Lok Sabha Question No. 5773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Enrolment of Children with Special Needs in Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5773 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## Enrolment of Children with Special Needs in Government Schools

†5773. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant:

Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  Children  with  Special  Needs  (CWSN)  and  girl  students  enrolled  in Government/Government-aided and local body schools in the country during the last five years, year-wise/State-wise,  particularly  district-wise  in  Maharashtra,  especially  in  the  WashimYavatmal Lok Sabha Constituency;

(b) the number of enrolled students with more than 40 percent disability during the last five years, year-wise and State/UT-wise, particularly district-wise in Maharashtra;

(c) the number of such girl students who have received scholarships under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan during the last five years;

(d)  the  details  of  fund  allocated  and  disbursed  in  this  regard,  year-wise  and  State/UT-wise particularly district-wise details in Maharashtra; and

(e)  the  number  of  Government/Government-aided  and  local  body  schools  having  special educators/teachers  during the last five years, year-wise/State-wise and  district-wise in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The details of total number of Children with Special Needs (CwSN) and girl CwSN enrolled in Government/Government-aided and local body schools in the country during the last five years, year-wise/State-wise is at Annexure-I.

The district-wise details of total number of CwSN  and CwSN  girls enrolled in Government/Government-aided and local body schools during the last five years in Maharashtra is at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d): Under Samagra Shiksha, there is a dedicated component for Inclusive Education (IE) for CwSN, to ensure full equity and inclusion such that all children with special needs are able to  fully  participate  in  regular  schools.  To  encourage  girl  children  with  disabilities  to  attend schools, stipend for girls with special needs @ Rs.200/- per month for 10 months (Rs.2,000/per  annum) through Direct  Benefit Transfer is provided. The details of  stipend provided to CwSN girls under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan during the last five years is at Annexure-III.

(e):  The  details  of  total  number  of  Government/Government-aided  and  local  body  schools having  special  educators/teachers  during  the  last  five  years,  year-wise/State-wise  is  at Annexure-IV.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  &  (B)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5773 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI ARVIND GANPAT  SAWANT  AND  SHRI  SANJAY  UTTAMRAO  DESHMUKH,  HON'BLE  MP's REGARDING 'ENROLMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

State/UT and year wise details of total number of Children with Special Needs (CwSN) and girl CwSN enrolled in Government/Governmentaided and local body schools in the country during the last five years

