Three independent CSR projects have enabled the IIT Madras-incubated start-up NeoMotion to provide customised wheelchairs to 163 differently-abled persons. NeoMotion aims to impact one lakh lives every year by 2025.

The plan is to impact 1000 Lives with a total CSR Support of Rs 10 crore for 1,000 NeoBolt and NeoFly units in the next 12 months.

IIT Madras developed India’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle called ‘NeoBolt.’ NeoMotion has commercially launched ‘NeoBolt’ and ‘NeoFly,’ a personalised wheelchair designed to enhance the health and lifestyle of differently-abled persons
Wheelchairs in India have been provided via donations.

Beneficiaries are selected based on socio-economic status, need assessment, diagnosis, and age, among other criteria. Moreover, the NeoBolt being a battery-powered clip-on device for the wheelchair is easier and convenient to use than the traditional donated hand-powered tri-cycles, allowing users to travel farther and quicker.

Cumulatively, a total of 29 NeoBolt motorised outdoor mobility attachments and 160 NeoFly wheelchairs have been donated to 163 Beneficiaries through three independent CSR projects, amounting to a total CSR funding of Rs 75 lakh.