Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Literacy amongst Divyang Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017

## Literacy amongst Divyang Students

†200.  SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI P.K. BIJU: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

(a) the details of the literacy rate amongst the Divyangs out of the total literacy rate of the country in rural and urban regions;

(b) the literacy rate amongst female and male Divyangs in the rural and urban areas;

(c) whether it is a fact that the Divyangs/differently abled children in the country are deprived of education and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  the  special  action  plan  formulated/to  be  formulated  by  the  Government  to  raise  the literacy rate amongst Divyangs/differently abled children; and

(e)  the  total  number  of  Divyangs  in  the  country  who  have  taken  admission  in  primary, secondary,  senior  secondary  and  higher  educational  levels  during  the  last  two  years  along with the details of the Divyangs dropouts during the period?

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

(a) & (b) A statement indicating State/UT and gender-wise literacy rates of total population and Divyangs in rural and urban areas, as per Census 2011 is a nnexed.

(c)  &  (d)  Section  3  of  the  Right  to  Education  Act  (RTE),  2009  mandates  Free  and Compulsory Education to all children from 6-14 years of age. It stipulates that, 'Every child of the age of six to fourteen years shall have a right to free and Compulsory education in a neighborhood school till completion of elementary education'. It further states that 'provided that  a  child  suffering  from  disability  shall  have  the  right  to  pursue  free  and  compulsory elementary education.'

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) promotes inclusion of CWSN in neighborhood 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.

The National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) has developed exemplar material on curricular adaptations, inclusive teaching and adoption of flexibility in evaluating  children  with  disabilities  in  inclusive  classrooms.  These  handbooks,  meant  for primary  and  upper  primary  level  teachers,  cover  all  disabilities,  including  cognitive  and intellectual disabilities, have been disseminated to States/UTs.

NCERT  has  also  developed  Barkhaa:  A  Reading  Series  for  All  as  an  exemplary inclusive  learning  material  in  the  form  of  a  supplementary  reading  series  consisting  of  40 story  booklets  based  on  children's  experiences.  The  reading  series  goes  beyond  providing only audio material to visually challenged learners and has special features like Braille and text  on  the  same  page,  high  resolution  colours,  window  flashcards  of  difficult  words  and tactile and textured illustrations rendering it accessible to all children.

Under Rashtriya  Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan,  the  component  Inclusive  Education for  Disabled  at  Secondary  Stage  (IEDSS)  covers  all  children  passing  out  of  elementary school and studying at the secondary stage in Government, local body and Government-aided schools,  with  one  or  more  disabilities  as  defined  under  the  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act (1995).

The scheme has provision for Student-oriented components which cover Assessment of medical/ educational needs, Provision of student specific facilities like transport facilities, hostel  facilities,  books,  uniforms,  assistive  devices,  therapeutic  service,  support  services, development of learning material, Purchase of screen reading software. Under the scheme, a financial  assistance  of  Rs.3000/-  per  annum  per  disabled  child  is  provided  for  student oriented components as per applicable funding pattern between Centre and State.

(e)  As per Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) data, the number of CWSN enrolled at elementary level of schooling is 23.18 lakh and 22.86 lakh in 2014-15 and 2015-16, respectively. A total of 2,19,616 and 2,18,455 CWSN were enrolled in secondary classes  during  2014-15 and  2015-16 respectively  and a  total of  61,046  and 60,869 CWSN were enrolled in higher secondary classes during 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively. As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) data, a total of 64,298 and 74,435 persons with disabilities were enrolled in higher education during 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively. Information relating to drop out of physically challenged students has not been maintained, separately.

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## Annexure

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  200  FOR  17.07.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, SHRI P.K. BIJU AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT REGARDING 'LITERACY AMONGST DIVYANG STUDENTS'.

State  and  gender-wise  literacy  rate  of  total  population  and  literacy  rate  of  disabled persons in rural and urban areas

