IN THE SERVICE OF LEPROSY • 1990. 18th March. World Physically Challenged Day: Minister for Social Welfare, Tamilnadu recognized LRRC as the best institution for offering the most employment for the leprosy rehabilitated patients. • 1992. 18th March. World Physically Challenged Day: Minister for social Welfare, Tamilnadu recognized LRRC as the best institution of 1989 for offering the most employment for the leprosy rehabilitated patients. • 1993, 21st March. World physically challenged day: Minister for Social Welfare, Tamilnadu awarded LRRC for offering the most employment for the leprosy rehabilitated patients. • 1993. 21st March. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India: National Award to Outstanding Employer, in recognition of outstanding services for the welfare of the handicapped. IN THE SERVICE OF TB • 2002-2003: Outstanding work on Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. • 2006: Best performance during the year, 2006. • 2008: Outstanding work on Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. PARTNERS • German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA) is situated in Wurzberg, Germany. This foundation, dedicated to the eradication of Leprosy and subsequently TB, adopted LRRC as its first project in India in the year 1958 to support it financially and to make it part of its network of medical facilities that addressed Leprosy. A major part of financial support has been given by this foundation. The financial support is considerably reduced due to the reduction in leprosy-related work. • St. John’s Foundation, UK is funding for the salary of Lab Technicians of TB from 2015. • SEMINAIRE DFS MISSIONS ETRANGERS – FRANCE is contributing much for the treatment of physically challenged children and for the general health care of given by our Centre.