| India/State/ UT   | 2020-21    | 2020-21   | 2021-22    | 2021-22   | 2022-23    | 2022-23   | 2023-24    | 2023-24   | 2024-25    | 2024-25   |
|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| India/State/ UT   | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN |
| India             | 1951729    | 847522    | 2026269    | 856841    | 1924617    | 829446    | 1928841    | 833553    | 1905946    | 827521    |
| A&N Islands       | 556        | 205       | 505        | 187       | 695        | 249       | 677        | 247       | 719        | 258       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 75127      | 32225     | 76014      | 32215     | 74010      | 31162     | 63535      | 26583     | 74427      | 31884     |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3038       | 1631      | 2860       | 1593      | 2820       | 1605      | 2741       | 1520      | 2702       | 1541      |
| Assam             | 55019      | 25817     | 51639      | 23205     | 55820      | 24883     | 54099      | 24142     | 52565      | 23431     |
| Bihar             | 135257     | 59828     | 170900     | 69113     | 156987     | 68466     | 161128     | 71065     | 172486     | 79120     |
| Chandigarh        | 3006       | 1165      | 3375       | 1373      | 3574       | 1460      | 3723       | 1476      | 3390       | 1309      |
| Chhattisgarh      | 63973      | 29388     | 73107      | 32817     | 76219      | 36130     | 80041      | 38406     | 68307      | 32987     |
| DNH and D&D       | 2458       | 1169      | 1158       | 468       | 1118       | 458       | 1093       | 444       | 1162       | 479       |
| Delhi             | 19340      | 9102      | 18858      | 8928      | 18716      | 9315      | 29776      | 13715     | 31143      | 14253     |
| Goa               | 1907       | 748       | 3590       | 1313      | 4311       | 1565      | 4134       | 1484      | 4365       | 1556      |
| Gujarat           | 71006      | 29434     | 63952      | 25142     | 60513      | 24786     | 56479      | 23094     | 55060      | 22523     |
| Haryana           | 20746      | 8773      | 21464      | 8717      | 18336      | 7490      | 16910      | 6933      | 18251      | 7429      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 5973       | 2697      | 6069       | 2733      | 6177       | 2884      | 5559       | 2575      | 5622       | 2536      |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 16362      | 7057      | 14137      | 5884      | 15858      | 6679      | 15311      | 6293      | 17240      | 7093      |
| Jharkhand         | 46525      | 21826     | 46032      | 20959     | 33070      | 14998     | 45365      | 21153     | 45021      | 21047     |
| Karnataka         | 82945      | 36224     | 84220      | 36555     | 85062      | 36616     | 75440      | 32337     | 71229      | 30555     |
| Kerala            | 123141     | 50219     | 121478     | 48524     | 118741     | 46810     | 108327     | 42519     | 108343     | 42964     |
| Ladakh            | 442        | 234       | 721        | 363       | 524        | 232       | 516        | 248       | 517        | 252       |
| Lakshadweep       | 267        | 104       | 208        | 82        | 194        | 82        | 198        | 87        | 190        | 80        |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 108420     | 48990     | 128661     | 56812     | 130212     | 59450     | 132000     | 60543     | 133704     | 61491     |
| Maharashtra       | 237668     | 101848    | 224655     | 94033     | 213762     | 90294     | 206512     | 88280     | 205410     | 88043     |
| Manipur           | 3849       | 1843      | 4141       | 2000      | 3809       | 1913      | 3713       | 1864      | 3944       | 1940      |
| Meghalaya         | 4012       | 1805      | 3505       | 1514      | 2951       | 1268      | 2468       | 1103      | 2505       | 1130      |
| Mizoram           | 3889       | 2004      | 3742       | 1960      | 3717       | 1975      | 3461       | 1875      | 3236       | 1729      |
| Nagaland          | 1363       | 670       | 2091       | 986       | 1370       | 701       | 944        | 445       | 902        | 429       |
| Odisha            | 97544      | 42223     | 139445     | 59515     | 92022      | 39459     | 88034      | 37313     | 85101      | 35992     |
| Puducherry        | 1094       | 499       | 2022       | 948       | 847        | 388       | 1033       | 549       | 1022       | 528       |
| Punjab            | 60881      | 25836     | 61976      | 26575     | 56354      | 23913     | 47739      | 20024     | 49569      | 20982     |
| Rajasthan         | 72937      | 31161     | 71601      | 29940     | 71923      | 30557     | 60500      | 25952     | 58385      | 25136     |
| Sikkim            | 1473       | 616       | 1230       | 491       | 1117       | 474       | 984        | 407       | 936        | 399       |
| Tamilnadu         | 151387     | 61496     | 145756     | 58975     | 129794     | 52366     | 130861     | 52876     | 128507     | 52316     |
| Telangana         | 32987      | 15473     | 30661      | 13943     | 28946      | 12727     | 67024      | 30309     | 56337      | 25219     |
| Tripura           | 3456       | 1459      | 3725       | 1562      | 3767       | 1632      | 3058       | 1286      | 3122       | 1293      |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 291058     | 125264    | 290447     | 119730    | 306924     | 132159    | 302467     | 128762    | 291645     | 123762    |
| Uttarakhand       | 3837       | 1717      | 3684       | 1690      | 3671       | 1538      | 3598       | 1543      | 3635       | 1549      |
| West Bengal       | 148786     | 66772     | 148640     | 65996     | 140686     | 62762     | 149393     | 66101     | 145247     | 64286     |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  &  (B)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5773 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI ARVIND GANPAT  SAWANT  AND  SHRI  SANJAY  UTTAMRAO  DESHMUKH,  HON'BLE  MP's REGARDING 'ENROLMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

District and year wise details of total number of CWSN and girl CwSN enrolled in Government/Government-aided and local body schools in state of Maharashtra during the last five years