## As per Census, 2011

| Sl. No   | India/State/UTs            | Areas   | Literacy Rate for all Groups   | Literacy Rate for all Groups   | Literacy Rate for all Groups   | Literacy Rate Disabled Population   | Literacy Rate Disabled Population   | Literacy Rate Disabled Population   |
|----------|----------------------------|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | India/State/UTs            | Areas   | Person                         | Male                           | Female                         | Person                              | Male                                | Female                              |
| 1        | 2                          | 3       | 4                              | 5                              | 6                              | 7                                   | 8                                   | 9                                   |
|          | India                      | Total   | 72.98                          | 80.88                          | 64.63                          | 54.50                               | 62.40                               | 44.60                               |
|          | India                      | Rural   | 67.77                          | 77.15                          | 57.93                          | 48.90                               | 57.90                               | 37.40                               |
|          | India                      | Urban   | 84.11                          | 88.76                          | 79.11                          | 67.30                               | 72.40                               | 60.90                               |
| 01       | Andhra Pradesh (undivided) | Total   | 67.02                          | 74.88                          | 59.15                          | 48.30                               | 56.20                               | 39.10                               |
| 01       | Andhra Pradesh (undivided) | Rural   | 60.45                          | 69.38                          | 51.54                          | 40.40                               | 49.20                               | 30.20                               |
| 01       | Andhra Pradesh (undivided) | Urban   | 80.09                          | 85.79                          | 74.35                          | 64.30                               | 70.10                               | 57.30                               |
| 02       | Arunachal Pradesh          | Total   | 65.38                          | 72.55                          | 57.70                          | 38.70                               | 45.90                               | 30.60                               |
| 02       | Arunachal Pradesh          | Rural   | 59.94                          | 67.44                          | 52.04                          | 33.90                               | 40.90                               | 25.90                               |
| 02       | Arunachal Pradesh          | Urban   | 82.93                          | 88.45                          | 76.66                          | 63.40                               | 69.50                               | 55.70                               |
| 03       | Assam                      | Total   | 72.19                          | 77.85                          | 66.27                          | 48.30                               | 56.20                               | 39.00                               |
| 03       | Assam                      | Rural   | 69.34                          | 75.40                          | 63.03                          | 45.10                               | 53.50                               | 35.40                               |
| 03       | Assam                      | Urban   | 88.47                          | 91.81                          | 84.94                          | 68.60                               | 73.80                               | 62.40                               |
| 04       | Bihar                      | Total   | 61.80                          | 71.20                          | 51.50                          | 47.30                               | 54.70                               | 37.30                               |
| 04       | Bihar                      | Rural   | 59.78                          | 69.67                          | 49.00                          | 45.20                               | 53.00                               | 34.70                               |
| 04       | Bihar                      | Urban   | 76.86                          | 82.56                          | 70.49                          | 62.10                               | 67.00                               | 55.50                               |
| 05       | Chhattisgarh               | Total   | 70.28                          | 80.27                          | 60.24                          | 48.50                               | 61.20                               | 34.00                               |
| 05       | Chhattisgarh               | Rural   | 65.99                          | 76.98                          | 55.06                          | 44.60                               | 58.00                               | 29.50                               |
| 05       | Chhattisgarh               | Urban   | 84.05                          | 90.58                          | 77.24                          | 64.00                               | 73.20                               | 52.40                               |
| 06       | Goa                        | Total   | 88.70                          | 92.65                          | 84.66                          | 70.30                               | 77.00                               | 63.20                               |
| 06       | Goa                        | Rural   | 86.65                          | 91.71                          | 81.63                          | 67.30                               | 75.40                               | 58.80                               |
| 06       | Goa                        | Urban   | 89.95                          | 93.21                          | 86.56                          | 72.70                               | 78.30                               | 66.80                               |
| 07       | Gujarat                    | Total   | 78.03                          | 85.75                          | 69.68                          | 62.80                               | 70.00                               | 53.70                               |
| 07       | Gujarat                    | Rural   | 71.71                          | 81.61                          | 61.36                          | 55.30                               | 64.70                               | 43.10                               |
| 07       | Gujarat                    | Urban   | 86.31                          | 90.98                          | 81.03                          | 71.10                               | 75.80                               | 65.20                               |
| 08       | Haryana                    | Total   | 75.55                          | 84.06                          | 65.94                          | 54.50                               | 62.60                               | 43.40                               |
| 08       | Haryana                    | Rural   | 71.42                          | 81.55                          | 60.02                          | 49.40                               | 58.80                               | 36.20                               |
| 08       | Haryana                    | Urban   | 83.14                          | 88.63                          | 76.90                          | 64.20                               | 70.20                               | 56.50                               |
| 09       | Himachal Pradesh           | Total   | 82.80                          | 89.53                          | 75.93                          | 56.00                               | 65.90                               | 43.50                               |
| 09       | Himachal Pradesh           | Rural   | 81.85                          | 89.05                          | 74.62                          | 54.40                               | 64.80                               | 41.50                               |
| 09       | Himachal Pradesh           | Urban   | 91.10                          | 93.42                          | 88.37                          | 73.50                               | 77.90                               | 67.40                               |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir             | Total   | 67.16                          | 76.75                          | 56.43                          | 41.80                               | 50.60                               | 30.20                               |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir             | Rural   | 63.18                          | 73.76                          | 51.64                          | 38.10                               | 47.00                               | 26.50                               |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir             | Urban   | 77.12                          | 83.92                          | 69.01                          | 53.40                               | 61.80                               | 42.20                               |

