Lok Sabha Question No. 2533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Government Schools and Universities for Differently Abled
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2533 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Government Schools and Universities for Differently Abled

2533. SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  Governmental  schools  and  universities  in  the  country  which  have differently-abled friendly infrastructure, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  data  of  differently-abled  individuals  who  had  enrolled  for  education  in  various Government schools and Universities during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government provides any assistance to universities for smooth transition to the differently-abled infrastructure and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor along with the proposal of the Government to encourage adoptability of the differently-abled measures in education sector?

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

- (a): State/UT-wise details of Government schools with differently abled friendly infrastructure as per Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), 2015-16 is at Annexure-I. Details of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  having  differently  abled  friendly  infrastructure  is  at  Annexure-I (A). Data  of  universities  having  differently  abled  infrastructure  is  not  maintained  Centrally  by University Grants Commission (UGC).
- (b):  State/UT-wise  details  of  enrolment  of  CWSN  in  Government  schools and  KVs  are  at Annexure-II  and  Annexure-II  (A)  respectively.  Details  of  differently  abled  students  enrolled  in higher education institutions are at Annexure-III.
- (c)  &  (d):  The  University  Grant  Commission  (UGC)  is  implementing  a  scheme  called  Higher education  for  Persons  with  Special  needs  (HEPSN)  which  is  basically  meant  for  creating  an environment at the higher education institutions to enrich higher education learning experiences for  differently  abled  persons.  Creating  awareness  about  the  capabilities  of  differently  abled persons,  constructions  aimed  at  improving  accessibility,  purchase  of  equipment  to  enrich learning  etc.  are  the  broad  categories  of  assistance  under  the  scheme.  HEPSN  scheme  has provision for facilities such as ramps, rails, special toilets and other necessary requirements to suit the special needs of differently-abled persons.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2533,  ASKED  BY SHRI  OM  BIRLA, TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.03.2018 REGARDING  'GOVERNMENT  SCHOOLS  AND  UNIVERSITIES  FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED'

Statement showing details of Government schools (Class I to XII) with differently abled friendly infrastructure

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   Schools with ramps |   Schools with handrails |   Schools with CWSN friendly toilets |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                   98 |                       43 |                                   43 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |                14065 |                     8164 |                                 3068 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                  825 |                      574 |                                  235 |
| 4         | Assam                     |                38335 |                    32942 |                                23069 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |                49547 |                    19641 |                                 7122 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                   74 |                       52 |                                   48 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |                33253 |                    24127 |                                24510 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                  243 |                      233 |                                  247 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |                   93 |                       68 |                                   45 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |                 2489 |                     1690 |                                 2263 |
| 11        | Goa                       |                  642 |                      608 |                                   35 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |                33232 |                    22603 |                                11024 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |                10561 |                     7365 |                                 6384 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |                12879 |                    11085 |                                 3254 |
| 15        | Jammu And Kashmir         |                 5634 |                     2086 |                                  720 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |                21316 |                    14044 |                                 2848 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |                40078 |                    32312 |                                 6164 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |                 4015 |                     3108 |                                 2630 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |                   27 |                        1 |                                    5 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |                84370 |                    33787 |                                14712 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |                62995 |                    55161 |                                32068 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |                 1751 |                     1558 |                                  132 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |                 3966 |                     3102 |                                  128 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |                 1470 |                      407 |                                  834 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |                  706 |                      323 |                                  231 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |                42634 |                    30441 |                                20417 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |                  391 |                      325 |                                  131 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |                17504 |                    15481 |                                11005 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |                40977 |                    26118 |                                 8589 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |                  115 |                       79 |                                   61 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |                30651 |                    19882 |                                 8357 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |                10444 |                     4572 |                                 1829 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |                 2330 |                      850 |                                  253 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |               134460 |                    95832 |                                15623 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               |                10847 |                     6285 |                                  726 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |                53909 |                    36252 |                                 9358 |
| Total     | Total                     |               766926 |                   511201 |                               218168 |

