Lok Sabha Question No. 2527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Children with Special Needs under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2527 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

## Children with Special Needs under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

2527.  Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  specific  steps  under  Samagra  Shiksha  to  strengthen inclusive education for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) in Maharashtra, particularly in Pune district  and  the  Shirur  region,  including  assistive  devices,  home-based  education,  special educators and barrier-free infrastructure, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  CwSN  identified,  enrolled  and  support  provided  under  Samagra  Shiksha Abhiyaan during the last five years, State/UT-wise, particularly Maharashtra and Shirur;
- (c) the number of model inclusive schools sanctioned and operational in the said State especially in Pune district and the criteria fixed for their selection;
- (d) whether the Government has assessed learning outcomes, retention and participation levels of CwSN in the said State including Shirur, if so, the details and the key findings thereof along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether any mechanism has been developed by the Government to ensure smooth transition of CwSN into scholarships, vocational education, skill development or employability pathways, if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  details  of  convergence  with  other  Ministries,  State-wise including Maharashtra and Shirur?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  is  fully  committed  to  ensuring  that  Children  with  Special  Needs (CwSN), as mentioned in Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, have access to quality and inclusive education. Education being in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, both the Central and State/UT Governments play an important role in this endeavor. Under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), which is in alignment with the recommendations of National Education Policy  (NEP)  2020,  there  is  a  dedicated  Inclusive  Education  (IE)  component  for  CwSN implemented in all States/UTs including Maharashtra. Financial assistance  is  provided  for  the multiple interventions namely identification and assessment camps, provision of aids, appliances, and assistive devices, transportation, scribe and escort allowance, braille and large-print books, stipends  for  girls  with  special  needs,  sports  &  exposure  visits  for  CwSN,  teaching-learning materials (TLMs)/ resource package etc., training and capacity building of special educators and general teachers, resource support towards the salary of special educators, home Based education for severe disabilities, CwSN-friendly infrastructure.

A statement showing details of State/UT-wise CwSN enrolment for the last five years, as per UDISE+, is at Annexure-I . The CwSN enrolment of the Pune District for the last five years, as per UDISE+ is as under:

| Year    |   CwSN Enrolment |
|---------|------------------|
| 2024-25 |            13218 |
| 2023-24 |            12821 |
| 2022-23 |            13342 |
| 2021-22 |            14360 |
| 2020-21 |            17418 |

A statement  showing  details  of  State/UT-wise  approved  outlay  for  the  IE  for  CwSN component under Samagra Shiksha for the last five years, is at Annexure-II .

In line with the vision of inclusive and equitable education under NEP 2020, and as mandated under the RPwD Act, 2016 as well as the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, no child can be denied admission on the grounds of disability. These provisions collectively ensure full participation, barrier-free access, and the right of every child to quality  education  in  all  schools.  The  Government  is  focusing  on  strengthening  all  existing Government schools across the country to function as inclusive schools.

(d): The State of Maharashtra leverages UDISE+ data for dropout prediction and prevention to ensure retention of CwSN, and is increasingly using Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) and Periodic Assessment Tests (PAT) to monitor and improve their learning outcomes. At the district level, learning, retention, and participation are tracked through case studies, individualized education plans, home visits, and periodic reviews by special educators. Findings indicate that most CwSN in mainstream schools are progressing steadily, with students having mild to moderate disabilities actively participating in academics, while those with severe disabilities benefit more from homebased education and therapy. Regular annual training for teachers is conducted by SCERT, Pune, and DIET, Shirur undertakes a five-day module for primary teachers on pedagogy and assessment for  CwSN.  Special  educators  also  provide  ongoing  school-level  support  to  address  academic challenges and guide teachers on inclusive instructional strategies.