| 11   | Jharkhand   | Total   | 66.41   | 76.84   | 55.42   | 46.90   | 56.70   | 34.80   |
|------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|

|    |                | Rural   |   61.11 |   72.86 |   48.91 |   42.30 |   52.80 |   29.60 |
|----|----------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|    |                | Urban   |   82.26 |   88.44 |   75.47 |    62.8 |    69.6 |    53.8 |
| 12 | Karnataka      | Total   |   75.36 |   82.47 |   68.08 |    59.5 |    66.3 |    51.1 |
|    |                | Rural   |   68.73 |   77.61 |   59.71 |    51.8 |    60.5 |    41   |
|    |                | Urban   |   85.78 |   90.04 |   81.36 |    70.9 |    75.2 |    65.7 |
| 13 | Kerala         | Total   |   94    |   96.11 |   92.07 |    70.8 |    75.8 |    65.4 |
|    |                | Rural   |   92.98 |   95.35 |   90.81 |    69.4 |    74.7 |    63.7 |
|    |                | Urban   |   95.11 |   96.95 |   93.44 |    72.5 |    77.1 |    67.5 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Total   |   69.32 |   78.73 |   59.24 |    52.5 |    61.7 |    40.3 |
|    |                | Rural   |   63.94 |   74.74 |   52.43 |    47.2 |    57.5 |    33.5 |
|    |                | Urban   |   82.85 |   88.67 |   76.52 |    65.8 |    71.9 |    57.4 |
| 15 | Maharashtra    | Total   |   82.34 |   88.38 |   75.87 |    67.6 |    73.8 |    59.4 |
|    |                | Rural   |   77.01 |   85.15 |   68.54 |    62.1 |    70.2 |    51.3 |
|    |                | Urban   |   88.69 |   92.12 |   84.89 |    74.8 |    78.6 |    69.8 |
| 16 | Manipur        | Total   |   76.94 |   83.58 |   70.26 |    58.6 |    65.3 |    51   |
|    |                | Rural   |   73.4  |   80.29 |   66.34 |    55.5 |    62.3 |    47.6 |
|    |                | Urban   |   85.38 |   91.68 |   79.31 |    65.8 |    72.3 |    58.6 |
| 17 | Meghalaya      | Total   |   74.43 |   75.95 |   72.89 |    57.7 |    50.9 |    44.2 |
|    |                | Rural   |   69.92 |   71.46 |   68.37 |    44.7 |    47.6 |    41.5 |
|    |                | Urban   |   90.79 |   92.46 |   89.14 |    64.5 |    68.1 |    60.1 |
| 18 | Mizoram        | Total   |   91.33 |   93.35 |   89.27 |    61.9 |    66.4 |    56.7 |
|    |                | Rural   |   84.1  |   88.16 |   79.81 |    61.3 |    50   |    69.4 |
|    |                | Urban   |   97.63 |   97.98 |   97.27 |    72.9 |    66   |    83.5 |
| 19 | Nagaland       | Total   |   79.55 |   82.75 |   76.11 |    43.5 |    49.4 |    36.5 |
|    |                | Rural   |   75.35 |   78.96 |   71.51 |    39.1 |    45   |    32   |
|    |                | Urban   |   89.62 |   91.62 |   87.4  |    61   |    66.1 |    54.4 |
| 20 | Odisha         | Total   |   72.87 |   81.59 |   64.01 |    53.2 |    63.8 |    40.5 |
|    |                | Rural   |   70.22 |   79.65 |   60.74 |    50.8 |    62.1 |    36.6 |
|    |                | Urban   |   85.75 |   90.72 |   80.42 |    67.4 |    74.1 |    59   |
| 21 | Punjab         | Total   |   75.84 |   80.44 |   70.73 |    56.6 |    60.5 |    51.3 |
|    |                | Rural   |   71.42 |   76.62 |   65.74 |    51.7 |    56.1 |    45.6 |
| 22 |                | Urban   |   83.18 |   86.67 |   79.21 |    66   |    69.1 |    62   |
|    |                | Rural   |   61.44 |   76.16 |   45.8  |    34.9 |    48.4 |    90.2 |
|    | Rajasthan      | Total   |   66.11 |   79.19 |   52.12 |    40.2 |    52.9 |    25   |
|    |                | Urban   |   79.68 |   87.91 |   70.73 |    58.8 |    68.1 |    46.9 |
| 23 | Sikkim         | Total   |   81.42 |   86.55 |   75.61 |    45.5 |    53.4 |    36.3 |
|    |                | Rural   |   78.95 |   84.62 |   72.45 |    43.4 |    51.3 |    34.1 |
|    |                | Urban   |   88.71 |   92.35 |   84.7  |    60.2 |    68.3 |    51   |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu     | Total   |   80.09 |   86.77 |   73.44 |    60.7 |    66.9 |    52.9 |
|    |                | Rural   |   73.54 |   82.04 |   65.05 |    53.5 |    61   |    44.1 |
|    |                | Urban   |   87.04 |   91.8  |   82.31 |    68.6 |    73.4 |    62.6 |
| 25 | Tripura        | Total   |   87.22 |   91.53 |   82.73 |    66.4 |    73.3 |    57.9 |
|    |                | Rural   |   84.9  |   90.07 |   79.49 |    62.3 |    70.1 |    52.9 |
|    |                | Urban   |   93.47 |   95.51 |   91.38 |    75.8 |    80.5 |    69.9 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh  | Total   |   67.68 |   77.28 |   57.18 |    52.1 |    59.8 |    42   |
|    |                | Rural   |   65.46 |   76.33 |   53.65 |    49.3 |    57.9 |    37.9 |
|    |                | Urban   |   75.14 |   80.45 |   69.22 |    61.1 |    65.8 |    55   |
| 27 | Uttarakhand    | Total   |   78.82 |   87.4  |   70.01 |    55.6 |    65.9 |    42.8 |
|    |                | Rural   |   76.31 |   86.62 |   66.18 |    51.8 |    63.8 |    37.3 |
|    |                | Urban   |   84.45 |   89.05 |   79.25 |    65.6 |    71   |    58.1 |

