Lok Sabha Question No. 6026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Rights of Children with Special Needs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT ONEMPOWERMENT OE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangian) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6026 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.04.2017

Rights of Children with Special Needs

6026. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure the rights of the children with special needs educational facilities;
2. (b) whether the Government has put in place any monitoring mechanism to prevent the violation of the rights of such children if the details thereof 'including the institutions set up for the purpose; and
3. (c) whetherthe Government has taken cognizance of incidents of violation of the rights including educational rights of the children with special needs in the country and if the details thereof; and SO,
4. (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard along with the steps being taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCLAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (0) The Government enacted the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act; 1995 which provides for various entitlements for persons with disabilities and mandates the appropriate Government to take measures for inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities  Section 26 of the Act mandates the appropriate Government and Iocal authorities to that every child with attains the age of eighteen years.

The Central Government has set up the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Mental Retardation and Multiple disabilities in 2000 through an Act of Parliament: The National Trust implements schemes for welfare of these classes of disabilities. The main objective of National Trust is to ensure the rights of the persons with special needs including those autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy ,and mental retardation and multiple disabilities in the country to lead an independent life with dignity. To fulfill this having objective; National Trust supports and strengthens NGOs/ other service providers and appoints legal guardians to take care of the needs of persons with disabilities. The major activities of National Trust include training and awareness programme, capacity building programmes & shelter; care giving empowerment programmes;

The National Trust implements the following schemes for the purpose of educational facilities:

- () Disha: This scheme provides early intervention and school readiness programme between 0-10 children: The children with disabilities and their parents are trained for this purpose under the scheme. years

retardation and multiple disabilities for pursuing educational/ vocational like mental courses, professional courses and vocational courses graduation National  Trust  provides a specific amount per course to a PwD which generally covers transportation, books, out of pocket expenses (OPEs) etc. training fees,

Furtherc Ministry of Human Resource and Development; Department of School Education and Eitetacy implements Inclusive Education of the Disabled at Secondary (IEDSS), a Rashtriya   Madhyamik   Shiksha (RMSA)   scheme to enable all students completing eight years  of elementary  schooling an opportunity to compete four schooling in an inclusive and enabled environment and years secondary students with   disabilities in the provide educational opportunities and facilities to Government general  education  system at  the secondary level  (class IX-XII) in schoolG Yee scheme covers all children passing out of elementary school and studying at the as defined under  the Persons with Disabilities  (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Participation) (PwD) Act, 1995,and the National Trust for the Welfare of Rights and  Full Persons with Autism, Cerebral Act; 1999. Stage Abhiyan Palsy,

- (b) The Government has appointed the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in Section 57 of the   Persons with Disabilities terms of Participation ) 1995 who is (Equal  Opportunities,  Protection of Rights and Full responsible to look into complaints with respect to matters to deprivation of   rights of persons with disabilities, non-implementation bye-laws, with the appropriate authorities. The Act provides for up the matter monitor implementation of the Act at the State appointment of Commissioners by the States to level. Act, relating
- (ocerd) As per information available from Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities the PwD Act; 1995 including educational rights of the children with disabiditieo\_ provisions of i.e. 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. The the last three years cases up by Olo CCPD with the  respective authoritieslorganizations and made them aware about the during