Delhi government remembered Louis Braille on his birthday

New Delhi: The Minister of Social Welfare, Women & Child Development and Education, Prof. Kiran Walia today announced that the Delhi Govt. will soon construct a New Hostel for Blind students in Sewa Kutir at Kingsway Camp and will also construct a New Hostel for Blind girl students at Timarpur in addition to disbursement of providing of scholarship and other facilities to the visually impaired students.

Prof. Walia announced this while she was paying floral tributes to the inventor of the Braille system of reading and writing Robert Louis Braille on his birthday organized by the Social Welfare Department in the Drishtiheen Mahavidyalaya Chhatrawas at Sewa Kutir, Kingsway Camp today.

Prof. Walia also announced that the shortage of teachers in the Blind school will soon be sorted out. The posts of teachers will soon be filled on regular basis. Prof. Walia also honoured Ram Karan Singh Chandel, the visually impaired student of the school on winning of Arjun Award.
Paying tributes to Robert Louis Braille, Prof. Walia said that he was the inventor of Braille System of reading and writing available to the crores of visually impaired persons all over the world in all languages. His invention has brought revolution in the lives of millions of visually impaired. She said that he was a great soul which came as a Pagambar for visually impaired persons in the world.