(e):  Under Samagra Shiksha, States/UTs works in convergence with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities to provide timely assistive devices, aids, appliances and TLMs through the ADIP-SSA scheme, conduct of block level identification and assessment camps etc.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2527 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 ASKED BY DR. AMOL RAMSING  KOLHE,  HON'BLE  MP  REGARDING  'CHILDREN  WITH  SPECIAL  NEEDS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'

State/UT-wise CwSN enrolment from 2020-21 to 2024-25 as per UDISE+

| S. No.   | States/UTs                         |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |       595 |       527 |       741 |       724 |       772 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |     88252 |     92262 |     88502 |     76620 |     89608 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |      3289 |      3038 |      3006 |      3007 |      3089 |
| 4        | Assam                              |     59596 |     55243 |     58890 |     56841 |     56454 |
| 5        | Bihar                              |    141314 |    177989 |    163322 |    165343 |    181200 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         |      3492 |      3755 |      3891 |      4050 |      3602 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       |     67768 |     77249 |     79619 |     83719 |     73645 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |      2493 |      1178 |      1137 |      1126 |      1201 |
| 9        | Delhi                              |     29178 |     27026 |     22530 |     35877 |     38384 |
| 10       | Goa                                |      2099 |      3779 |      4538 |      4341 |      4571 |
| 11       | Gujarat                            |     81616 |     73912 |     67072 |     62121 |     61569 |
| 12       | Haryana                            |     25828 |     25718 |     22418 |     19352 |     21625 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   |      6751 |      6864 |      6463 |      5984 |      6170 |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir                     |     22736 |     19867 |     19054 |     17993 |     20534 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          |     53118 |     51665 |     35765 |     49346 |     50126 |
| 16       | Karnataka                          |     98371 |     98961 |    100482 |     88701 |     85872 |
| 17       | Kerala                             |    139443 |    138413 |    134223 |    123877 |    123600 |
| 18       | Ladakh                             |       572 |      1052 |       630 |       622 |       626 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        |       267 |       208 |       194 |       198 |       190 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     |    121475 |    139258 |    143560 |    146932 |    153821 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        |    280574 |    260251 |    243496 |    234489 |    233791 |
| 22       | Manipur                            |      4451 |      4759 |      4183 |      4065 |      4265 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          |      4975 |      4601 |      3888 |      3252 |      3421 |
| 24       | Mizoram                            |      4195 |      3976 |      4057 |      3874 |      3828 |
| 25       | Nagaland                           |      2280 |      4084 |      2458 |      1667 |      1744 |
| 26       | Odisha                             |    103058 |    146512 |     97030 |     93467 |     91631 |
| 27       | Puducherry                         |      1675 |      2288 |      1543 |      1219 |      1235 |
| 28       | Punjab                             |     67483 |     66776 |     61302 |     51415 |     53761 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          |     84059 |     80910 |     80790 |     69591 |     70200 |
| 30       | Sikkim                             |      1555 |      1320 |      1130 |      1025 |       998 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                         |    163570 |    156359 |    140842 |    142697 |    140803 |
| 32       | Telangana                          |     43680 |     40014 |     33063 |     81240 |     72672 |
| 33       | Tripura                            |      3700 |      3914 |      3949 |      3243 |      3318 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                      |    317212 |    327385 |    322969 |    316406 |    333862 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                        |      5285 |      5080 |      4680 |      4645 |      5209 |
| 36       | West Bengal                        |    155193 |    160599 |    145795 |    155041 |    151861 |
|          | GRAND TOTAL                        |   2191198 |   2266792 |   2107212 |   2114110 |   2149258 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2527 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025 ASKED BY DR. AMOL RAMSING  KOLHE,  HON'BLE  MP  REGARDING  'CHILDREN  WITH  SPECIAL  NEEDS UNDER SAMAGRA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN'

State/UT-wise approved outlay of IE component under Samagra Shiksha from 2020-21 to 2024-25

