LUCKNOW, Oct. 27 -- The Central Library of the Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University has witnessed a consistent increase in student footfall over the last three academic sessions. The university administration claimed this increase depicts academic engagement and improved library infrastructure. According to the data shared by the authorities, 18,216 students visited the library between January 1 and December 31, 2024, during the academic session 2024-25. The figure rose to 19,554 between January 1 and December 31, 2025. For the current session 2026-27, the library has already recorded 15,286 student visits between January 1 and October 23, 2026. With more than two months remaining in the year, university officials said the institution is poised to surpass last year's total attendance. "As per the data available at the university's library on average, 12 to 15 research scholars visit the central library every day to access reference materials, journals and thesis resources, which highlights the library's role as a key hub for research support," said spokesperson and librarian Prof. Yashwant Virodai. Vice-chancellor Acharya Sanjay Singh said that a significant push has come from the university's inclusive and accessible learning facilities, which align with its core mandate of rehabilitation and empowerment of Divyang students. "The Braille Library - one of its kind among any state university in UP, inaugurated on January 4 this year-is now recording a daily footfall of 8 to 10 students. Similarly, the Talking Book Studio - a unique initiative of the university - is recording an average of 8 to 9 students per day, showing increasing acceptance and use of audio-based learning," said Singh. On the digital learning front, the university said two major national academic initiatives are active on campus. One Nation One Subscription (ONOS), which provides access to over 13,000 reputed national and international journals, and Shodh Chakra - facilitating access to over 6,00,000 theses and dissertations, benefiting postgraduate and research scholars....