Lok Sabha Question No. 309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Differently Abled Children
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## Differently Abled Children

309. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether it is true that the attendance of the differently abled children in the age group of 5-19 years at school has gone up and if so, the details thereof; and (b) the percentage of the differently abled children attending schools in the country
2. during the last three years, State/UT-wise?

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

(a): Attendance record of the differently abled children is not maintained Centrally. However, enrolment of children with special needs (CWSN) at elementary level (Class I to VIII) has decreased from 25.03 lakh in 2013-14 to 22.86 lakh in 2015-16. Similarly, at the secondary (Class IX - X) and higher secondary level (Class XI - XII) the number of CWSN has gone down from 2.88 lakh in 2013-14 to 2.79 lakh in 201516.

(b): State/UT-wise details of the percentage of enrolment of differently abled children attending schools in the country during the last three years as per Unified District Information System for Education are at Annexure-I & II.

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## ANNEXURE   REFERRED   TO   IN   REPLY   TO   PART (b) OF   LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309, ASKED BY SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017 REGARDING 'DIFFERENTY ABLED CHILDREN'

Statement showing percentage of enrolment of CWSN at primary and upper primary level

| Sl No   | State/UT                  | Primary Level   | Primary Level   | Primary Level   | Upper Primary Level   | Upper Primary Level   | Upper Primary Level   |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sl No   | State/UT                  | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | 2013-14               | 2014-15               | 2015-16               |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.08            | 0.86            | 1.08            | 1.02                  | 0.97                  | 0.87                  |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 1.81            | 1.73            | 1.81            | 1.03                  | 1.07                  | 1.07                  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 4.31            | 2.44            | 4.31            | 0.9                   | 0.66                  | 0.84                  |
| 4       | Assam                     | 1.81            | 1.68            | 1.81            | 0.54                  | 0.51                  | 0.39                  |
| 5       | Bihar                     | 1.08            | 0.87            | 1.08            | 0.29                  | 0.29                  | 0.26                  |
| 6       | Chandigarh                | 2.42            | 2.15            | 2.42            | 0.78                  | 2.25                  | 2.66                  |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh              | 1.96            | 1.75            | 1.96            | 0.49                  | 0.41                  | 0.41                  |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0.63            | 0.64            | 0.63            | 0.21                  | 0.44                  | 0.77                  |
| 9       | Daman & Diu               | 0.57            | 0.59            | 0.57            | 0.35                  | 0.22                  | 0.41                  |
| 10      | Delhi                     | 0.53            | 0.6             | 0.53            | 0.85                  | 0.97                  | 0.91                  |
| 11      | Goa                       | 1.03            | 1.04            | 1.03            | 0.56                  | 0.99                  | 1.03                  |
| 12      | Gujarat                   | 1.1             | 1.05            | 1.1             | 0.67                  | 0.6                   | 0.59                  |
| 13      | Haryana                   | 0.14            | 0.82            | 0.14            | 0.07                  | 0.56                  | 0.50                  |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          | 1.44            | 1.1             | 1.44            | 0.81                  | 0.83                  | 0.85                  |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1.2             | 1.31            | 1.2             | 0.58                  | 0.72                  | 0.68                  |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 | 1.25            | 1.19            | 1.25            | 0.34                  | 0.32                  | 0.27                  |
| 17      | Karnataka                 | 1.37            | 1.33            | 1.37            | 0.84                  | 0.78                  | 0.81                  |
| 18      | Kerala                    | 3.88            | 2.33            | 3.88            | 2.4                   | 1.68                  | 1.69                  |
| 19      | Lakshadweep               | 4.05            | 3.66            | 4.05            | 2.4                   | 1.05                  | 1.27                  |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh            | 0.5             | 0.78            | 0.5             | 0.42                  | 0.44                  | 0.41                  |
| 21      | Maharashtra               | 1.91            | 1.74            | 1.91            | 1.26                  | 1.2                   | 1.17                  |
| 22      | Manipur                   | 1.7             | 1.84            | 1.7             | 0.61                  | 0.52                  | 0.52                  |
| 23      | Meghalaya                 | 1.32            | 1.04            | 1.32            | 0.26                  | 0.34                  | 0.28                  |
| 24      | Mizoram                   | 6.48            | 3.19            | 6.48            | 1.98                  | 2.11                  | 2.08                  |
| 25      | Nagaland                  | 2.47            | 1.73            | 2.47            | 0.91                  | 0.53                  | 1.24                  |
| 26      | Orissa                    | 2.11            | 1.77            | 2.11            | 0.79                  | 0.83                  | 0.75                  |
| 27      | Puducherry                | 0.58            | 0.47            | 0.58            | 0.88                  | 0.61                  | 0.58                  |
| 28      | Punjab                    | 2.86            | 2.47            | 2.86            | 0.96                  | 0.76                  | 0.79                  |
| 29      | Rajasthan                 | 1.01            | 1.03            | 1.01            | 0.26                  | 0.3                   | 0.24                  |
| 30      | Sikkim                    | 1.35            | 0.99            | 1.35            | 0.25                  | 0.31                  | 0.31                  |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                | 1.27            | 1.43            | 1.27            | 0.35                  | 0.38                  | 0.41                  |
| 32      | Telangana                 | -               | 1.28            | -               | -                     | 0.69                  | 0.66                  |
| 33      | Tripura                   | 0.65            | 0.59            | 0.65            | 0.4                   | 0.36                  | 0.43                  |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh             | 0.84            | 0.75            | 0.84            | 0.16                  | 0.1                   | 0.10                  |
| 35      | Uttarakhand               | 0.93            | 0.75            | 0.93            | 0.33                  | 0.32                  | 0.32                  |
| 36      | West Bengal               | 1.52            | 1.56            | 1.52            | 0.71                  | 0.74                  | 0.78                  |
| Total   | Total                     | 1.3             | 1.2             | 1.18            | 1.18                  | 1.12                  | 1.13                  |

