LUCKNOW, May 28 -- To expand its functioning to other parts of the state, the authorities at Dr Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) have decided to establish regional study centres in Varanasi and Prayagraj. In the first phase, academic programmes will begin for differently-abled students in Varanasi in the 2026-27 session.

The academic council has approved the proposal. It includes establishing regional centres and running rehabilitation and employment-oriented courses. The regional centre in Varanasi will be established at the Amravati Purushottam Government Multi-Disability Rehabilitation Institute at Khushipur. A committee constituted on February 11 conducted a physical inspection of the institute's building...