• In 1977, the services and awareness in the community was much less regarding the Rehabilitation of the Disabled. As Dr.Rao, being a practicing pediatrician kept this field close to his heart and started school for the mentally challenged in his garage and part of his clinic with 5 children and two staff members which has grown to a 450 room facility manned by 150 dedicated staff serving 1700 beneficiaries per day through all the units established by him.
• His contribution to the field of Rehabilitation of the Disabled is exceptional. Through the facilities that he has created, he could extend services to 69 Lacs of persons with Disabilities and he could contribute 6500 Rehabilitation professionals to the community.
• Dr. Rao has made untiring efforts to take the institution from Hyderabad special school in the gaurage to Sweekaar Rehabilition Institute for Handicapped with the innate urge to develop Rehabilitation professionals; he has changed the name to Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences. Has he started 30 training programs to generate professionals.
• He is one of the Pioneer in the country to begin with the model of multi rehabilitation along his way he could make Sweekaar a premier institution, a model in the country where all types of disabled, of all age groups by all specialists are trained under one roof. It is cost effective, quick service delivery model and one stop service center. This model is replicated in many parts of our country.
• Honored with fellowship by Professional Bodies i.e., Fellow of Indian Academy of Medical Specialists, Fellow of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Fellow of International Medical Science Academy.
• He has established 4 nonprofit organizations, Sweekaar, Upkaar, Aashray & Suraksha for caring the Mentally, Physically, Visually hearing handicapped, Drug-addicts, Aged, Widows and destitute.

SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF DISABILITY REHABILITATION:

• Executive Committee Member to 9 organizations, Member to 17 Voluntary Organizations & Advisor to 3 Service Organizations.
• Served as Executive Committee Member of Rehabilitation Council of India,  Chairman, National Committee on Mental Retardation, Member of Review Committee on National Institutions and Chair Person of Zonal Committee, of RCI, Southern Zone – I.
• Served as National Chairman for Childhood Disability Group of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, on 11/01/2004.
• Conducted 4 National and International conferences, 24^th Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR) Annual National Conference 04^th & 07^th Jan 1996.
• 02^nd National Conference Childhood Disability Group. Indian Academy of Pediatrics 28^th & 29^th May 2005.
• 36^th Indian association of physical medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR) Annual National Conference 18^th & 20^th Jan 2008.
• 35^th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical psychologists.16^th & 18^th Jan 2009.

NGO networking with Government, Initiated for the first time in the country-

a) Started an Out Patient Department in Audiology and Speech Therapy in Gandhi Hospital, Govt. of TS.

b) Started a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre in Niloufer Hospital, of TS to serve a large number of special children.

c) Established 3 campuses at Kadapa, Guntur & Tandur a miniature of Sweekaar wherein provided service to all types of disabled and started BASLP and B.Ed Special Education courses to develop Rehab Professionals.

RECEIVED ABOUT 37 AWARDS BY STATE, CENTRAL GOVT. & INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.