Archive · 12 Aug 2026
704 children in 2 Bengal districts get their vision back
Some children in a part of India called West Bengal had trouble seeing.
Many of them were blind or could only see a little bit.
Now, special doctors and teachers helped 704 children see again.
This happened because of a school programme.
The programme is part of the government's big education plan.
It helps children who cannot see well learn to read and write.
They learn using Braille, which is a special way of reading with fingers.
They also get special devices, books, and tablets to help them learn.
The programme worked in 257 schools in two areas called Bankura and Howrah.
Now these children can see and go back to learning happily.
An estimated 704 children with visual impairment in West Bengal's Bankura and Howrah districts have got their vision back.
The inclusive education programme is aligned with the Centre's Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan and the National Education Policy, 2020.
The initiative covered 257 government schools - 206 in Bankura and 51 in Howrah.
Bankura had 543 children (450 with low vision and 93 blind), while Howrah had 161 children (112 with low vision and 49 blind).
The programme also provides Braille education, low-vision devices, learning materials and technology-enabled tools such as tablets.
- Who
- 704 children with visual impairment in Bankura and Howrah districts of West Bengal, supported by NGO Sightsavers India and announced by an unnamed official.
- What
- An inclusive education programme helped children with visual impairment regain their vision and provides Braille education, low-vision devices, learning materials and tablets.
- When
- Announced on Wednesday; the exact date is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Bankura and Howrah districts of West Bengal, India.
- Why
- To enable children with visual impairment to read and write, in line with the Centre's Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan and the National Education Policy, 2020.
- Total children helped
- 704
- Districts covered
- Bankura and Howrah (West Bengal)
- Government schools covered
- 257 (206 in Bankura, 51 in Howrah)
- Bankura breakdown
- 543 children (450 low vision, 93 blind)
- Howrah breakdown
- 161 children (112 low vision, 49 blind)
- Implementing NGO
- Sightsavers India
- Government alignment
- Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan and National Education Policy, 2020