Maanasika Vikalangula Samkshema Sangam

The organization is the vision of Mr.P.S.T.Patnaik who is himself a disabled from childhood
because of polio. The disease has affected his both hands and legs, after under going five
operations he has to spend most of his time in the wheelchair. As he already gone through the
trauma and difficulties faced by the persons with disabilities. He wanted to help other persons like
him. As he was educated up to matriculation he knew about some government schemes, so he
initially started to help disabled persons living in Atchuthapuram mandal. Later, with the help of
some of his friends he started working in the rural mandals of Rambilli, Mungapaka, Madagula,
Parawada along with Atchuthapuram. After some time working like this he formed the organization
and got it registered in 1994 under the society Act of XXI/1860 and named it Mandala Vikalangula
Samkshema Sangham with its administrative and registered office located at Atchuthapuram, 50 km
from Visakhapatnam. Mr.P.S.T.Patnaik was elected the founder Secretary of the organization, so
the organization came to be known as “organization for the disabled run by the disabled”. MVSS is
also registered with
the Home Ministry under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act