Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Delhi's Institute for the Blind Faces Closure Amidst Bureaucracy
A school for blind children in Delhi, which has been around for a long time, might have to close.
The school helps kids from poor families by giving them a place to live, learn, and be part of a community.
The government isn't giving the school the official paperwork it needs because of some missing old land documents.
The school says the government isn't helping them, even though the government says the school didn't respond to their requests.
This issue highlights a bigger problem: the government has laws and money to help people with disabilities, but these things often don't work well in reality.
Delhi's Institute for the Blind, a school for visually impaired children, faces closure.
The school was originally founded in Lahore in 1939 and relocated to Delhi after Partition.
Closure is threatened due to missing land documents and lack of government recognition.
The school's administration alleges lack of engagement from authorities.
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016 aims for inclusion, but resources are unevenly distributed.
- Who
- Delhi's Institute for the Blind and visually impaired children
- What
- Facing potential closure due to lack of government recognition.
- When
- Ongoing
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- Missing land documents and bureaucratic issues
- Institute Name
- Delhi’s Institute for the Blind
- Founded
- 1939 (Lahore)
- Relocated
- Delhi after Partition
- Current Students
- 115
- Reason for Closure
- Lack of government recognition
- Disability Percentage (2019-2021)
- 4.5%