Achiever: Baldev Gulati

• Baldev Gulati didn’t let his visual impairment come in the way of his work. He now employs people with disabilities not only in his spice factory, but also helps them get placements.

• 80 per cent of the staff at "NP Masale" are disabled

• Gulati’s employment drive is not restricted to his factory. He hires 10-15 disabled people in his factory, trains them for three to five months and then gets them placed in other units. In the last year and a half, he’s placed some 273 such people.

• 'I am a ruthless employer, I punish the workers for coming late to work and taking erratic breaks. I tell them to not expect leniency from anyone just because they are disabled. Only then, they can hope for equality.' - Gulati.

Quoted from: Spice route to empowerment on Indian Express