In 1990 in a small garage room at Naktala, Kolkata, the idea called ETR took its birth. By effort of a well wisher, with a few handicapped members and a little group of dedicated visionaries (both handicapped and non-handicapped) in its executive board it began its journey. The goal was Educating, Training, and Rehabilitating the Disabled and underprivileged class of communities with People's Participation Process. Today by hard work, sincerity and people's participation ETR have traveled a long way. It now could extend its help from modern metropolis like Kolkata to remote backward villages of Mograhat and Mathurapur block of South 24Parganas, West Bengal.

It has achieved both recognition and appreciation from Govt. of West Bengal as well as from Govt. of India. As a result of this ETR has been invited in various Govt. seminars and decision-making committees.
At south fringe of city of Kolkata, ETR has its head office building, donated by a benevolent industrialist.

Another building has been constructed in a remote village near Diamond Harbour on a plot of land, donated by a benevolent poor blind person along with the active support of a large number of well wishers.

1. Our organisation ETR FOR THE DISABLED is a philanthropic organisation

2. It has been recognized by the Govt. of India and State Govt. of West Bengal in the year 1990.

3. ETRD is registered under the sections 80G and 12A under the Income Tax Act 1961,Govt. of India making donations eligible for exemption.

4. We are also registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (entitlement to receive foreign grants).

5. ETR is entirely dedicated to the development and welfare of the disabled and distressed women living below poverty line. Especially the organisation is concerned with the welfare of the rural youth and the upliftment of the orphan children, who are considered as a social liability.

6. The executive body of the organisation consists mainly of disabled persons from different walks of life. Besides there are some achievers who earned distinction at the national level despite their physical impairment. The potential of the physically challenged people can be channelised to cater to the needs for their individual capacity building so that they can achieve equality and opportunity for both employment (whenever possible) and social participation.

The executive body of the organisation consists mainly of disabled persons There are some able bodied too. They come from different walks of life and specialties viz. govt. employee, ex or present executives of banks, freedom fighter and so on.

Our president and treasurer also bagged prestigious State and National awards for their outstanding achievements. All of them work on honorary basis.

The Team
A team of 23 dedicated workers (at present), male and female, handicapped and able bodied, are working hard with ETRD at Kolkata and rural center to help the needy people. Apart from this there are 50-part time female teachers, working to impart basic education to school drop out and out of school children in rural areas.

This philanthropic organisation is run mainly on donation and aids. Personal donation is the lifeline of this organisation. Project wise aid, as and when received from govt./non-govt. bodies, enables us to go ahead to materialize our welfare activities.

2. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India.
and Govt. of West Bengal and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India.

3. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.

4. Department of Mass Education Extension, Government of West Bengal.