| 28                | West Bengal              | Total             | 76.26             | 81.69             | 70.54             | 57.30             | 64.00             | 48.90             |
|-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 28                | West Bengal              | Rural             | 72.13             | 78.44             | 65.51             | 51.80             | 59.50             | 41.90             |
| 28                | West Bengal              | Urban             | 84.78             | 88.37             | 80.98             | 69.10             | 73.60             | 63.60             |
| UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES        | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES | UNION TERRITORIES |
| 29                | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Total             | 86.63             | 90.27             | 82.43             | 65.50             | 70.70             | 58.20             |
| 29                | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Rural             | 84.50             | 88.53             | 79.85             | 62.40             | 68.40             | 54.00             |
| 29                | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Urban             | 90.10             | 93.11             | 86.63             | 73.90             | 76.90             | 69.70             |
| 30                | Chandigarh               | Total             | 86.05             | 89.99             | 81.19             | 67.70             | 71.40             | 62.20             |
| 30                | Chandigarh               | Rural             | 80.75             | 85.77             | 73.17             | 61.00             | 67.00             | 51.50             |
| 30                | Chandigarh               | Urban             | 86.19             | 90.11             | 81.38             | 67.80             | 71.50             | 62.50             |
| 31                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | Total             | 76.24             | 85.17             | 64.32             | 50.80             | 59.20             | 39.40             |
| 31                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | Rural             | 64.12             | 76.40             | 49.58             | 38.20             | 48.80             | 24.80             |
| 31                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | Urban             | 89.79             | 93.99             | 83.38             | 69.10             | 73.50             | 62.50             |
| 32                | Daman &Diu               | Total             | 87.10             | 91.54             | 79.55             | 62.00             | 71.10             | 48.90             |
| 32                | Daman &Diu               | Rural             | 81.36             | 89.43             | 71.93             | 55.70             | 66.10             | 41.40             |
| 32                | Daman &Diu               | Urban             | 88.96             | 92.10             | 82.88             | 65.50             | 73.70             | 53.20             |
| 33                | NCT of Delhi             | Total             | 86.21             | 90.94             | 80.76             | 65.30             | 71.10             | 57.10             |
| 33                | NCT of Delhi             | Rural             | 81.86             | 89.37             | 73.10             | 58.40             | 67.60             | 44.60             |
| 33                | NCT of Delhi             | Urban             | 86.32             | 90.98             | 80.95             | 65.50             | 71.20             | 57.40             |
| 34                | Lakshadweep              | Total             | 91.85             | 95.56             | 87.95             | 66.30             | 72.90             | 59.10             |
| 34                | Lakshadweep              | Rural             | 91.58             | 94.53             | 88.50             | 70.70             | 77.70             | 64.40             |
| 34                | Lakshadweep              | Urban             | 91.92             | 95.84             | 87.79             | 64.80             | 71.50             | 57.10             |
| 35                | Puducherry               | Total             | 85.85             | 91.26             | 80.67             | 63.10             | 70.80             | 54.00             |
| 35                | Puducherry               | Rural             | 80.10             | 87.44             | 73.02             | 58.40             | 67.20             | 47.20             |
| 35                | Puducherry               | Urban             | 88.49             | 93.03             | 84.17             | 65.60             | 72.70             | 57.40             |

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