Mentaid’s new multi-facility centre for the development of the intellectually disabled was inaugurated at 56, Aurabinda Nagar, Khalpar, Joka, Kolkata- 700 104. It was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr. Shashi Panja, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government  of West Bengal, and the Special Guests- Victor Banerjee, eminent film personality and Goodwill Ambassador for Mentaid, Cdr. Shrirang Bijur, President, Parivaar NCPO, Mr. Debabrata Chattaraj, IAS, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, West Bengal, and Mr. Indrajeet Bhattacharya, Councillor, Ward No. 143, and Chairman of Borough XVI.

Mentaid’s new multi-facility centre houses under one roof—a School Unit, a Skills Development Unit, Pre-vocational and Vocational Units, and also the Living and Learning Unit for Development of Independent Living Skills. The Vocational Training Centre (VTC) employs about eighteen young adults all of whom are being trained for gainful employment. At the VTC, the trainees are creating handmade items like jute bags, coasters, embroidered towels, gift envelopes, spectacle cases and freshly ground spices.  It also has a catering unit where the young adults are engaged in cooking daily meals in a well-equipped kitchen, except on weekends and holidays, and from where the students and staff are served fresh lunch thalis.