NIP NGO – An Education & Cultural Centre for the Blind & other Differently Abled in collaboration with Forum for Durgotsab, Rotary District 3291 & Narayan Memorial Hospital have joined hands to award Puja committees who are taking an endeavor to make their pandals friendly for Senior Citizens and the Disabled along with maintaining the Covid Protocols. 350 Durga Puja Committees would be participating this time.

The event was graced by the presence of several eminent personalities like Suparna Sengupta, Ceo Narayan Memorial Hospital, Dibyendu Barua, Chess Grandmaster, Debshankar Haldar, Actor, Samir Aich, Painter, Mallar Ghosh, Music Director, Partho Ghosh, Forum for Durgotsab, Prabir Chatterjee, District Governor(Rotary 3291), Dr.Prasun Kumar Mitra, Critical Care Consultant of Narayan Memorial Hospital and many others.

In 2010, in association with Forum for Durgotsab NIP has been doing accessibility surveys and awarding the best Puja Committee for the creation of barrier-free & senior citizen-friendly Pandals. Besides, NIP publishes a Puja parikrama guide in braille for the visually challenged and arranges Pandal hopping programs for disabled individuals.

This year NIP in its Jury Team has included Medical Personnel for monitoring the Covid norms in and around Puja Pandals. Suparna Sengupta (CEO), Narayan Memorial Hospital stated that a Medical Team of Narayan Hospital will judge whether the Covid Protocols are complied with. Prabir Chatterjee, District Governor(Rotary 3291) appreciated this endeavor of NIP and assured the whole-hearted co-operation of Rotary Club.

A great initiative indeed!!