Lok Sabha Question No. 2326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Education for Differently Abled Children
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi, Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## Education for Differently Abled Children

## 2326.   SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  review/assessment  regarding  education  of children with disability and if so, the percentage of such children who are studying at present, State-wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  a  large  number  of  school  drop  outs  of  children  with disabilities or with special needs during the Covid-19 pandemic and  if so, the details thereof and the details of children with disabilities who enrolled in the schools and school drops outs from the year 2015 -2021, State wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  comprehensive  policy  for  inclusive  education  for  these children and if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government has any intension to design a policy in this aspect;

(d) whether the Government has enough trained teachers for looking after the education of the children's  with  disabilities  or  special  needs  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  ratio  of  teacher's  to enrolled children, State wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government is providing any home based education for these children and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)  & (b) Under the Centrally Sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha, financial assistance is  provided  to  States  and  UTs  for  undertaking  various  activities  for  universalization  of  school education/ reducing dropout of children including CWSN. Under the student oriented component for  the  children  with  special  needs,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  identification  and assessment  of  children  with  special needs, aids and  appliances, braille kits  and  books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc. Also, midday meal is provided to students at the elementary level of education. The Financial Assistance under  Samagra  Shiksha  also  includes  opening/strengthening  of  new  schools  upto  senior secondary  level,  construction  of  school  buildings  &  additional  classrooms,  setting  up,  upgradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, setting up and running of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas, free uniforms, free text books, transport allowance and  undertaking  enrolment  &  retention  drives.  Further,  special  training  for  age  appropriate admission of out of school children and residential as well as non-residential training for older children,  seasonal  hostels  /  residential  camps,  special  training  centres  at  worksites,  transport/ escort facility are also supported to bring out of school children to the formal schooling system. Also, Section 10 of the RTE Act states that it shall be the duty of every parent or guardian to admit  or  cause  to  be  admitted  his  or  her  child  or  ward,  as  the  case  may  be,  for  elementary education in the neighbourhood school. The State and UT percentage wise enrolment of CWSN from the year 2015-2020 are placed at Annexure-I .

Under this scheme, for the first time in 2021-22, financial assistance upto Rs. 2000 per annum per child has been provided for supporting Out of School Children of age group of 16-19 years,  belonging  to  socio  economically  disadvantaged  groups,  for  completing  their  education through  NIOS/SIOS,  for  accessing  course  materials  and  certification.  Also,  under  National Means-cum-Merit  Scholarship  Scheme,  scholarship  is  awarded  to  meritorious  students  of economically  weaker  sections  to  arrest  their  drop  out  at  class  VIII  and  encourage  them  to continue the study at secondary stage.  The State and UT wise enrolment of CWSN from the year 2015-2020 are placed at Annexure-II .

(c) & (d) It  is  to  bring  to  notice  that  Education  is  in  Concurrent  list  of  subject.  Under Samagra  Shiksha,  there  is  a  dedicated  component  for  Inclusive  Education  for  Children  with Special  Needs  (CwSN)  through  which  separate  resource  support  has  been  made  available through  the  appointment  of  special  educators  in  order  to  appropriately  address  the  needs  of CwSN within the general school.  In addition, various provisions are made available for the educational  needs  such  as,  identification  &  assessment  camps,  provision  of  aids,  appliances, assistive devices & teaching learning materials (TLMs) etc.

As per Samagra Shiksha Scheme, the Special Educators may be posted at the block or cluster level or as per the requirement and can operate in an itinerant mode, covering a group of schools where children with special needs are enrolled. The Special Educators on itinerant mode provide support to general teachers to address the diversified and unique needs of special needs students. As per UDISE+ (2019-20 prov.), there are 22,49,069 CwSN enrolled in schools. Under Samagra  Shiksha  for  the  year  2021-2022  financial  support  is  provided  to  28439  Special Educators in Government and Government aided schools.  390323 schools are provided resource support by these Special Educators on itinerant mode.

