Lok Sabha Question No. 5211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Review on Education of Disabled Children and Steps taken by the Government for them
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5211

ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## REVIEW ON EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEM

## 5211. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any review/assessment regarding the education of children with disabilities;
- (b) if so, the percentage of such children who are studying at present, State-wise/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  current  Government  for  the  education  of  handicapped  and  blind students along with the budgetary allocation in this regard till date;
- (d) the number of equipments distributed by the Government to divyangs and the blind; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to provide maximum opportunity for education to the children with disabilities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b) 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, Government-aided 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  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.

As per UDISE+ 2021-22, the Children with Special Needs (CwSN) enrolment is 0.9% of total enrolment of childrenfrom Grade I to XII. The State & UT-wise enrolment of CwSN from Grade I to XIIin percentage is at Annexure-I .

(c)  to  (e)  The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  launched  in  2018-19,  has dedicated Inclusive Education component for the education of Children with Special Needs (CwSN) covering all CwSN with one or more disabilities, including visual impairment, as mentioned  in  the  schedule  of  disabilities  of  the  Rights  of  the  Persons  with  Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016. It aims to look at education of CwSN in a continuum from Pre-Primary to Class XII studying in Government, Government-aided and local body schools.

Through this component,  various provisions  are  made  available  for  the  educational needs of CwSN such as, provision of aids, appliances, assistive devices & teaching learning materials (TLMs), transportation, escort and scribe allowances etc. The component support also  includes  annual  block  identification  and  assessment  camps  and  stipend  for  girls  with disabilities etc. for supporting access to schools and completion of their schooling. 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. A separate provision for financial support of Special Educators has been made under Samagra Shiksha in order to appropriately address the educational requirements of children with special needs from elementary to higher secondary levels.

The  details  of  estimated  outlay  of  provisions  for  CwSN  under  Inclusive  Education (IE) for CwSN Component of Samagra Shiksha for the year 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 is at Annexure-II .

The details of facilities provided to CWSN in Government Schools and Government Aided Schools, as per UDISE+ 2021-22 is at Annexure-III .

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  &  (B)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5211  FOR  03.04.2023  ASKED  BY  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE,  HON'BLE  MP  AND  SHRI  GIRISH  CHANDRA, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'REVIEW ON EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEM'.

Percentage of CwSN studying in Schools from Grade I to XII

| S. No.   | India/State/UT                           |   Total Enrolment |   CwSN Enrolment |   % |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----|
|          | India                                    |         255740623 |          2240356 | 0.9 |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |             66976 |              512 | 0.8 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           |           8167256 |            92243 | 1.1 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |            328306 |             2987 | 0.9 |
| 4        | Assam                                    |           7101572 |            54213 | 0.8 |
| 5        | Bihar                                    |          27046438 |           177727 | 0.7 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               |            246568 |             3718 | 1.5 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             |           5764230 |            77096 | 1.3 |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |            128247 |             1173 | 0.9 |
| 9        | Delhi                                    |           4318482 |            26266 | 0.6 |
| 10       | Goa                                      |            282426 |             3629 | 1.3 |
| 11       | Gujarat                                  |          11377585 |            73366 | 0.6 |
| 12       | Haryana                                  |           5792034 |            25454 | 0.4 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                         |           1332148 |             6692 | 0.5 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                        |           2323395 |            17946 | 0.8 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                |           7688207 |            51267 | 0.7 |
| 16       | Karnataka                                |          11827353 |            98183 | 0.8 |
| 17       | Kerala                                   |           5854948 |           136884 | 2.3 |
| 18       | Ladakh                                   |             49070 |              906 | 1.8 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                              |             12004 |              204 | 1.7 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                           |          15427286 |           138593 | 0.9 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                              |          22060834 |           257148 | 1.2 |
| 22       | Manipur                                  |            631471 |             4571 | 0.7 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                                |            954938 |             4078 | 0.4 |
| 24       | Mizoram                                  |            277337 |             3904 | 1.4 |
| 25       | Nagaland                                 |            367175 |             3632 | 1   |
| 26       | Odisha                                   |           7527517 |           146364 | 1.9 |
| 27       | Puducherry                               |            233028 |             2258 | 1   |
| 28       | Punjab                                   |           5352046 |            64201 | 1.2 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                                |          17175003 |            80540 | 0.5 |
| 30       | Sikkim                                   |            116329 |             1188 | 1   |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                               |          12167300 |           155552 | 1.3 |
| 32       | Telangana                                |           6763649 |            39737 | 0.6 |
| 33       | Tripura                                  |            684179 |             3903 | 0.6 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                            |          46774404 |           326593 | 0.7 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                              |           2355768 |             4936 | 0.2 |
| 36       | West Bengal                              |          17165114 |           152692 | 0.9 |

Source: UDISE+ 2021-22

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  to  (E)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5211  FOR  03.04.2023  ASKED  BY  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE,  HON'BLE  MP  AND  SHRI  GIRISH  CHANDRA, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'REVIEW ON EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEM'.

Financial Estimated Outlay of provisions for Students with Special Needs under IE for CwSN Component of SamagraShiksha Scheme

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   |                                                  | Financial estimated outlay   | Financial estimated outlay   | Financial estimated outlay   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          | Provisions for CwSN                              | 2020-21                      | 2021-22                      | 2022-23                      |
| 1        | Girls Stipend                                    | 93.04                        | 122.57                       | 116.10                       |
| 2        | Aids &appliances (CwSN)                          | 76.33                        | 94.79                        | 103.81                       |
| 3        | Braille materials/books (CwSN)                   | 19.87                        | 16.40                        | 15.82                        |
| 4        | Assistive devices, equipment&TLM                 | 18.57                        | 28.24                        | 19.26                        |
| 5        | Identification &assessment camps                 | 17.18                        | 190.92                       | 12.86                        |
| 6        | transportation allowances (CwSN)                 | 79.05                        | 48.04                        | 97.98                        |
| 7        | HBE (CwSN)                                       | 12.94                        | 14.92                        | 20.94                        |
| 8        | Financial Support (for Special Educators + BRPs) | 676.17                       | 699.44                       | 716.60                       |

Source: PRABANDH Portal

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  to  (E)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5211  FOR  03.04.2023  ASKED  BY  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE,  HON'BLE  MP  AND  SHRI  GIRISH  CHANDRA, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'REVIEW ON EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND STEPS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEM'.

Facilities provided to CWSN in Government Schools and Government Aided Schools

| Type of Facility   | Number of CwSN   | Number of CwSN   | Number of CwSN   | Number of CwSN   |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Type of Facility   | Primary          | Upper-Primary    | Secondary        | Higher Secondary |
| Braille books      | 75541            | 28815            | 12859            | 11267            |
| Braille kit        | 17877            | 9628             | 1982             | 1089             |
| Low vision         | 24090            | 36462            | 25735            | 19567            |
| Hearing aid        | 29932            | 17701            | 5805             | 2224             |
| Braces             | 3531             | 640              | 182              | 117              |
| Crutches           | 3181             | 5443             | 1895             | 1121             |
| Wheel chair        | 32030            | 12808            | 1828             | 2003             |
| Tri-cycle          | 13762            | 6087             | 2839             | 1286             |
| Caliper            | 7396             | 2405             | 830              | 416              |

Source: UDISE+ 2021-22

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