearing aids

• Core Target Beneficiaries: Economically disadvantaged individuals with physical disabilities, lower-limb amputees, and polio survivors globally

• Official Website Domain: Homepage New - Jaipurfoot

Executive Overview

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is a world-renowned non-profit humanitarian organization based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Established with a mission to help physically challenged individuals regain mobility and dignity, the NGO manufactures and provides high-quality artificial limbs and rehabilitation aids completely free of charge.

The society is famous for developing and refining the internationally acclaimed Jaipur Foot prosthetic, an extremely durable, lightweight, and culturally adapted lower-limb model. Operating through a network of permanent rehabilitation branches and mobile fitting camps across India and international conflict zones, the organization has restored mobility to millions of amputees worldwide.

Detailed Business Description

For individuals with physical disabilities in developing countries, losing a limb can lead to severe financial hardship and isolation. Traditional modern prosthetics are often too expensive for low-income families and are rarely designed for the rugged conditions of rural work. BMVSS addresses this structural gap by applying community-focused engineering to create affordable, highly functional prosthetic options.

The organization's manufacturing approach focuses on durability, water resistance, and normal movement, allowing users to run, climb trees, sit cross-legged, and work in agricultural fields without difficulty. By pairing advanced plastics research with a rapid-fitting clinical workflow, the organization can fit and deliver customized artificial limbs to patients within a single day. This model minimizes travel costs and lost wages for visiting families, establishing the NGO as a global benchmark for efficient, large-scale humanitarian medical rehabilitation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are patients charged for fittings or custom prosthetics?

No. All artificial limbs, surgical fittings, mobility equipment, and short-term on-site patient accommodations are provided completely free of charge.

How does the NGO serve remote or international populations?

BMVSS hosts temporary mobile rehabilitation camps across rural regions in India and partners with global governments and non-profits to run international limb-fitting missions.

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Rehabilitation Programs & Assistive Portfolio

The organization focuses its charitable resources on several core assistive areas:

• Jaipur Foot Prosthetic Distribution: Free custom production and anatomical fitting of flexible lower-limb artificial components.

• Polio & Neurological Caliper Fitting: Sourcing and adjusting custom lightweight calipers to help polio survivors and individuals with walking difficulties regain independence.

• Mobility Aid Distribution: Sourcing and distributing hand-pedaled tricycles, adjustable wheelchairs, and specialized crutches to patients who cannot use prosthetics.

• Hearing & Sight Enhancement Aids: Providing diagnostic audiology checks and distributing high-fidelity hearing devices alongside basic vision support tools.