Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Delhi Blind School Faces Closure Due to Lack of Recognition
The Institute for the Blind in Delhi, a school for visually impaired students, is being shut down.
The government says the school doesn't have the right paperwork, specifically documents showing they own the land.
This means the 115 students, many from poor families, will have to find a new place to live and learn.
The school was founded long ago and is asking for the government to make an exception.
The staff and students are worried and don't know what the future holds.
The Delhi government ordered the closure of the Institute for the Blind.
The closure is due to the institute lacking a mandatory recognition certificate.
The DoE cited missing land allotment papers as the reason for the missing certificate.
The institute's management has contested the claims and requested a waiver.
The institute has another recognized school in Amar Colony.
- Who
- Institute for the Blind students and staff, the Directorate of Education (DoE)
- What
- The Institute for the Blind in Delhi is ordered to shut down
- When
- Closure ordered within two weeks of September 20, 2024
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- Due to lack of a recognition certificate, caused by missing land allotment papers
- Institute Name
- Institute for the Blind, Delhi
- Closure Notice Date
- September 20
- Students Affected
- 115
- Reason for Closure
- Lack of recognition certificate due to missing land documents
- Founded
- 1939 in Lahore, relocated to Delhi after Partition