Lok Sabha Question No. 1353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Education for Children with Disability
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Education for Children with Disability

## †1353. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  review  /  assessment  regarding  education  of children with disability;
- (b) if so, the percentage of such children who are studying at present, state wise; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to provide maximum opportunity of education to the children with disability?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) :The Department of School Education &  Literacy, MHRD  conducted  the National Achievement Survey (NAS) of Classes III, V & VIII in 2017 and Class X in 2018 respectively. Through this survey students in Government and Government-aided schools across 700 districts in all 36 States & UTs were assessed, based on the Learning Outcomes developed by NCERT. Over 22 lakh students including children with disability participated in the survey. The survey process incorporated provisions such as additional time, scribes and suitable adaptations as per the needs of children with disability in order to facilitate an equitable assessment of all children.

(b) :   As per UDISE 2017-18, the Children with Special Needs (CWSN) enrolment is 0.90% of total enrolment of children. The State & UT-wise enrolment of CWSN is enclosed at Annexure-I .

(c) :    In the year 2018-19, the Department of School Education & Literacy, MHRD has launched Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  integrated  scheme  for  School  Education  covering  children  with  special needs from classes I to XII.  The Scheme is governed and regulated by the provisions of the RTE Act, 2009. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 enshrines the  entitlement  to  free  and  compulsory  elementary  education,  access  to  school  and  barrier  free access  for  all  children  including  children  with  disability.  Section  3(2)  of  the  RTE  Act  lays emphasis on the elementary education of all children with disabilities. As per the Amendment of

2012, the RTE Act also mandates that, a child with multiple and/or severe disabilities has the right to opt for home based education.

Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  there  is  a  dedicated  component  for  Inclusive  Education  for Children with Special Needs (CWSN) through which various provisions are made available for the educational needs of differently abled children such as, identification & assessment camps, provision  of  aids,  appliances,  assistive  devices,  teaching  learning  materials  (TLMs),  ICT resources like JAWS & SAFA, as well as transportation, escort& scribe allowances and stipend for all girls with special needs (from Class I to XII). Further, individualized support is provided through  therapeutic  interventions  at  the  block  level.  Further,  CWSN  with  severe  impairment requiring individualised attention are provided home based education through special educators.

Aseparate  provision  for  financial  support  of  Special  Educators  has  been  made  under Samagra  Shiksha  in  order  to  appropriately  address  the  educational  requirements  of  children withspecial  needs  from  elementary  to  higher  secondary  levels.  Samagra  Shiksha  also  has provisions for ramps, handrails and disabled friendly toilets for barrier free access to schools for all children.

The  focus  of  Samagra  Shiksha  is  on  providing  inclusive  education  to  children  with disability wherein, children regardless of their abilities/disabilities participate and learn together in the same class, thus creating an enabling educational environment for all students.

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Percentage of CWSN enrolment to total enrolment

| State/UT                 |   Percentage |
|--------------------------|--------------|
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS |         0.74 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           |         1.36 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |         1.04 |
| ASSAM                    |         0.97 |
| BIHAR                    |         0.56 |
| CHANDIGARH               |         1.93 |
| CHHATTISGARH             |         1.17 |
| DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI      |         1.19 |
| DAMAN&DIU                |         0.39 |
| DELHI                    |         0.69 |
| GOA                      |         1.32 |
| GUJARAT                  |         1.1  |
| HARYANA                  |         0.58 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         |         0.82 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR           |         1.58 |
| JHARKHAND                |         0.94 |
| KARNATAKA                |         0.91 |
| KERALA                   |         2.52 |
| LAKSHADWEEP              |         1.84 |
| MADHYA PRADESH           |         0.73 |
| MAHARASHTRA              |         1.63 |
| MANIPUR                  |         0.81 |
| MEGHALAYA                |         0.5  |
| MIZORAM                  |         1.86 |
| NAGALAND                 |         0.42 |
| ODISHA                   |         1.52 |
| PUDUCHERRY               |         0.85 |
| PUNJAB                   |         1.42 |
| RAJASTHAN                |         0.68 |
| SIKKIM                   |         0.88 |
| TAMIL NADU               |         1.29 |
| TELANGANA                |         0.85 |
| TRIPURA                  |         0.53 |
| UTTAR PRADESH            |         0.45 |
| UTTARAKHAND              |         0.32 |
| WEST BENGAL              |         0.37 |
| INDIA                    |         0.9  |

Source : UDISE 2017-18 (Provisional)