Pathway is run under the auspices of Dr. Dathu Rao Memorial Charitable Trust, a registered society under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.
Recognized by and Grant-in-Aid
The organization receives an annual grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
Pathway is monitored and audited yearly by independent parties to ensure proper implementation of all finances and governance.
- Recognized by the office of the Commissioner for the Disabled, Government of Tamil Nadu (Department of Disabled Welfare)
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Department of Disabled Welfare, Government of India.
- Office of the State Commissioner for the Disabled, Government of Tamil Nadu.
- Department of Social Welfare as a recognized Orphanage.
- Directorate of Matriculation Schools, Government of Tamil Nadu.
- Registration and Permission Certificate of Registration under PWD act vide S.No.03/2004, O/O Special Commissioner for the Disabled, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Registration and Permission
- Director of Exemptions, Department of Income Tax, Government of India, Nungambakkam, Chennai U/S 80G of the Income Tax Act.
- Ministry of Home Affairs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), Government of India, New Delhi.
- Registrar of Societies (South), Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai
- Registered with The National Trust for Autism, Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation, Government of India, New Delhi.
Awards
Pathway has received numerous awards and prizes from various sources and institutions over the years.
- Award for “Best Institution Serving the Disabled – Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, 15, August 2009. (click here for complete article)
- Award for “Services Rendered to the Mentally Disabled” Council of Parent’s Association of the Mentally Retarded, Chennai 2002.
- “Vocational Excellence” Award to A.D.S.N. Prasad for his services to the Disabled – Rotary Club International, 1999.
- 1998 Award for “Most Outstanding Institution in India Serving the Disabled” and “Most Outstanding Employer of the Disabled in India” – Prime Minister of India, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee.
- “Best Institution Serving the Disabled” – Cheif Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms. J. Jayalalithaa, 1995.
- “Best Employer of the Disabled” – Social Welfare Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu, 1995.’
- “Best Employees” awarded to two Special Pathway Employees – Social Welfare Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu, 1995.
- “Exceptional Contribution for Services to People” Government of Karnataka, 1995.
- “Services Rendered to the Mentally Disabled in India” – Japanese SIVUS Council, 1993.
