Nirmala Sadan is an institute dedicated for the Education and Rehabilitation of persons with mental retardation and it is run by Franciscan Clarist sisters in the Diocese of Kothamangalam. The Institute has a humble beginning with 8 children in a rent free building in the year 1985. Later it was shifted to the present site which was donated by the Bishop of the Diocese of Kothamangalam.
The K V M College of Special Education is an organization under the K V M Trust, and is recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), New Delhi. The College was established in 2001.