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Case | HBS Case Collection | July 2013

BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time

by Srikant Datar and Saloni Chaturvedi

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Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently-abled persons by providing them with the legendary low-cost prosthesis, the Jaipur Foot, and other mobility-assisting devices, free of cost. Known for its patient-centric culture, its focus on innovation, and for developing the $20 Stanford-Jaipur knee, BMVSS has assisted over a million people in its lifetime of 44 years. As the founder, Mr. D.R. Mehta, thinks about the financial sustainability of BMVSS, he must devise a strategy that will sustain its human impact well into the future.

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Financial Condition; Health Care and Treatment; Diversity; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Growth and Development Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; India;

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Datar, Srikant, and Saloni Chaturvedi. "BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time." Harvard Business School Case 114-007, July 2013.

Related Work

  1. Case | HBS Case Collection | July 2014

    BMVSS: Changing Lives through Innovation One Jaipur Limb at a Time (Abridged)

    Srikant Datar, Saloni Chaturvedi and Caitlin Bowler

    Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently-abled persons by providing them with the legendary low-cost prosthesis, the Jaipur Foot, and other mobility-assisting devices, free of cost. Known for its patient-centric culture, its focus on innovation, and for developing the $20 Stanford-Jaipur knee, BMVSS has assisted over a million people in its lifetime of 44 years. As the founder, Mr. D.R. Mehta, thinks about the financial sustainability of BMVSS, he must devise a strategy that will sustain its human impact well into the future.

    Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Financial Condition; Health Care and Treatment; Diversity; Growth and Development Strategy; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; India;

    Citation:

    Datar, Srikant, Saloni Chaturvedi, and Caitlin Bowler. "BMVSS: Changing Lives through Innovation One Jaipur Limb at a Time (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 115-009, July 2014.  View Details
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  2. Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | May 2018 (Revised June 2018)

    BMVSS: Changing Lives

    Srikant Datar, Caitlin Bowler and Saloni Chaturvedi

    Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 114-007 and 115-009.

    Citation:

    Datar, Srikant, Caitlin Bowler, and Saloni Chaturvedi. "BMVSS: Changing Lives." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 118-111, May 2018. (Revised June 2018.)  View Details
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Srikant M. Datar
Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs
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