As per UDISE 2019-20, State wise CWSN enrolment and number of teacher trained to handled CWSN is at Annexure-III

(e) Under  the  scheme,  the  intervention  for  home  based  education  is  provided  to  those children who  have  severe intellectual and physical disabilities and who  cannot  access neighbourhood school owing to their condition. The child is recommended home schooling after a comprehensive assessment by team of doctors and specialists. For the year 2021-22, an amount of Rs. 257.46 lakh has been approved for gap identification of out of school CwSN (pre-primary to senior secondary level) activity and support for 55,210 CwSN has been approved for home based education program in Samagra Shiksha.

.

*****

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2326  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  13.12.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  SARMISTHA  SETHI  &  SHRI DUSHYANT  SINGH,  HON'BLE  MPs  REGARDING  'EDUCATION  FOR  DIFFERENTLY  ABLED CHILDREN'.

| Total CWSNEnrolment     | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   |
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| State&UT                | 2015-16               | 2016-17               | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20               | 2019-20 (%)           |
| ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS | 653                   | 604                   | 531                   | 502                   | 503                   | 0.02                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH          | 94616                 | 97004                 | 104944                | 102249                | 101951                | 4.53                  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 5824                  | 2979                  | 3690                  | 2645                  | 3006                  | 0.13                  |
| ASSAM                   | 79272                 | 81127                 | 65278                 | 65430                 | 61280                 | 2.72                  |
| BIHAR                   | 208127                | 185037                | 141856                | 108884                | 150616                | 6.70                  |
| CHANDIGARH              | 5283                  | 5168                  | 4761                  | 4802                  | 4451                  | 0.20                  |
| CHHATTISGARH            | 77778                 | 67467                 | 67533                 | 43087                 | 36087                 | 1.60                  |
| DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI      | 514                   | 507                   | 951                   | 2187                  | 2375                  | 0.11                  |
| DAMAN&DIU               | 185                   | 160                   | 150                   | 157                   | 257                   | 0.01                  |
| DELHI                   | 30237                 | 27949                 | 28544                 | 24936                 | 29798                 | 1.32                  |
| GOA                     | 4796                  | 4058                  | 3752                  | 2062                  | 2448                  | 0.11                  |
| GUJARAT                 | 107506                | 117834                | 128856                | 100510                | 92749                 | 4.12                  |
| HARYANA                 | 35675                 | 31047                 | 32071                 | 30899                 | 30949                 | 1.38                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH        | 12935                 | 11223                 | 11404                 | 9476                  | 9089                  | 0.40                  |
| JAMMU&KASHMIR           | 28234                 | 19545                 | 36625                 | 27949                 | 23629                 | 1.05                  |
| JHARKHAND               | 74761                 | 63314                 | 72442                 | 61231                 | 57112                 | 2.54                  |
| KARNATAKA               | 120593                | 96301                 | 101351                | 108001                | 107445                | 4.78                  |
| KERALA                  | 140956                | 151728                | 146486                | 136475                | 148925                | 6.62                  |
| LADAKH                  | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | 754                   | 0.03                  |
| LAKSHADWEEP             | 290                   | 245                   | 215                   | 196                   | 249                   | 0.01                  |
| MADHYAPRADESH           | 150173                | 131786                | 117685                | 122152                | 111034                | 4.94                  |
| MAHARASHTRA             | 322647                | 340147                | 366918                | 326732                | 307928                | 13.69                 |
| MANIPUR                 | 8844                  | 6865                  | 5050                  | 4556                  | 4464                  | 0.20                  |
| MEGHALAYA               | 6971                  | 3950                  | 4815                  | 4428                  | 4218                  | 0.19                  |
| MIZORAM                 | 8012                  | 5071                  | 4866                  | 4751                  | 4061                  | 0.18                  |
| NAGALAND                | 5186                  | 1379                  | 1653                  | 2909                  | 2809                  | 0.12                  |
| ODISHA                  | 117323                | 120306                | 118708                | 112968                | 99126                 | 4.41                  |
| PUDUCHERRY              | 1443                  | 2031                  | 2038                  | 2281                  | 3763                  | 0.17                  |
| PUNJAB                  | 95865                 | 87726                 | 76053                 | 74226                 | 69450                 | 3.09                  |
| RAJASTHAN               | 124880                | 117832                | 111437                | 71368                 | 103228                | 4.59                  |
| SIKKIM                  | 1028                  | 1117                  | 1192                  | 947                   | 979                   | 0.04                  |
| TAMIL NADU              | 153387                | 153814                | 158493                | 109441                | 164417                | 7.31                  |
| TELANGANA               | 62329                 | 55583                 | 55181                 | 47436                 | 43672                 | 1.94                  |
| TRIPURA                 | 4293                  | 4109                  | 3891                  | 3600                  | 4592                  | 0.20                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH           | 273965                | 250368                | 205612                | 244477                | 308174                | 13.70                 |
| UTTARAKHAND             | 11511                 | 9067                  | 7544                  | 6196                  | 5943                  | 0.26                  |
| WEST BENGAL             | 188763                | 123777                | 62487                 | 141351                | 147538                | 6.56                  |
| India                   | 2564855               | 2378225               | 2255063               | 2111497               | 2249069               | 100.00                |

