GUWAHATI: The state government will provide free textbooks to visually impaired students of the state, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Tuesday.
The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations.
He said his government had taken up various programmes aimed at uplifting the lives of the 4.4 lakh 'divyangs' (differently abled) in the state.
Titled 'An Approach to Competitive Examinations in Braille', the guidebook is prepared by the State-level Advisory Committee for Students and Youth Welfare. PTI
The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations.
He said his government had taken up various programmes aimed at uplifting the lives of the 4.4 lakh 'divyangs' (differently abled) in the state.
Titled 'An Approach to Competitive Examinations in Braille', the guidebook is prepared by the State-level Advisory Committee for Students and Youth Welfare. PTI
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