A historic step was taken in the direction of cleft treatment when India’s first cleft and palate patients’ toll-free helpline was launched from Varanasi- the world’s cleft treatment capital recently.

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of 'Smile Train.

Oscar winning director Megan Mylan will be launching a five-city India tour to share the story of her short film 'Smile Pinki' and help thousands of children cross the country suffering with cleft lips.

Taking a cue from ‘Smile Pinki’, an Oscar winning documentary, a hospital in Meghalaya provides free treatment to cleft patients.

People in Rajasthan can soon bid adieu to facial deformities such as cleft palate and cleft lips through a free surgery. Operation
Smile, the largest non-profit international volunteer services organisation and Rajasthan Royals — the 2008 IPL champions — in association with the state government, will soon be launching a unique programme to treat such patients.

Dispur, the capital of Assam, has joined hands with Operation Smile to make Assam a cleft-free state by 2012, according to chief minister Tarun Gogoi.