Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Educational Facilities for Differently Abled Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 93 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Educational Facilities for Differently Abled Students

## 93. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has stopped/replaced the scheme 'Integrated Education for Disabled Children' (IEDC) and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  after  implementing  the  Right  to  Education  (RTE)  Act,  the National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  study  has  found that  differently  abled  students  in  schools  across  the  country  still  have  serious infrastructure and pedagogy problems/ handicaps and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the schools have failed to provide differently abled friendly educational material and infrastructure and majority of teachers are also not trained to understand the special needs of such students;
- (d) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to address the issues being faced by the differently abled children in schools;
- (e) if  so,  the  steps  taken/  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  and  facilitate inclusive education and skill development of differently abled students; and
- (f) the  details  of  the  Government  run  schools  for  such  students  along  with  the  funds allocated, sanctioned and utilised during the last five years, State/UT and year-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a):The  scheme  of  'Integrated  Education  for  the  Disabled  Children  (IEDC)'  was implemented  till  31.3.2009,  and  thereafter,  it  was  replaced  by  the  scheme  of  'Inclusive Education for the Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS)'. IEDC was meant for the disabled children  at  both  elementary  and  secondary  levels.  As  children  with  special  needs  in  the elementary  stage  were  covered  under  the  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  the  IEDSS  was applicable for disabled children at the secondary stage (class IX - XII), and was merged with Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) from the year 2013-14. The newly launched

Centrally  snored  scheme  for  school  education  -  Samagra  Shiksha  which  subsumes  the erstwhile centrally sponsored schemes of SSA, RMSA and Teacher Education from 2018-19, has a dedicated component 'Inclusive Education' for the schooling of children with Special Needs from Class I to XII.

(b) to (e):As per the findings of the NCERT evaluation studies conducted & published in  the  year  2013  and  2014,  some  States  have  already  made  changes  in  the  physical environment  while  some  are  in  the  process  of  doing  so.  Teachers  use  various  teaching strategies  like  play-way  and  storytelling  method,  field  trips  etc.  for  teaching  children  with special  needs.  The  details  of  availability  of  CWSN  friendly  infrastructure  in  schools including disabled friendly toilets, ramps with handrail facilities are at Annexure-I .

One of the objectives of the Samagra Shiksha scheme is to provide barrier free access in schools to Children with Special Needs (CwSN). So far, 2,65,069 ramps and 14,113 CwSN friendly  toilets  have  been  sanctioned  under  the  Schemes  for  elementary  schools across  the Country.  In  the  new  scheme,  support  under  the  student  oriented  component  has  been enhanced  from  Rs.  3000/-  per  child  per  annum  to  Rs.  3500/-  per  child  per  annum  which includes  specific  student  oriented  interventions  like  aids  and  appliances,  assistive  devices, teaching-learning materials, Braille & large print books, and ICT resources like JAWS and SAFA etc.  The  intervention  for  home  based  education  is  provided  to  the  children  having multiple  and/or  severe  disabilities.  Further,  stipend  for  girls  with  special  needs  has  been expanded to cover classes I to XII in order to encourage girls to enroll and complete their schooling.  Further,  the  scheme  provides  financial  assistance  to  the  States  &  UTs  for appointing special educators and in-service training of special educators and general teachers . The in-service training has been approved for 28,226 special educators. In 2018-19, an outlay of Rs. 1023.5 crore has been approved for the education of children with special needs, under Samagra Shiksha.

NCERT has developed curricular  and  resource  materials  for  students,  teachers  and other  stakeholders  for  promoting  inclusive  education.  In-service  training  programmes  for teachers, resource persons and other stakeholders are also conducted.

(f) :The National  Curriculum  Framework  2005,  adopts  an  inclusive  pedagogy  wherein, children  regardless  of  their  abilities/disabilities  participate  and  learn  together  in  the  same class,  thus  creating  an  enabling  educational  environment  for  all  students.  The  Ministry accordingly  aims  to  mainstream  children  with  special  needs  within  the  fabric  of  formal schooling, thus there are no provisions for establishment of separate or special schools under the scheme.

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## Details of Barrier Free Infrastructure

| S.No   | State/UT                    |   CWSN friendly toilet Total I-XII Percentage of schools with CWSN friendly toilet |   Ramp handrails Total I-XII Percentage of schools with ramp |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                                                              14.46 |                                                        29.4  |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              |                                                                               7.86 |                                                        24.54 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                                                               8.08 |                                                        22.62 |
| 4      | Assam                       |                                                                              37.43 |                                                        55.52 |
| 5      | Bihar                       |                                                                              12.08 |                                                        65.07 |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  |                                                                              55.22 |                                                        70.15 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                |                                                                              50.01 |                                                        66.21 |
| 8      | Dadra And Nagar Haveli      |                                                                              77.52 |                                                        75.22 |
| 9      | Daman And Diu               |                                                                              42.76 |                                                        68.28 |
| 10     | Delhi                       |                                                                              70.3  |                                                        72.76 |
| 11     | Goa                         |                                                                               6.9  |                                                        48.55 |
| 12     | Gujarat                     |                                                                              37.08 |                                                        80.72 |
| 13     | Haryana                     |                                                                              40.43 |                                                        61.37 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh            |                                                                              20.82 |                                                        76.27 |
| 15     | Jammu And Kashmir           |                                                                               3.9  |                                                        22.19 |
| 16     | Jharkhand                   |                                                                               8.67 |                                                        59.02 |
| 17     | Karnataka                   |                                                                              30.94 |                                                        49.09 |
| 18     | Kerala                      |                                                                              26.17 |                                                        61.38 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                 |                                                                              15.56 |                                                        62.22 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh              |                                                                              18.47 |                                                        67.23 |
| 21     | Maharashtra                 |                                                                              41.48 |                                                        85.22 |
| 22     | Manipur                     |                                                                               6.61 |                                                        37.2  |
| 23     | Meghalaya                   |                                                                               1.85 |                                                        33.29 |
| 24     | Mizoram                     |                                                                              22.17 |                                                        40.04 |
| 25     | Nagaland                    |                                                                              11.87 |                                                        28.72 |
| 26     | Odisha                      |                                                                              35.29 |                                                        65.94 |
| 27     | Puducherry                  |                                                                              24.42 |                                                        63.23 |
| 28     | Punjab                      |                                                                              44    |                                                        68.91 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                   |                                                                              21.25 |                                                        49.48 |
| 30     | Sikkim                      |                                                                               9.95 |                                                        13.14 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                  |                                                                              21.15 |                                                        66.91 |
| 32     | Telangana                   |                                                                               7.88 |                                                        30.13 |
| 33     | Tripura                     |                                                                               7.51 |                                                        49.53 |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh               |                                                                              15.31 |                                                        71.5  |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                 |                                                                               6.2  |                                                        49.38 |
| 36     | West Bengal                 |                                                                              11.41 |                                                        58.3  |
|        | All India                   |                                                                              22.44 |                                                        61.3  |

Source: As per UDISE 2016-17

Annexure-I