Lok Sabha Question No. 1522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Training Institutes for Teachers of Mentally Retarded Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNEMTN OF INDIA

## MNNISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN) LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1522 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Training Institutes for Teachers of Mentally Retarded Students

## 1522 SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI

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

- (a) the number of "training institutes functioning in the country for providing training to teachers for the mentally retarded students, State/UT-wise;
- b) ihether the Government has signed any agreement with national and international organization in this field and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any fund has been allocated/released by the Government to these institutes each of the last three years and the current year; and during
- (d) if details thereof; State-wise including Rajasthan and Delhi? S0,

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 286 training institutes approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India in the country for
- (bcRehabilitation Council of India has signed an MoU with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) on 08.04,.2015 for & period of five years with the following aims and objectives:
- (i) specific specialization in view of NCTE Regulations, 2014 and RCI norms and regulations applicable. as may be
- (ii) Developing-Revision course curriculum on special education/inclusive education for (@) ensuring edclsion in general teacher education programmes; (b) preparing special educators to support inclusive education practices; and (c) serve children who may need special schools To achieve both will have members as representative of NCTE and RCI in curriculum development exercises this,
- (iii) Offering Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) and Continuing Professional Programmes for special education and general education teachers Development
- (iv) Undertaking research studies for the promotion ofinclusive education following Universal Learning whether applicable Design for

(c) to (d) Under North East Component Plan, financial assistance for Rs: 13.47 lakhs during 2015-16 & given by RCI to All Manipur Mentally Handicapped Person'$ Welfare Organization for Diploma in Education Special Education (MR) and financial assistance for Rs. 5.11 lakhs the cyear 2016-17 has been given by RCI to Shishu Sarothi, Guwahati for running Diploma in Education Special Education (Cerebral Palsy). during

In addition to above; under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS), Grant-in-aid is provided to Non'Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for running various projects for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including Diploma Courses in Special Education/Manpower Development projects for benefit of MR Children  The Grants-in-aid released to Special Education Centres under DDRS scheme each of the last three years and current year are as under:during

| S.No.   | Name of the NGOs                                                         | GIA released (in Rs;   | GIA released (in Rs;   | GIA released (in Rs;   | GIA released (in Rs;   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the NGOs                                                         | 2014-15                | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                |
|         | Rastriya Seva Samithi, Andhra Pradesh                                    | 217924                 | 62250                  | 457200                 |                        |
| 2       | Thakur Hari Prasad Institute of Research and Rehab: For MHAndhra Pradesh | 347550                 | 260662                 | 252638                 |                        |
| 3       | Vimla Mahila Samajam; Kerala                                             | 221790                 |                        |                        |                        |
| 4       | Institute of Advance' Studies & Research in Rehabilitation,Uttar Pradesh | 843818                 | 356400                 |                        |                        |
| 5       | Society for Mental Health CareWest Bengal_                               | 572958                 |                        | 268425                 | 216005                 |

Annexure-| Details of Training Institutes for Training of Teachers of Mentally Retarded Students

| Sr,No.   | State             |   No, of Training Institutes |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1,       | Andhra Pradesh    |                           15 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           01 |
| 3 ,      | Assam             |                           02 |
| 4,       | Bihar             |                           07 |
| 5_       | Chandigarh, UT    |                           02 |
| 6        | Chhatisgarh       |                           03 |
|          | Delhi             |                           14 |
| 8        | Goa               |                           02 |
| 9        | Gujarat           |                           10 |
| 10,      | Haryana           |                           30 |
| 11,      | Himachal Pradesh  |                           04 |
| 12.      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                           02 |
| 13_      | Jharkhand         |                           11 |
| 14_      | Karnataka         |                           04 |
| 15.      | Kerala            |                           16 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                           12 |
| 17       | Maharashtra       |                           27 |
| 18.      | Mizoram           |                           01 |
| 19,      | Manipur           |                           01 |
| 20,      | Odisha            |                           04 |
| 21_      | Punjab            |                           05 |
|          | Rajasthan         |                           22 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu        |                           16 |
|          | Telangana         |                           11 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                           02 |
| 26_      | Uttar Pradesh     |                           44 |
| 27.      | Uttrakhand        |                           01 |
| 28_      | West Bengal       |                           17 |
|          | Total             |                          286 |