| To provide special education and training for Mentally Handicapped children. | 
                  
                    | To enable and empower persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental        Retardation and Multiple Disabilities to live as independently and as        close as possible to the community to which they belong. | 
                  
                    | To develop appropriate models of care and habilitation for the mentally        retarded persons appropriate to Indian condition. | 
                  
                    | To develop manpower for delivery of services to the mentally        handicapped. | 
                  
                    | To identify, conduct co-ordinate, research in the area of mental        retardation. | 
                  
                    | To serve as a documentation and information centre in the area of mental        retardation. | 
                  
                    | To promote and stimulate growth of various kinds in quality services for        persons with mental retardation through out the country. | 
                  
                    | To provide vocation based training, employment opportunities as well as        sheltered workshop for mentally retarded. | 
                  
                    | Disseminate knowledge for the guidance of parents, relatives, teachers, or        other concerned with mentally retarded. | 
                  
                    | Facilitate the realisation of equal opportunity, protection of rights and        full participation of persons with disability. |