| Netraheen Vikas Sansthan (Blind School Rajasthan) is | | | | almost all major games & sports competitions held at |
| Children welfare organization For Deaf,Dumb and Blind | | | | District / State/ National and International level. The |
| students since last 31 years in Jodhpur.Society for | | | | students of this school have created history by wining |
| Development of the Blind ( Indian Blind School) Human | | | | one Silver and one Bronze medal at PAN Olympic |
| body is very important and invaluable in one’s life. | | | | Games held at Spartanburg in USA in the year 2001, |
| Eyes are the most precious amongst the different | | | | more than 50 medals have been received by school |
| organs. One has to face in numerable difficulties in | | | | at various state level competitions. First time |
| absence of eyes. Imagine the life one has to live | | | | tournaments of girls have also been organized and our |
| without seeing the beauty of rising sun, deprived of | | | | school got 30 medals. In Lucknow from 3rd- 8 |
| enjoyment of observing the beauty of blooming | | | | Jan.2008, a Cricket test match series was organized |
| flowers and even unable to see the face of his | | | | under “Shakuntala Memory Games |
| mother. | | | | Tournament.” The school won a test match and |
| Here one can truly realize Rajasthan proverb “The | | | | man of the match award too. The students (13 boys |
| wearer knows where the shoe pinches.” It is well | | | | and 3 girls) got 7gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze in 10th |
| said that there can not be any kith and kin of a bind | | | | Senior and 5th Junior Paralympics games held at |
| person except his intellectual eyes developed in him | | | | Faridabad. |
| otherwise in absence of it he has to be fully | | | | Library |
| dependent for every routine work upon others. Though | | | | There is one big library hall in the school containing |
| proper training provided t the blind can not of course, | | | | more than 5000 Braille books of all types including text |
| provide them the eyes but can make them self reliant | | | | books of course material , competitive exams books , |
| and self dependent. Realizing the painful sufferings of | | | | fiction/novels , story books , holy books like Ramayana, |
| the blind This Sansthan (Society) was started, with 2 | | | | Geeta , Mahabharata , Quran and Bible etc and other |
| children on 15th August 1977 in this historic Suncity, | | | | various reference books for classes 1st to 12th & |
| Jodhpur. It has its own constitution and also anyone | | | | higher education also. School subscribes various |
| giving help to this society will enjoy exemption from | | | | fortnightly / monthly / quarterly magazines and |
| income tax under 80-G. | | | | Journals useful for blind students and teachers for their |
| Aims of the society (Netraheen Vikas Sansthan) | | | | updation of current affairs & general knowledge. |
| To provide education and training to blind boys and | | | | National federation of Blind (NFB) & All India |
| girls, Make arrangements for Rehabilitation and efforts | | | | Confederation of the Blind (AICB) have also provided |
| are made to make available the facilities provided by | | | | furniture and books for the benefit of blind students. |
| the govt. to these blind children. | | | | Computer Education |
| To establish Braille press, library and cassette library | | | | School has recently established a fully air conditioned |
| for the bind | | | | Computer Lab with the help of respected NRI donor |
| To arrange for the treatment to those, whose eyes | | | | Mr.Premchand Gadda & his friends from USA having |
| are worth for treatment and also to provide guidance | | | | 17 computers equipped with all latest hardware & |
| in this field. | | | | software useful for blind . Computer basic course |
| To arrange seminars and workshops on the problems | | | | classes are taken by trained teachers & are |
| of the blind. | | | | compulsory for all the students from class 6th to 12th. |
| To arrange special surveys on the blind persons and | | | | Recently the School has started a three month |
| try to solve their problems with the help of | | | | Certificate course also in association with Polytechnic |
| Government and the society. | | | | College, Jodhpur. 14 students have completed this |
| To establish them in self employment by giving training | | | | course during 2007-08 sessions. |
| in cottage industries. | | | | Braille Printing Machine |
| To undertake all those tasks this may be related with | | | | The school has imported special Braille printing machine |
| the development and growth of intellectual eyes in the | | | | from Sweden in the year 2001 with the help of funds |
| blind. | | | | given by than British High Commissioner & Member of |
| ACTIVITIES | | | | Parliament Late Dr.L.M.Singhvi . The machine is very |
| Lodging and Boarding | | | | useful for converting books of normal text matter into |
| The lodging and boarding facility is provided free of | | | | Braille script which is used by all the students for their |
| cost to all the students. Morning tea , Breakfast , Lunch | | | | schooling. |
| ,afternoon tea / fruits and Dinner is served daily to | | | | Audio Recording Facility |
| more than 300 persons at a time.Every week special | | | | There are three mode of teaching to blind students |
| diet is also served. Quality food and nutritious diet is | | | | mainly teaching in class room , secondly thru Braille |
| ensured by management. | | | | books and lastly by giving them audio cassettes on |
| Mess | | | | different subjects which they can hear later on to |
| The school is having latest kitchen and pantry having all | | | | revise the course contents taught in class room .There |
| modern facilities like LPG pipe connections for various | | | | are 2768 recorded cassettes of different subject |
| cooking outlets , floor mill , Refrigerators , water coolers | | | | available as on date . The dubbing is done in |
| etc. There are two separate Dinning halls for boys & | | | | school’s Computer lab only with the latest |
| girls having sufficient dinning tables and chairs to serve | | | | equipments. |
| them. | | | | Why Should you go with Us ? |
| Music | | | | Netraheen Vikas Sansthan (NGO) commits for Well |
| The music subject is compulsory for class 1st to 8th | | | | developed, educated and technology updated |
| and as an optional subject for class 11th & 12th under | | | | environment for blind students and youth. Institute |
| which the training is given for all instruments like Guitar, | | | | encourages physical disabled students (Deaf and |
| Harmonium, Tabla , Drum , Piano , flute and Congo etc | | | | dumb) for education and develops himself/herself for |
| by trained music teachers.The school is having its own | | | | live with society. |
| Orchestra party who use to perform special | | | | Future plan: |
| programmes on the eve of Republic | | | | To start B.Ed classes. |
| day, Independence day, official functions like Braille | | | | Separate building for mentally retarded students. |
| day, VIP/ donor visit to school and on various other | | | | Separate Building for Deaf and Dumb students. |
| occasions . Many awards have been received for their | | | | To keep the strength for Deaf and Dumb according to |
| outstanding cultural programmes at National and District | | | | norms. |
| level. | | | | To employee a P.T.I. |
| Craft and Vocational Education | | | | To keep one trained English Teacher. |
| The craft education is compulsory from class 1st to | | | | To install Mini Brail Press Software. |
| 8th. The education includes of canning of chairs, | | | | Extension of Museum. |
| weaving & spinning of bed sheets & towels on | | | | Extension of existing lab. |
| Handloom machines. The students are paid stipend for | | | | To purchase sports articles, cricket ball, foot ball and |
| these activities under Learn and Earn programmed. | | | | toys. |
| They are also sent to Polytechnic College to attend | | | | To purchase Musical Instruments |
| special craft courses. | | | | Our Mission |
| Games and Sports | | | | We are working for physical disabled children and |
| For overall physical and mental development of blind | | | | youth. We want to do more facilities to disabled |
| students , the school provides full facilities for games | | | | person and we require more subscribe for handling all |
| both indoor and outdoor games like playing Cards, | | | | those requirements for that. We need your support in |
| Chess, Cricket , football , Kabaddi and other sports | | | | such cases like manually services. |
| facilities. The students of the school participate in | | | | Founder : Mrs. |