Lok Sabha Question No. 4087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Facilities for Differently Abled Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kantilal Bhuria, BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2017

## Facilities for Differently Abled Students

†4087.  SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA: SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  fully  or  partially  Government  financed  schools  across  the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of differently abled students enrolled in these schools, State/UTwise;
- (c)  whether ramps have been constructed in these schools for making them easily accessible  for  such  students  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to promote the education for students with special needs living in villages/ rural areas deprived of high schools and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up hostels for such students and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a):  State/UT-wise  details  of  Government  and  Government  aided  elementary  and secondary schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas are at Annexure-I.
- (b): State/UT-wise details of differently-abled students enrolled in these schools are at Annexure-II.
- (c):  As  per  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education,  2015-16,  82.60%  of elementary schools and 58.03% of secondary and senior secondary schools have been provided with ramps.

Out of 1136 Kendriya Vidyalayas running in the country , 93.39% Kendriya Vidyalayas have ramps.  In  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  also,  ramps  and  separate  toilets  for differently abled students have been made an integral part of building design.

(d):  Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS) component of the integrated  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  scheme  enables  all children  with  special  needs  completing  eight  years  of  elementary  schooling,  an opportunity to complete four years of secondary schooling in an inclusive and enabled environment at the secondary level (Class IX-XII) in government schools.

(e): Under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, there is no such proposal at present. The focus of SSA is on inclusive education wherein all children with special needs (CWSN), are placed in mainstream neighbourhood  schools  to  promote  holistic  development  of  these children.

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities provides Grants-in-Aid to Non-Governmental Organizations running projects for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities, including  projects for Special Schools for Children with Disabilities under the Central Sector Scheme namely Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4087, ASKED BY SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA AND SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA, TO BE ANSWERED  ON  27.03.2017 REGARDING  'FACILITIES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS'

Statement showing details of Govt. and Govt. aided schools

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   Elementary Schools* |   Secondary & Senior Secondary Schools* |   Kendriya Vidyalayas |   Navodaya Vidyalayas |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                   342 |                                     100 |                     2 |                     2 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |                 46673 |                                    7259 |                    31 |                    15 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                 93004 |                                     326 |                    15 |                    16 |
| 4         | Assam                     |                139335 |                                    5769 |                    55 |                    27 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |                185666 |                                    5919 |                    47 |                    39 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                231997 |                                     103 |                     5 |                     1 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |                278328 |                                    4430 |                    28 |                    17 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                324659 |                                      31 |                     1 |                     1 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |                370990 |                                      32 |                     1 |                     2 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |                417321 |                                    1262 |                    44 |                     2 |
| 11        | Goa                       |                463652 |                                     475 |                     5 |                     2 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |                509983 |                                    6566 |                    44 |                    25 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |                556314 |                                    3520 |                    29 |                    20 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |                602645 |                                    2534 |                    25 |                    12 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           |                648976 |                                    2509 |                    37 |                    17 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |                695307 |                                    2896 |                    32 |                    24 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |                741638 |                                   10372 |                    45 |                    28 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |                787969 |                                    2728 |                    36 |                    14 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |                834300 |                                      14 |                     1 |                     1 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |                880631 |                                    7946 |                    98 |                    50 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |                926962 |                                   17156 |                    57 |                    33 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |                973293 |                                     501 |                     8 |                    11 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |               1019624 |                                     818 |                     7 |                     8 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |               1065955 |                                     465 |                     4 |                     8 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |               1112286 |                                     328 |                     5 |                    11 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |               1158617 |                                    9012 |                    57 |                    31 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |               1204948 |                                     171 |                     4 |                     4 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |               1251279 |                                    4463 |                    49 |                    21 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |               1297610 |                                   13987 |                    68 |                    34 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |               1343941 |                                     195 |                     2 |                     4 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |               1390272 |                                    8262 |                    42 |                     0 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |               1436603 |                                    6435 |                    32 |                     9 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |               1482934 |                                     933 |                     9 |                     4 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |               1529265 |                                    6821 |                   110 |                    70 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               |               1575596 |                                    2715 |                    43 |                    13 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |               1621927 |                                    8840 |                    58 |                    18 |
|           | Total                     |               1668258 |                                  145893 |                  1136 |                   594 |

Source: *Unified District Information System for Education, 2015-16

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4087,  ASKED  BY  SHRI  KANTI  LAL  BHURIA  AND  SHRI  BHANU  PRATAP  SINGH VERMA, TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017 REGARDING 'FACILITIES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS'

Statement showing details of differently-abled students enrolled in Govt. and Govt. aided schools

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   Elementary Schools* |   Secondary & Senior Secondary Schools* |   Kendriya Vidyalayas |   Navodaya Vidyalayas |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                   450 |                                     182 |                     9 |                     2 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |                 69013 |                                   11106 |                    80 |                   133 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                  4783 |                                     746 |                     7 |                    21 |
| 4         | Assam                     |                 70200 |                                    3570 |                    82 |                    71 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |                196702 |                                    9727 |                   161 |                   389 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                  3517 |                                    1277 |                    21 |                     0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |                 67716 |                                    5015 |                   188 |                   105 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                   372 |                                     118 |                    10 |                     3 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |                   111 |                                      27 |                     0 |                     0 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |                 14470 |                                    7422 |                   419 |                     6 |
| 11        | Goa                       |                  3882 |                                     589 |                     0 |                     0 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |                 79702 |                                   12431 |                    69 |                    86 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |                 26457 |                                    4902 |                    63 |                    61 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |                  9336 |                                    2895 |                    20 |                    25 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           |                 20026 |                                    2711 |                    36 |                     5 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |                 65912 |                                    2573 |                    50 |                   144 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |                 90168 |                                   12020 |                   194 |                   277 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |                100008 |                                   24188 |                   181 |                    50 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |                   241 |                                      49 |                     0 |                     0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |                117551 |                                   12596 |                   488 |                   262 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |                235407 |                                   44231 |                   196 |                   244 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |                  6110 |                                     403 |                    14 |                     7 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |                  5705 |                                     190 |                     2 |                     1 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |                  6433 |                                     899 |                     1 |                     0 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |                  3340 |                                     718 |                     3 |                     0 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |                103575 |                                    8661 |                   213 |                   293 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |                   824 |                                     307 |                    10 |                     1 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |                 80371 |                                    7391 |                    70 |                    32 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |                 93330 |                                    5311 |                   107 |                   131 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |                   825 |                                     113 |                     0 |                     0 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |                133710 |                                   11506 |                   134 |                     0 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |                 51835 |                                    6738 |                   129 |                    73 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |                  3412 |                                     730 |                    10 |                     5 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |                230400 |                                    7233 |                   409 |                   503 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               |                  8236 |                                    1545 |                    49 |                    49 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |                152187 |                                   27161 |                   158 |                    65 |
|           | Total                     |               2056317 |                                  237281 |                  3583 |                  3044 |

Source: *Unified District Information System for Education, 2015-16