EconReads founder Advik Bansal receives support from veteran MP Jai Prakash Agarwal as his petition crosses 5,400 signatures and the initiative expands accessible education for visually impaired students.
New Delhi: Veteran politician and five-time MP Jai Prakash Agarwal has extended his support to Advik Bansal, the teenage founder of EconReads, for his campaign to improve access to education and financial literacy for visually impaired people.
Agarwal met Bansal to discuss the challenges visually impaired students face in education and access to digital and financial information.
He endorsed an EconReads petition seeking stronger accessibility provisions for visually impaired students. The petition has attracted more than 5,400 signatures, highlighting growing public support for accessible education.
Agarwal also backed EconReads’ fundraising campaign. The initiative plans to use the funds to support schools for visually impaired students and provide essential educational equipment and accessible learning resources.
Agarwal Presents Youth Gandhi Award to Bansal
The meeting also became an important recognition for Bansal. Agarwal presented him with the Youth Gandhi Award for Service for his efforts to promote accessibility and financial education.
Agarwal also highlighted the role of grassroots advocacy in creating institutional change. His interaction with Bansal focused on how youth-led campaigns can contribute to wider policy discussions around inclusion and accessibility.
EconReads Promotes Financial Literacy
Bansal launched EconReads to make economics and financial education more accessible to visually impaired students.
The initiative has developed a curriculum containing 263 lessons across 26 modules. The programme has reached nine schools for blind students across Asia and currently has 87 volunteers working across six countries.
EconReads is also raising funds to provide educational equipment to partner schools in India.
Bansal believes accessibility should remain separate from political divisions and should focus on creating equal opportunities for everyone.
“Accessibility is not a partisan issue. The opportunity to learn, participate, and live with dignity should not depend on whether someone can see a screen,” said Bansal.
With Agarwal’s support, EconReads aims to strengthen its accessibility advocacy, expand its educational programme and raise resources for visually impaired students.
The initiative, which began as a teenage effort to address gaps in financial education, has now grown into a broader movement for accessible education, financial literacy, inclusion and equal opportunities for visually impaired people.