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2326  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  13.12.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  SARMISTHA  SETHI  &  SHRI DUSHYANT  SINGH,  HON'BLE  MPs.  REGARDING  'EDUCATION  FOR  DIFFERENTLY  ABLED CHILDREN'.

| Total CWSNEnrolment     | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   | Total CWSNEnrolment   |
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| State&UT                | 2015-16               | 2016-17               | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20               |
| ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS | 653                   | 604                   | 531                   | 502                   | 503                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH          | 94616                 | 97004                 | 104944                | 102249                | 101951                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 5824                  | 2979                  | 3690                  | 2645                  | 3006                  |
| ASSAM                   | 79272                 | 81127                 | 65278                 | 65430                 | 61280                 |
| BIHAR                   | 208127                | 185037                | 141856                | 108884                | 150616                |
| CHANDIGARH              | 5283                  | 5168                  | 4761                  | 4802                  | 4451                  |
| CHHATTISGARH            | 77778                 | 67467                 | 67533                 | 43087                 | 36087                 |
| DADRA &NAGARHAVELI      | 514                   | 507                   | 951                   | 2187                  | 2375                  |
| DAMAN&DIU               | 185                   | 160                   | 150                   | 157                   | 257                   |
| DELHI                   | 30237                 | 27949                 | 28544                 | 24936                 | 29798                 |
| GOA                     | 4796                  | 4058                  | 3752                  | 2062                  | 2448                  |
| GUJARAT                 | 107506                | 117834                | 128856                | 100510                | 92749                 |
| HARYANA                 | 35675                 | 31047                 | 32071                 | 30899                 | 30949                 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH        | 12935                 | 11223                 | 11404                 | 9476                  | 9089                  |
| JAMMU&KASHMIR           | 28234                 | 19545                 | 36625                 | 27949                 | 23629                 |
| JHARKHAND               | 74761                 | 63314                 | 72442                 | 61231                 | 57112                 |
| KARNATAKA               | 120593                | 96301                 | 101351                | 108001                | 107445                |
| KERALA                  | 140956                | 151728                | 146486                | 136475                | 148925                |
| LADAKH                  | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | 754                   |
| LAKSHADWEEP             | 290                   | 245                   | 215                   | 196                   | 249                   |
| MADHYAPRADESH           | 150173                | 131786                | 117685                | 122152                | 111034                |
| MAHARASHTRA             | 322647                | 340147                | 366918                | 326732                | 307928                |
| MANIPUR                 | 8844                  | 6865                  | 5050                  | 4556                  | 4464                  |
| MEGHALAYA               | 6971                  | 3950                  | 4815                  | 4428                  | 4218                  |
| MIZORAM                 | 8012                  | 5071                  | 4866                  | 4751                  | 4061                  |
| NAGALAND                | 5186                  | 1379                  | 1653                  | 2909                  | 2809                  |
| ODISHA                  | 117323                | 120306                | 118708                | 112968                | 99126                 |
| PUDUCHERRY              | 1443                  | 2031                  | 2038                  | 2281                  | 3763                  |
| PUNJAB                  | 95865                 | 87726                 | 76053                 | 74226                 | 69450                 |
| RAJASTHAN               | 124880                | 117832                | 111437                | 71368                 | 103228                |
| SIKKIM                  | 1028                  | 1117                  | 1192                  | 947                   | 979                   |
| TAMIL NADU              | 153387                | 153814                | 158493                | 109441                | 164417                |
| TELANGANA               | 62329                 | 55583                 | 55181                 | 47436                 | 43672                 |
| TRIPURA                 | 4293                  | 4109                  | 3891                  | 3600                  | 4592                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH           | 273965                | 250368                | 205612                | 244477                | 308174                |
| UTTARAKHAND             | 11511                 | 9067                  | 7544                  | 6196                  | 5943                  |
| WEST BENGAL             | 188763                | 123777                | 62487                 | 141351                | 147538                |
| India                   | 2564855               | 2378225               | 2255063               | 2111497               | 2249069               |

## Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021 ASKED BY SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI & SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH, HON'BLE MPs. REGARDING 'EDUCATION FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN'.

| State/UTs                |   Total CWSNEnrolment |   Number of Teacher Trained to handle CWSNChildren |   PTR |
|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                   503 |                                                177 |     3 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                101951 |                                               7502 |    14 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                  3006 |                                                317 |     9 |
| Assam                    |                 61280 |                                              12957 |     5 |
| Bihar                    |                150616 |                                              18013 |     8 |
| Chandigarh               |                  4451 |                                                872 |     5 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                 36087 |                                              18653 |     2 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                  2375 |                                                128 |    19 |
| Daman &Diu               |                   257 |                                                148 |     2 |
| Delhi                    |                 29798 |                                              10977 |     3 |
| Goa                      |                  2448 |                                                636 |     4 |
| Gujarat                  |                 92749 |                                              27034 |     3 |
| Haryana                  |                 30949 |                                               6145 |     5 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                  9089 |                                               3437 |     3 |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                 23629 |                                               2409 |    10 |
| Jharkhand                |                 57112 |                                               7295 |     8 |
| Karnataka                |                107445 |                                             141207 |     1 |
| Kerala                   |                148925 |                                              15109 |    10 |
| Ladakh                   |                   754 |                                                 71 |    11 |
| Lakshadweep              |                   249 |                                                 70 |     4 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                111034 |                                              19031 |     6 |
| Maharashtra              |                307928 |                                              40623 |     8 |
| Manipur                  |                  4464 |                                                798 |     6 |
| Meghalaya                |                  4218 |                                                568 |     7 |
| Mizoram                  |                  4061 |                                                355 |    11 |
| Nagaland                 |                  2809 |                                                410 |     7 |
| Odisha                   |                 99126 |                                              12598 |     8 |
| Puducherry               |                  3763 |                                                783 |     5 |
| Punjab                   |                 69450 |                                              24738 |     3 |
| Rajasthan                |                103228 |                                              24876 |     4 |
| Sikkim                   |                   979 |                                                333 |     3 |
| Tamilnadu                |                164417 |                                             185830 |     1 |
| Telangana                |                 43672 |                                              17525 |     2 |
| Tripura                  |                  4592 |                                                669 |     7 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                308174 |                                              41412 |     7 |
| Uttarakhand              |                  5943 |                                               2314 |     3 |
| West Bengal              |                147538 |                                              16924 |     9 |
| INDIA                    |               2249069 |                                             662944 |     3 |

- -----