| 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. |