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No   | State/ UT                   | 2020-21    | 2021-22    | 2022-23    | 2023-24     | 2024-25   |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 84.83      | 119.08     | 167.362    | 155.8015    | 195.78    |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 8038.89    | 8086.857   | 10195.485  | 9174.42726  | 9194.15   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 643.75     | 661.06     | 716.61884  | 785.809     | 804.07    |
| 4       | Assam                       | 4045.86    | 4049.73    | 4693.19508 | 4300.7871   | 4477.10   |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 4788.458   | 6315.39032 | 6149.938   | 9237.01724  | 7705.45   |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  | 232.14     | 342.16     | 308.22012  | 320.12012   | 304.17    |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                | 1923.02    | 1383.5     | 3179.945   | 3702.945    | 3756.21   |
| 8       | Dadra And Nagar Haveli      | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0           |           |
| 9       | Delhi                       | 3595.69    | 5230.83    | 5467.23836 | 5210.18814  | 5336.43   |
| 10      | Dnd - Dnh                   | 116.11     | 112.94     | 109.1195   | 112.229     | 123.95    |
| 11      | Goa                         | 118.83     | 135.52     | 123.95132  | 107.00332   | 113.64    |
| 12      | Gujarat                     | 8929.78    | 8762.361   | 9514.8765  | 10161.25632 | 8069.05   |
| 13      | Haryana                     | 2432.16    | 2195.824   | 2685.626   | 2655.2087   | 2726.81   |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh            | 983.93     | 926.37     | 944.721    | 1100.47276  | 1110.45   |
| 15      | Jammu And Kashmir           | 1022.59    | 1040.55    | 1071.16277 | 919.275     | 1287.30   |
| 16      | Jharkhand                   | 1114.71    | 2451.26092 | 1807.09394 | 1988.059    | 2029.48   |
| 17      | Karnataka                   | 6391.15    | 6393.67    | 5434.29    | 5955.26     | 5313.88   |
| 18      | Kerala                      | 12329.89   | 11673.45   | 13019.03   | 13350.81    | 12930.07  |
| 19      | Ladakh                      | 46.46      | 47.02      | 67.981     | 55.59       | 68.49     |
| 20      | Lakshadweep                 | 48.82      | 50.73      | 59.279     | 48.51       | 47.69     |
| 21      | Madhya Pradesh              | 3857.18    | 4126.5675  | 5244.435   | 5375.7712   | 6349.43   |
| 22      | Maharashtra                 | 12935.04   | 16213.54   | 19766.6115 | 19010.862   | 18904.73  |
| 23      | Manipur                     | 597.97     | 507.61     | 725.68     | 675.842     | 653.07    |
| 24      | Meghalaya                   | 363.34     | 422.512    | 438.81844  | 433.432     | 424.77    |
| 25      | Mizoram                     | 466.33     | 470.31     | 553.69234  | 526.3139    | 504.27    |
| 26      | Nagaland                    | 168.47     | 187.76     | 201.01     | 206.551     | 203.80    |
| 27      | Odisha                      | 3995.15    | 3169.67    | 5899.106   | 7418.016    | 6593.31   |
| 28      | Puducherry                  | 112.78     | 117.83     | 109.9471   | 136.845     | 126.53    |
| 29      | Punjab                      | 3394.30324 | 2997.589   | 3313.192   | 3683.1748   | 3606.03   |
| 30      | Rajasthan                   | 4154.67    | 4643.39    | 6312.8105  | 5949.2065   | 6053.23   |
| 31      | Sikkim                      | 281.38     | 213.53     | 268.21119  | 295.4232    | 205.79    |
| 32      | Tamil Nadu                  | 9143.09    | 10855.82   | 8116.44    | 10336.572   | 10715.21  |
| 33      | Telangana                   | 3581.64    | 3481.27    | 4022.06712 | 3639.06812  | 4040.69   |
| 34      | Tripura                     | 387.0025   | 487.96     | 872.405    | 885.6274    | 1021.12   |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh               | 10256.4646 | 8715.6864  | 8989.72275 | 11073.9689  | 11686.58  |
| 36      | Uttarakhand                 | 378.9      | 270.97     | 560.87283  | 497.62      | 349.72    |
| 37      | West Bengal                 | 5631.53    | 5760.82    | 8168.96291 | 7555.70815  | 7458.56   |
| Grand   |                             | 116592.30  |            |            |             | 144491.01 |
|         | Total                       |            | 122621.13  | 139279.11  | 147040.7716 |           |

Source: PRABANDH Portal (This includes support for BRPs for CwSN covered under Academic support through BRC/URC).