Behala Bodhayan is an Association of parents of the persons with mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities and has been working for their education, vocational training, welfare, social integration and rehabilitation. We have also involved ourselves into finding solutions of many other forms of social problems, which we find very intimately related to our main agenda, and we understand, is absolutely necessary to attain our main goal.

The Association is registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act vide Registration No. S/IL/5204 of 2001-02 dated 3rd September, 2001, recognized by the Commissioner for the persons with Disabilities vide No. 36-Com (2003-04) dated 22nd May, 2003 and registered with National Trust vide Registration No. 2536/MR/2004 dated 28th January, 2004. Our Special School has been granted Academic Recognition by Mass Education Extension Department of the Govt. of West Bengal vide Memo No. 308/MEE/Sectt.EM/0/3'S'-86/05 dated 23rd March, 2006. Also we are an enlisted Parent's Association with the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad.

Our Organisation has been awarded Premlata Peshawaria National Award - 2006 as the best Parent's Association in India for perpetuating the strength of Indian Mothers, fostering cohesion in the family and upholding the social values that are crucial for healthy community living for the persons with disabilities. The citation of the Award noted that during a short period of 5 years Behala Bodhayan has made significant contribution by bringing the families together and teaching various skills to the persons with the above four categories of disabilities and making them useful citizens of the society.