The Composite Regional Centre (CRC) in Davanagere received a 32-seater accessible bus worth about ₹46 lakh from Mahanagar Gas Limited on October 15, 2026.
The Mumbai-based company provided the vehicle under its corporate social responsibility program for persons with disabilities. The CRC Davanagere Facebook page posted the details of the handover.
CRC Davanagere functions under the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad, which comes under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The bus is meant to improve transportation for CRC beneficiaries who face mobility challenges.
Sh. Maruthi Krishna Goud K, Director-in-charge of CRC Davanagere, inaugurated the vehicle.
Mahanagar Gas Limited officials present included Mr. Sanket Dhotre, Vice President; Mr. Sameer Kulkarni, General Manager; Mrs. Deepika Sivakumar, Assistant Manager; and Sh. Y. Sreenath, Administrative Officer.
About 200 people attended, including CRC faculty, staff, students, persons with disabilities, parents, and other beneficiaries.
How the bus will be used
CRC officials said the vehicle will help persons with disabilities reach rehabilitation, education, and skill-development services more easily.
Sh. Maruthi Krishna Goud thanked Mahanagar Gas Limited for the contribution and credited Dr. B. V. Ram Kumar, Director of NIEPID Secunderabad, for supporting the initiative.
Beneficiaries and parents who attended expressed relief that regular transport would now be available, according to the CRC Facebook post.
The Composite Regional Centre in Davanagere provides assessment, therapy, and training services for persons with disabilities in the region. The new bus addresses one of the practical barriers that have limited access to those programs.
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