Source: UDISE, 2015-16

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2533,  ASKED  BY SHRI  OM  BIRLA, TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.03.2018 REGARDING  'GOVERNMENT  SCHOOLS  AND  UNIVERSITIES  FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED'

Statement showing details of Kendriya Vidyalays with differently abled friendly infrastructure

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   Schools with ramps |   Schools with special toilets for boys/girls/staff |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                    1 |                                                   1 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |                   32 |                                                  33 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                   16 |                                                  16 |
| 4         | Assam                     |                   36 |                                                  31 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |                   47 |                                                  41 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                    3 |                                                   2 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |                   28 |                                                  28 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                    0 |                                                   0 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |                    1 |                                                   1 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |                   41 |                                                  38 |
| 11        | Goa                       |                    5 |                                                   4 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |                   43 |                                                  45 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |                   25 |                                                  24 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |                   25 |                                                  25 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           |                   35 |                                                  29 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |                   29 |                                                  22 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |                   44 |                                                  31 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |                   36 |                                                  34 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |                    1 |                                                   0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |                   93 |                                                  87 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |                   57 |                                                  53 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |                    8 |                                                   7 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |                    7 |                                                   5 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |                    4 |                                                   3 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |                    6 |                                                   1 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |                   56 |                                                  51 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |                    2 |                                                   1 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |                   46 |                                                  45 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |                   71 |                                                  65 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |                    2 |                                                   2 |
| 35        | Tamil Nadu                |                   42 |                                                  35 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |                   31 |                                                  26 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |                    9 |                                                   9 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |                   99 |                                                  93 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               |                   43 |                                                  39 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |                   56 |                                                  52 |
|           | Total                     |                 1080 |                                                 979 |

Source: Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2533,  ASKED  BY SHRI  OM  BIRLA, TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.03.2018 REGARDING  'GOVERNMENT  SCHOOLS  AND  UNIVERSITIES  FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED'

Enrolment of children with special needs in Government schools (Class I to XII)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 751       |       617 |       617 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 179498    |     96555 |     76985 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 12680     |      7680 |      5360 |
| 4         | Assam                     | 86778     |     83436 |     70157 |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 210983    |    187606 |    206263 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 4677      |      5240 |      4633 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 81089     |     75720 |     71866 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 352       |       402 |       487 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               | 104       |       123 |       131 |
| 10        | Delhi                     | 20354     |     22899 |     20008 |
| 11        | Goa                       | 654       |       661 |       602 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 82798     |     80509 |     77181 |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 5676      |     36434 |     31155 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 16016     |     13313 |     12236 |
| 15        | Jammu And Kashmir         | 18972     |     23411 |     22737 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 70824     |     68604 |     66544 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 96372     |     95477 |     89643 |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 77473     |     46995 |     49047 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               | 398       |       310 |       290 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            | 67403     |    101070 |    129434 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               | 153435    |    143996 |    136051 |
| 22        | Manipur                   | 5921      |      4565 |      5840 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 | 5221      |      4696 |      4222 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   | 10757     |      6600 |      6658 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  | 7888      |      4469 |      4061 |
| 26        | Odisha                    | 125257    |    111075 |    105404 |
| 27        | Puducherry                | 940       |       841 |      1010 |
| 28        | Punjab                    | 105503    |     95513 |     85262 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 | 96060     |     98721 |     98677 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    | 1228      |       970 |       939 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                | 94043     |    104104 |    109006 |
| 32        | Telangana                 | ---       |     56623 |     58083 |
| 33        | Tripura                   | 4401      |      3967 |      4048 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             | 250043    |    223265 |    228334 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               | 13872     |     11380 |      9383 |
| 36        | West Bengal               | 186632    |    190135 |    179315 |
| Total     | Total                     | 2095053   |   2007982 |   1971669 |

Source: UDISE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2533,  ASKED  BY SHRI  OM  BIRLA, TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.03.2018 REGARDING  'GOVERNMENT  SCHOOLS  AND  UNIVERSITIES  FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED'

Statement showing details of enrolment of children with special needs in Kendriya Vidyalays

