Proposed Institutional Collaborators

The Indian Association of Physiotherapists envisions a multi-ministerial and inter-institutional collaboration model to ensure that AWP 2026 serves not just as a conference, but as a national movement for inclusive rehabilitation and policy innovation.

Proposed Government and Institutional Partners include:

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)
• Ministry of AYUSH
• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
• NITI Aayog – for policy alignment and innovation frameworks
• WHO-SEARO – for regional technical collaboration
• University Grants Commission (UGC) – for educational impact and standardization
• Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) – for disability and neurorehabilitation alignment
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) – clinical training and research dissemination
• PDUIPPD (Divyangjan) – for disability inclusion and accessibility
• National Institutes like NIPMR, NIEPMD, NILD – for institutional leadership in rehabilitation sciences
• National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) – for integration into public health systems