Source: Unified District Information System for Education

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (b)  OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309, ASKED BY SHRI  B. SENGUTTUVAN  TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017 REGARDING 'DIFFERENTY ABLED CHILDREN'

Statement showing percentage of enrolment of CWSN at secondary and higher secondary level

| Sl No 1   | State/UT                                 | Secondary Level   | Secondary Level   | Secondary Level   | Higher Secondary Level   | Higher Secondary Level   | Higher Secondary Level   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl No 1   | State/UT                                 | 2013-14           | 2014-15           | 2015-16           | 2013-14                  | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh | 1.03              | 1.07              | 1.07              | 0.10                     | 0.13                     | 0.00                     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 0.9               | 0.66              | 0.84              | 0.45                     | 0.50                     | 0.95                     |
| 4         | Assam                                    | 0.54              | 0.51              | 0.39              | 0.15                     | 0.11                     | 0.08                     |
| 5         | Bihar                                    | 0.29              | 0.29              | 0.26              | 0.16                     | 0.11                     | 0.09                     |
| 6         | Chandigarh                               | 0.78              | 2.25              | 2.66              | 1.22                     | 0.69                     | 0.76                     |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                             | 0.49              | 0.41              | 0.41              | 0.32                     | 0.28                     | 0.26                     |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                     | 0.21              | 0.44              | 0.77              | 0.33                     | 0.38                     | 0.35                     |
| 9         | Daman & Diu                              | 0.35              | 0.22              | 0.41              | 0.45                     | 0.27                     | 0.14                     |
| 10        | Delhi                                    | 0.85              | 0.97              | 0.91              | 0.75                     | 0.82                     | 0.72                     |
| 11        | Goa                                      | 0.56              | 0.99              | 1.03              | 0.17                     | 0.17                     | 0.28                     |
| 12        | Gujarat                                  | 0.67              | 0.6               | 0.59              | 0.56                     | 0.51                     | 0.48                     |
| 13        | Haryana                                  | 0.07              | 0.56              | 0.50              | 0.04                     | 0.32                     | 0.30                     |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 0.81              | 0.83              | 0.85              | 0.29                     | 0.37                     | 0.39                     |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir                          | 0.58              | 0.72              | 0.68              | 0.29                     | 0.37                     | 0.35                     |
| 16        | Jharkhand                                | 0.34              | 0.32              | 0.27              | 0.15                     | 0.14                     | 0.13                     |
| 17        | Karnataka                                | 0.84              | 0.78              | 0.81              | 0.04                     | 0.11                     | 0.11                     |
| 18        | Kerala                                   | 2.4               | 1.68              | 1.69              | 1.09                     | 0.86                     | 0.88                     |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                              | 2.4               | 1.05              | 1.27              | 1.30                     | 0.95                     | 0.71                     |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                           | 0.42              | 0.44              | 0.41              | 0.30                     | 0.33                     | 0.30                     |
| 21        | Maharashtra                              | 1.26              | 1.2               | 1.17              | 0.34                     | 0.34                     | 0.35                     |
| 22        | Manipur                                  | 0.61              | 0.52              | 0.52              | 0.20                     | 0.13                     | 0.09                     |
| 23        | Meghalaya                                | 0.26              | 0.34              | 0.28              | 0.14                     | 0.08                     | 0.09                     |
| 24        | Mizoram                                  | 1.98              | 2.11              | 2.08              | 0.40                     | 0.98                     | 0.52                     |
| 25        | Nagaland                                 | 0.91              | 0.53              | 1.24              | 0.19                     | 0.03                     | 0.34                     |
| 26        | Orissa                                   | 0.79              | 0.83              | 0.75              | 0.15                     | 0.16                     | 0.06                     |
| 27        | Puducherry                               | 0.88              | 0.61              | 0.58              | 0.34                     | 0.25                     | 0.29                     |
| 28        | Punjab                                   | 0.96              | 0.76              | 0.79              | 0.59                     | 0.43                     | 0.47                     |
| 29        | Rajasthan                                | 0.26              | 0.3               | 0.24              | 0.16                     | 0.20                     | 0.16                     |
| 30        | Sikkim                                   | 0.25              | 0.31              | 0.31              | 0.12                     | 0.15                     | 0.19                     |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                               | 0.35              | 0.38              | 0.41              | 0.16                     | 0.18                     | 0.19                     |
| 32        | Telangana                                | -                 | 0.69              | 0.66              | -                        | 0.09                     | 0.04                     |
| 33        | Tripura                                  | 0.4               | 0.36              | 0.43              | 0.24                     | 0.27                     | 0.24                     |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                            | 0.16              | 0.1               | 0.10              | 0.12                     | 0.08                     | 0.09                     |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                              | 0.33 0.71         | 0.32 0.74         | 0.32 0.78         | 0.21                     | 0.19 0.41                | 0.20 0.46                |
| 36        | West Bengal                              |                   |                   |                   | 0.38                     |                          |                          |
|           | Total                                    | 0.61              | 0.57              | 0.56              | 0.27                     | 0.26                     | 0.25                     |

Source: Unified District Information System for Education