Lok Sabha Question No. 917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Education of Divyang Children
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.917 ANSWERED ON-12.12.2022

## EDUCATION OF DIVYANG CHILDREN

## †917. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed/evaluated the education of Divyang children;
- (b) if so, the percentage of such children currently studying, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  maximum  opportunities  to  Divyang children for education?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Department of School Education & Literacy,  Ministry of Education conducted the National Achievement Survey (NAS) of Classes III, V & VIII in 2017, Class X in 2018 and Class III,  V, VIII and X in 2021. Through the survey in 2021, students in Government, Governmentaided  and  Private  unaided  schools  across  720  districts  in  all  36  States  &  UTs  were  assessed, based  on  the  Learning  Outcomes  developed  by  NCERT.  Over  34  lakh  students  including Divyang children participated in the survey. The survey process incorporated provisions such as additional time, scribes and suitable adaptations as per the needs of Divyang children in order to facilitate an equitable assessment of all children.
- (b) As per UDISE 2021-22, the Children with Special Needs (CWSN) enrolment is 0.89% of total  enrolment  of  children.  The  State  &  UT-wise  enrolment  of  CWSN  in  percentage  is  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 Divyang children. Section 3(2)  of  the  RTE  Act  lays  emphasis  on  the  elementary  education  of  all  differently  abled children.  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  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.

A separate provision for financial support of Special Educators has been made under Samagara Shiksha in order to appropriately address the educational requirements of children with  special  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 special  needs  wherein,  children  regardless  of  their  abilities/disabilities  participate  and  learn together in the same class, thus creating an enabling educational environment for all students.

In addition, CBSE being sensitive to the needs of Divyang students provides several exemptions/concessions to CWSN as defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016  such  as  issuing  authority  of  Medical  Certificate,  facility  of  Scribe  and  compensatory time, appointment of Scribe and related instructions, fee and special exemptions for class X like exemption from third language, flexibility in choosing subjects, alternate questions/Separate Question and special exemptions for class XII like flexibility in choosing subjects, separate question paper and questions in lieu of practical component. The details of the CWSN who appeared in class X and class XII board examinations for the year 2022 and their pass percentage is as under:

| Class   |   Number of CWSN appeared |   Pass percentage |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------|
| X       |                      6053 |             93.42 |
| XII     |                      4395 |             93.11 |

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 917 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022 ASKED BY SHRI  HARISH  DWIVEDI  HON'BLE  MP    'REGARDING  EDUCATION  OF DIVYANG CHILDREN'.

Percentage of CwSN studying in Schools (State and UT wise)

| Total CWSN Enrolment -2021-22   | Total CWSN Enrolment -2021-22   | Total CWSN Enrolment -2021-22    | Total CWSN Enrolment -2021-22   | Total CWSN Enrolment -2021-22   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.No.                           | States/Uts                      | Total Enrolment (Grade I to XII) | CWSN Enrolment                  | %                               |
| 1.                              | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 66976                            | 527                             | 0.79                            |
| 2.                              | Andhra Pradesh                  | 8167256                          | 92262                           | 1.13                            |
| 3.                              | Arunachal Pradesh               | 328306                           | 3038                            | 0.93                            |
| 4.                              | Assam                           | 7101572                          | 55245                           | 0.78                            |
| 5.                              | Bihar                           | 27046438                         | 177989                          | 0.66                            |
| 6.                              | Chandigarh                      | 246568                           | 3755                            | 1.52                            |
| 7.                              | Chhattisgarh                    | 5764230                          | 77249                           | 1.34                            |
| 8.                              | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman& Diu | 128247                           | 1178                            | 0.92                            |
| 9.                              | Delhi                           | 4318482                          | 27026                           | 0.63                            |
| 10.                             | Goa                             | 282426                           | 3779                            | 1.34                            |
| 11.                             | Gujarat                         | 11377585                         | 73912                           | 0.65                            |
| 12.                             | Haryana                         | 5792034                          | 25718                           | 0.44                            |
| 13.                             | Himachal Pradesh                | 1332148                          | 6864                            | 0.52                            |
| 14.                             | Jammu &Kashmir                  | 2323395                          | 19867                           | 0.86                            |
| 15.                             | Jharkhand                       | 7688207                          | 51665                           | 0.67                            |
| 16.                             | Karnataka                       | 11827353                         | 98961                           | 0.84                            |
| 17.                             | Kerala                          | 5854948                          | 138413                          | 2.36                            |
| 18.                             | Ladakh                          | 49070                            | 1052                            | 2.14                            |
| 19.                             | Lakshadweep                     | 12004                            | 208                             | 1.73                            |
| 20.                             | Madhya Pradesh                  | 15427286                         | 139258                          | 0.90                            |
| 21.                             | Maharashtra                     | 22060834                         | 260251                          | 1.18                            |
| 22.                             | Manipur                         | 631471                           | 4759                            | 0.75                            |
| 23.                             | Meghalaya                       | 954938                           | 4601                            | 0.48                            |
| 24.                             | Mizoram                         | 277337                           | 3976                            | 1.43                            |
| 25.                             | Nagaland                        | 367175                           | 4084                            | 1.11                            |
| 26.                             | Odisha                          | 7527517                          | 146512                          | 1.95                            |
| 27.                             | Puducherry                      | 233028                           | 2288                            | 0.98                            |
| 28.                             | Punjab                          | 5352046                          | 66776                           | 1.25                            |
| 29.                             | Rajasthan                       | 17175003                         | 80910                           | 0.47                            |
| 30.                             | Sikkim                          | 116329                           | 1320                            | 1.13                            |
| 31.                             | Tamilnadu                       | 12167300                         | 156359                          | 1.29                            |
| 32.                             | Telangana                       | 6763649                          | 40014                           | 0.59                            |
| 33.                             | Tripura                         | 684179                           | 3914                            | 0.57                            |
| 34.                             | Uttar Pradesh                   | 46774404                         | 327385                          | 0.70                            |
| 35.                             | Uttarakhand                     | 2355768                          | 5080                            | 0.22                            |
| 36.                             | West Bengal                     | 17165114                         | 160599                          | 0.94                            |
|                                 | India Source: UDISE+ 2021-22    | 255740623                        | 2266794                         | 0.89                            |