Lok Sabha Question No. 1310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Education for Students with Learning Disabilities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, SATYA PAL SINGH, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2017

## Education for Students with Learning Disabilities

1310.  SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA: DR. SATYAPAL SINGH: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

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

- (a)  the  number  and  percentage  of  children  suffering  from  learning  disability  to  the total number of school going children along with the number of enrolled in primary, secondary and higher education in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  been  providing  counselling  support  to  learning disabled children and their parents and if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  also  been  providing  training  to  Anganwadi workers/helpers to facilitate early identification of children with learning disability;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  and  achievements  thereof  along  with  the  number  and  ratio  of qualified/trained persons to such children in the country;
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  awareness about  learning  disability  and  to  provide  adequate  qualified/trained  persons  for teaching to such children in the country; and
- (f)  the  details  of  specialised  training  imparted  to  school  teachers  to  detect  and properly address concerns of students with learning disabilities?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a):  Data  is  available  under  the  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  the programme for universalising elementary education for all children from 6-14 years of age, wherein 1.82  lakh  children  with  learning  disabilities  are  enrolled  at  primary  level  in  all management  schools  as  per  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education (UDISE) 2015-16. These constitute 0.14% of the total enrolment at the primary level. State/UT-wise details of enrolment of children alongwith enrolment of children with learning disabilities at primary level of schooling are at Annexure.

At  the  secondary  and  higher  secondary  level  of  schooling  19613  students  with learning disabilities are enrolled in all management schools, which is 0.03% of the total enrolment.

(b):  Under  SSA  regular  counselling  programmes  are  conducted  for  children  with special needs (CWSN) and their parents. Under the SSA, so far 8.36 lakh parents of CWSN have been given such training. Besides, the resource persons engaged at the Block Resource Centres (BRCs) exclusively for CWSN, conduct home visits to counsel parents.

(c):  Under  the  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  run  by Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Anganwadi workers are oriented to detect disabilities in young children.

(d): Under SSA, the norm is to provide two resource persons at the BRC exclusively for  CWSN. There is provision of  Rs.  3000/-  per  child,  per  year  for  CWSN,  as  per specific proposal received from the State/UT, provided that at least Rs. 1000/- per child will be earmarked for engaging Resource Teachers. Currently 20910 qualified resource persons and resource teachers are specifically engaged for CWSN.

(e) &  (f):  SSA  promotes  inclusion  of CWSN  in  schools  through  their  early identification,  educational  placement,  provision  of  aids  and  appliances  and  other resource support services, teacher training, parental training, community mobilisation,  curricular  adaptations,  removal  of  architectural  barriers,  as  well  as residential,  non  residential  or  even  home  based  education,  as  per  their  specific requirements.

Under  SSA,  detailed assessment  guidelines have  been  developed  for early identification  of  various  groups  of  CWSN,  including  children  with  specific  learning disabilities.  The  guidelines  also  include  identification  of  slow  learners  and  children with mild mental retardation.

The National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) has developed exemplar  material  on  curricular  adaptations,  inclusive  teaching  and  how  to  adopt flexibility  in  evaluation  for  children  with  disabilities  in  inclusive  classrooms.  These handbooks,  meant  for primary and  upper  primary level teachers, covers all disabilities,  including cognitive and intellectual disabilities, have been disseminated to  States/UTs.  5.00  lakh  teachers  under  SSA  have  already  been  trained  on  this exemplar material.  Further, under SSA, so far 2.11 lakh general teachers have been specifically trained on learning disabilities.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1310  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  24 TH   JULY,  2017  ASKED  SHRI BAIJAYANT  JAY  PANDA,  DR.  SATYAPAL  SINGH  AND  SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE REGARDING 'EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES'

## Enrolment and Percentage of Students with Learning Disabilities at Primary Level

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   Total Enrolment of Students with Learning Disabilities |   Total Enrolment |   Percentage of enrolment of students with learning disabilities |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                        5 |             31406 |                                                             0.02 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH            |                                                     6807 |           3546688 |                                                             0.19 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                                                      451 |            221230 |                                                             0.2  |
| 4         | ASSAM                     |                                                     4667 |           3720921 |                                                             0.13 |
| 5         | BIHAR                     |                                                    11155 |          16170088 |                                                             0.07 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH                |                                                      326 |             93230 |                                                             0.35 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH              |                                                    10381 |           2793005 |                                                             0.37 |
| 8         | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      |                                                        7 |             36196 |                                                             0.02 |
| 9         | DAMAN & DIU               |                                                        1 |             18145 |                                                             0.01 |
| 10        | DELHI                     |                                                     2282 |           1886974 |                                                             0.12 |
| 11        | GOA                       |                                                      579 |            123788 |                                                             0.47 |
| 12        | GUJARAT                   |                                                     6758 |           5648045 |                                                             0.12 |
| 13        | HARYANA                   |                                                     2209 |           2336650 |                                                             0.09 |
| 14        | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                                                     1308 |            581113 |                                                             0.23 |
| 15        | JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                                                     2121 |           1249053 |                                                             0.17 |
| 16        | JHARKHAND                 |                                                     4815 |           4453527 |                                                             0.11 |
| 17        | KARNATAKA                 |                                                     5169 |           5406246 |                                                             0.1  |
| 18        | KERALA                    |                                                     5352 |           2468629 |                                                             0.22 |
| 19        | LAKSHADWEEP               |                                                       62 |              4408 |                                                             1.41 |
| 20        | MADHYA PRADESH            |                                                    16424 |           8110856 |                                                             0.2  |
| 21        | MAHARASHTRA               |                                                    23610 |          10026502 |                                                             0.24 |
| 22        | MANIPUR                   |                                                        0 |            345320 |                                                             0    |
| 23        | MEGHALAYA                 |                                                      533 |            547730 |                                                             0.1  |
| 24        | MIZORAM                   |                                                       39 |            145317 |                                                             0.03 |
| 25        | NAGALAND                  |                                                      964 |            238080 |                                                             0.4  |
| 26        | ODISHA                    |                                                     3718 |           4111050 |                                                             0.09 |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY                |                                                       92 |            104032 |                                                             0.09 |
| 28        | PUNJAB                    |                                                     8031 |           2488583 |                                                             0.32 |
| 29        | RAJASTHAN                 |                                                    18143 |           8273609 |                                                             0.22 |
| 30        | SIKKIM                    |                                                        3 |             60807 |                                                             0    |
| 31        | TAMIL NADU                |                                                     1207 |           5750359 |                                                             0.02 |
| 32        | TELANGANA                 |                                                    11857 |           3246976 |                                                             0.37 |
| 33        | TRIPURA                   |                                                       40 |            366868 |                                                             0.01 |
| 34        | UTTAR PRADESH             |                                                    26054 |          25270348 |                                                             0.1  |
| 35        | UTTARAKHAND               |                                                     1282 |           1115208 |                                                             0.11 |
| 36        | WEST BENGAL               |                                                     6474 |           8131797 |                                                             0.08 |
| To tal    | To tal                    |                                                   182926 |         129122784 |                                                             0.14 |

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Source: UDISE, 2015-16