Late Mr. Tukaram Sahadeo Bamankar
FounderFounder of The Poona Blind Men's Association
Late Mr. Tukaram Sahadeo Bamankar is the founder of The Poona Blind Men's Association (1952)[1], an Indian non-profit working on healthcare and disability from Pune.
The Poona Blind Men's Association
The Poona Blind Men's Association (PBMA) was established in 1952 and is registered as a public trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act. It runs a network of eye-care institutions in Maharashtra, including H.V. Desai Eye Hospital and the Dharamsey Nensey Super Specialty Eye Care Centre in Pune, plus eye hospitals in Nandurbar and Jalgaon, offering cataract surgery and other treatment aimed at economically disadvantaged patients. The association also runs a technical training institute and a home for aged blind women in Pune. Its website shows continued expansion, including a hospital opened in Solapur in 2025.
The Poona Blind Men's Association reports the following, on its own site:
- 4 Hospitals across Maharashtra
- 41+ Vision Centres for community outreach
- 10+ Districts covered in Maharashtra
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Pune
- Founded
- 1952
- Press
- 1
References
- [1] “The Poona Blind Men's Association (PBMA) is a registered charitable organization that was founded on 2nd October, 1952 by Late Mr. Tukaram Sahadeo Bamankar (blind) and a group of fellow blind persons.” — The Poona Blind Men's Association. Source
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