Dr Bhushan Punani

Dr. Bhushan Punani is at present working as General Secretary of the Blind People’s Association, Ahmedabad, one of the most leading disability development NGOs in the country. He is also Vice President of the International Council for Education of Persons with Visual Impairment (ICEVI), Global, which is registered as a Non-Profit Company in U.K. He also provided his honorary services as President of National Abilympics Association of India during 2014-2018. He joined BPA after completing his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (SPA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and completed his LL.B as well as PhD from Gujarat University and a Course in Vocation Rehabilitation from Haifa University, Israel. He has worked as a member of a number of national level committees, including the one that drafted national legislation for India. He is also a member of the Central Advisory Board as per provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Elections appointed by the Election Commission of India. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Awareness Scheme under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Govt of India. He is also working as Additional Director of the Gujarat Tea Packers and Processors Pvt. Ltd (Wagh Bakri Tea); Independent Director of TorchIt Pvt. Ltd. as well as Harsha Engineers International. Recently, he was conferred the National Leadership IIM Lucknow Singhania Award as well National Accessible Voting Award – both awards presented by former H E President of India, Shri Ram Kovind. He was also honoured with the Distinguished Alumnus Award of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.