Lok Sabha Question No. 4147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Training Centres for Teachers of Mentally Retarded Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4147 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2017

Training Centres of Teachers for Mentally Retarded Students

## 4147: SHRI KN, RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) the number of training centres functioning in the country for providing training to teachers for the mentally retarded students, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has signed any agreement with  national and international organization in this area; and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any fund has been allocated/released by the Government to these centres during each of the last two years and the current year; and
- (d) if so, details thereof, State-wise including Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) has approved 263 organisations in the coun for providing training to teachers for the mentally retarded students. As per information of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad 182 RCI institutions are providing Diploma courses: statement indicating details is at Annexure I, Apart from this, the NIEPID is running B.Ed. Special Education   (MR) programme in the Headquarter at Secunderabad and Regional Centres at NOIDA, Kolkatta, and Mumbai: try
- (b) The Rehabilitation Council of India has signed an MoU with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) on 08.04.2015 for a period of five years with the following aims and objectives:
1. Revision of minimum standards for offering teacher education preparation programmes with disability specific specialization in view of NCTE Regulations, 2014 and RCI norms and Regulations as may be applicable.
- 2 Developing/ Revision course curriculum on special education/inclusive education for (i) ensuring inclusion in general teacher education programmes; (ii) preparing special educators to support inclusive education practices and (iii) serve children who may need special schools. To achieve this, both will have members a8 representative of NCTE and RCI in curriculum development exercises
3. Offering   Continuing  Rehabilitation Education (CRE) and Continuing  Professional Development Programmes for special education and general education teachers.
- 4\_ Undertaking research studies for the promotion of inclusive education following Universal for Learning wherever applicable: However , there is no international agreement with any organization in this regard: Design
- (c) & (d) The NIEPID a National Institute under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities meets expenditure for conducting Teacher Training Programme at its Headquarters,\_and Regional Centres from the budget allocated to the Institute by the Department: In addition, the Department also   provides in aid to Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) for   conducting Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) programmes Details of grant in aid during the last 2 years and the current year is enclosed as Annexure. However , no RCI approved NGO is conducting training programme for teachers on Mental Retardation in the state of Tamil Nadu under DDRS. RCI does not provide funds for running such training centres except release of funds to one Centre in Manipur, i.e. All Manipur  Mentally   Handicapped Person's Welfare Organization for conducting Diploma in Education   Special Education   (MR) Course under North East Component Plan; grant

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4147 for answer On 28.3.2017

## LIST OF INSTITUTIONS FOR RCI RECOGNIZED DIPLOMA EXAMINATION (ZONE WISE & STATE WISE)

| No    | ZONES        | STATES           | STATES         | STATES       | STATES             | STATES     | STATES   | STATES         | Total No. of Institutio ns   |
|-------|--------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------|------------|----------|----------------|------------------------------|
|       | North Zone   | Bihar            | Chandig arh    | Haryana      | Himac hal Prades h | New Delhi  | Punj ab  | Uttar Prade sh | Total No. of Institutio ns   |
|       | North Zone   | 5                | 2              |              | 4                  |            |          | 23             | 54                           |
| 2     | South Zone   | Andhr a Prades h | Karnata ka     | Kerala       | Tamil Nadu         | Telang ana |          |                |                              |
| 2     | South Zone   |                  | 3              | 14           | 13                 |            |          |                | 44                           |
|       | West Zone    | Goa              | Gujarat        | Maharas htra | Rajast han         |            |          |                |                              |
|       | West Zone    | 2                |                | 36           | 10                 |            |          |                | 54                           |
|       | Central Zone | Chhatt isgarh    | Madhya Pradesh |              |                    |            |          |                |                              |
|       | Central Zone |                  | 3              |              |                    |            |          |                |                              |
|       | East North   | Jhark hand       | Manipur        | Odisha       | West Bengal        |            |          |                |                              |
|       | East Zone    | 9                | 1              | 4            | 12                 |            |          |                | 23                           |
| Total | Total        | Total            | Total          | Total        | Total              | Total      | Total    | Total          | 182                          |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4147

## Grant-in-Aid released for the project of Teacher training Centre for MR under DDRS during the last two years and current year

| S.N   | Name of the State   | Name of the NGOs                                           | Full Address                                                                  | Name of the Project               |          | GIA released (in Rupees)   |                  |
|-------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------|----------------------------|------------------|
| 0     |                     |                                                            |                                                                               |                                   | 2014- 15 |                            | 22015-16/2016-17 |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Rastriya Seva Samithi                                      | Seva INilayam,Annamaiah Marg,AIR By Pass Road,Tirupati- 517501,Andhra Pradesh | DMR Course                        | 217924   | 62250                      | 457200           |
| 2     | ANDHRA              | Thakur Hari Prasad Institute of Research and Rehab. For MH | Vivekanandanagar, [Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad-500060, Andhra Pradesh             | DSE(MR) Course                    |          |                            | 252638           |
| 3     | KERALA              | Vimala Mahila [samajam                                     | FC.C. Provincial House, Nirmala Bhavan, P.P Muvattupuzha- 686661_ Kerala      | DSE(MR) Course                    | 221790   |                            |                  |
|       | UTTAR               | Institute of Advance Studies & Research in Rehabilitation  | suwahi), Varanasi- 1221005,UP                                                 | DSE(MR) Programme                 | 843818   | 356400                     |                  |
| 5     | WEST BENGAL         | [Society for Mental Health Care                            | P.O. & Vill Khajurdhi, Via Katwa, Distt Burdwan- [713518, West Bengal         | DSR(MR) Teachers ITraining Course | 572958   |                            | 268425           |