The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Composite Regional Centre (CRC) in Port Blair.
The Composite Regional Centres in India are located in Kozhikode, Bhopal, Lucknow, Patna, Guwahati, Srinagar, Ahmedabad, Mandi and Suraghi (Chhattisgarh).
The CRCs are inaugurated to create infrastructure and resources for persons with disabilities such as persons with low-vision, mental retardation, Autism Spectrum Disorder etc.
These centres focus at locals rather than urban areas.
The centres aim at training of rehabilitation professionals and capacity building at centre, district and state levels.