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (as on 31.12.2017) |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |         6 |         7 |         7 |                            7 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |       101 |        85 |        85 |                           89 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |        13 |         9 |         6 |                            7 |
| 4         | Assam                     |        73 |        70 |        84 |                           94 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |       279 |       154 |       146 |                          187 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |        19 |        95 |        22 |                           23 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |        60 |        76 |        66 |                           94 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |         4 |         6 |        10 |                           11 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |         1 |         1 |         1 |                            1 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |       337 |       376 |       426 |                          526 |
| 11        | Goa                       |         4 |         2 |         1 |                            1 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |        57 |        63 |        71 |                           88 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |        73 |        63 |        66 |                           61 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |        16 |        18 |        28 |                           23 |
| 15        | Jammu And Kashmir         |        32 |        31 |        34 |                           50 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |        50 |        52 |        51 |                           74 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |       176 |       185 |       207 |                          223 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |       154 |       176 |       184 |                          205 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |         0 |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |       417 |       377 |       418 |                          520 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |       189 |       187 |       200 |                          213 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |         8 |        12 |        14 |                           11 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |         0 |         1 |         2 |                            2 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |         0 |         0 |         0 |                            0 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |         2 |         1 |         2 |                            1 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |       157 |       205 |       229 |                          248 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |         8 |        10 |        10 |                            8 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |        61 |        63 |        65 |                           77 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |        95 |       104 |       105 |                          116 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |         1 |         0 |         0 |                            1 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |       109 |       133 |       131 |                          168 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |        79 |        97 |       109 |                          122 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |         7 |         9 |        10 |                           11 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |       349 |       401 |       407 |                          419 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               |        37 |        53 |        45 |                           48 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |       138 |       156 |       157 |                          184 |
|           | Total                     |      3112 |      3278 |      3399 |                         3913 |

Source: Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2533,  ASKED  BY SHRI  OM  BIRLA, TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.03.2018 REGARDING  'GOVERNMENT  SCHOOLS  AND  UNIVERSITIES  FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED'

Statement showing details of enrolment of differently abled persons in Higher Education institutions including Universities, Colleges and Stand-Alone institutions

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |        20 |        20 |        20 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              |      1950 |      2118 |      2455 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           |        67 |        38 |        24 |
| 4         | Assam                       |       740 |       632 |       278 |
| 5         | Bihar                       |      2371 |      2151 |      1022 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  |       265 |       275 |       119 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                |       501 |       723 |       370 |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |        19 |        17 |         9 |
| 9         | Daman and Diu               |         1 |         1 |         0 |
| 10        | Delhi                       |      3763 |      3904 |      1236 |
| 11        | Goa                         |        45 |        49 |        41 |
| 12        | Gujarat                     |      1597 |      2838 |      1301 |
| 13        | Haryana                     |       492 |      1204 |       567 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            |       603 |       572 |       244 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir           |       492 |       885 |       204 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   |       587 |       568 |       404 |
| 17        | Karnataka                   |      4079 |      3574 |      2899 |
| 18        | Kerala                      |      3222 |      2489 |      2036 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh              |      2893 |      3017 |      1365 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                 |      5611 |      6515 |      6155 |
| 22        | Manipur                     |        78 |       119 |        21 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                   |        45 |        49 |        30 |
| 24        | Mizoram                     |         8 |        15 |        28 |
| 25        | Nagaland                    |        12 |        25 |        10 |
| 26        | Odisha                      |      1274 |      1472 |       774 |
| 27        | Puducherry                  |       166 |       194 |        61 |
| 28        | Punjab                      |       939 |       681 |       678 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                   |      2326 |      2507 |      2420 |
| 30        | Sikkim                      |         5 |        10 |         7 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                  |      5266 |      5356 |      5289 |
| 32        | Telangana                   |      2401 |      2863 |      1540 |
| 33        | Tripura                     |       127 |       207 |       160 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                 |       374 |       750 |       237 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh               |     27267 |     17152 |      8942 |
| 36        | West Bengal                 |      3076 |      3241 |      2711 |
| Total     | Total                       |     72682 |     66231 |     43657 |

Source: All India Survey on Higher Education