| Maharashtra               | 2020-21    | 2020-21   | 2021-22    | 2021-22   | 2022-23    | 2022-23   | 2023-24    | 2023-24   | 2024-25    | 2024-25   |
|---------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| District                  | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN | Total CwSN | Girl CwSN |
| Ahmadnagar                | 11564      | 4853      | 11861      | 4848      | 11803      | 4797      | 11487      | 4818      | 11216      | 4714      |
| Akola                     | 3708       | 1546      | 3600       | 1495      | 3284       | 1404      | 3064       | 1309      | 3014       | 1290      |
| Amravati                  | 6338       | 2703      | 5774       | 2459      | 5492       | 2274      | 5341       | 2235      | 5488       | 2249      |
| Aurangabad (Maharashtra)  | 8173       | 3506      | 7772       | 3176      | 6743       | 2765      | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         |
| Bhandara                  | 4023       | 1785      | 3896       | 1636      | 3577       | 1492      | 3411       | 1412      | 3467       | 1438      |
| Bid                       | 9036       | 3533      | 8781       | 3364      | 8235       | 3237      | 6744       | 2676      | 6729       | 2659      |
| Buldana                   | 7378       | 3047      | 7096       | 2809      | 6025       | 2467      | 5503       | 2262      | 5424       | 2276      |
| Chandrapur                | 5444       | 2378      | 5139       | 2199      | 4818       | 2082      | 4568       | 1975      | 4428       | 1933      |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         | 6297       | 2564      | 6166       | 2514      |
| Dharashiv                 | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         | 4433       | 1961      | 4404       | 1931      |
| Dhule                     | 4612       | 2102      | 4851       | 2213      | 3953       | 1748      | 3660       | 1593      | 3851       | 1719      |
| Gadchiroli                | 5061       | 2426      | 4719       | 2189      | 4439       | 2022      | 4068       | 1854      | 3949       | 1821      |
| Gondiya                   | 3810       | 1648      | 3715       | 1574      | 3482       | 1499      | 3348       | 1437      | 3613       | 1559      |
| Hingoli                   | 2989       | 1234      | 2306       | 910       | 1877       | 745       | 1843       | 763       | 1852       | 781       |
| Jalgaon                   | 6307       | 2480      | 6379       | 2486      | 6364       | 2556      | 5834       | 2359      | 6112       | 2457      |
| Jalna                     | 4054       | 1782      | 4349       | 1827      | 4123       | 1813      | 3516       | 1561      | 4198       | 1942      |
| Kolhapur                  | 7422       | 2970      | 7278       | 2838      | 7007       | 2759      | 6815       | 2730      | 6648       | 2695      |
| Latur                     | 5729       | 2360      | 5578       | 2273      | 5786       | 2326      | 5421       | 2179      | 5388       | 2175      |
| Mumbai (Suburban)         | 7154       | 2985      | 6318       | 2616      | 6498       | 2557      | 6540       | 2498      | 6225       | 2389      |
| Mumbai Ii                 | 8762       | 3928      | 6859       | 2953      | 7054       | 3346      | 8155       | 3938      | 8099       | 3858      |
| Nagpur                    | 9902       | 4302      | 9505       | 4110      | 8910       | 3880      | 9115       | 3884      | 9132       | 3845      |
| Nanded                    | 8300       | 3500      | 6646       | 2723      | 6247       | 2724      | 5847       | 2556      | 5883       | 2580      |
| Nandurbar                 | 1532       | 719       | 1565       | 674       | 1432       | 628       | 1467       | 664       | 1523       | 680       |
| Nashik                    | 11657      | 5000      | 10676      | 4510      | 10711      | 4584      | 10403      | 4405      | 10122      | 4296      |
| Osmanabad                 | 5458       | 2434      | 5248       | 2212      | 4771       | 2100      | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         |
| Palghar                   | 5323       | 2378      | 4694       | 2145      | 4712       | 2123      | 4779       | 2202      | 4874       | 2244      |
| Parbhani                  | 9331       | 4141      | 8546       | 3649      | 7582       | 3261      | 7622       | 3370      | 6942       | 3061      |
| Pune                      | 11535      | 4833      | 10453      | 4212      | 10419      | 4277      | 10007      | 4071      | 10299      | 4229      |
| Raigarh (Maharashtra)     | 4308       | 1927      | 4183       | 1792      | 3983       | 1705      | 3812       | 1669      | 3732       | 1615      |
| Ratnagiri                 | 4293       | 1838      | 4028       | 1728      | 3661       | 1521      | 3425       | 1413      | 3448       | 1438      |
| Sangli                    | 10953      | 4898      | 10776      | 4752      | 10649      | 4802      | 10815      | 5258      | 9624       | 4811      |
| Satara                    | 9881       | 4318      | 10067      | 4386      | 9807       | 4191      | 9714       | 4320      | 9356       | 4199      |
| Sindhudurg                | 2884       | 1228      | 2715       | 1168      | 2578       | 1082      | 2384       | 1012      | 2335       | 976       |
| Solapur                   | 8606       | 3409      | 8239       | 3223      | 7993       | 3095      | 7855       | 3058      | 7836       | 3101      |
| Thane                     | 9453       | 4115      | 8916       | 3763      | 8343       | 3502      | 8403       | 3583      | 8549       | 3636      |
| Wardha                    | 3678       | 1561      | 3342       | 1406      | 3146       | 1317      | 3159       | 1315      | 3150       | 1299      |
| Washim                    | 3295       | 1490      | 3242       | 1450      | 3191       | 1399      | 3103       | 1387      | 3018       | 1328      |
| Yavatmal                  | 5715       | 2491      | 5543       | 2265      | 5067       | 2214      | 4554       | 1989      | 5316       | 2305      |

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## Annexure-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (C) & (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5773 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT AND SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH, HON'BLE MP's REGARDING 'ENROLMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

State/UT and year wise details of stipend provided to CwSN girls under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan during the last five years

| S.No.   | State/UT          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          | 2021-22      | 2021-22      | 2021-22   | 2021-22     | 2021-22      | 2023-24      | 2023-24      | 2023-24           | 2023-24           | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   |
|---------|-------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No.   | State/UT          | Approval | Approval | Progress | Progress | Approval | Approval | Progress | Progress     | Approval     | Approval  | Progress    | Progress     | Approval     | Approval     | Progress Approval | Progress Approval |           |           | Progress  |
| S.No.   | State/UT          | Phy.     | Fin.     | Phy.     | Fin.     | Phy.     | Fin.     | Phy.     | Fin.         | Phy. Fin.    | Phy.      | Fin.        |              | Phy.         | Fin.         | Phy. Fin.         | Phy. Fin.         |           | Phy.      | Fin.      |
| 1       | A&N Islands       | 111      | 2.22     | 111      | 2.22     | 171      | 3.42     | 171      | 3.42         | 189 3.78     | 189       | 3.78        | 183          | 3.66         | 0            | 0                 | 244 4.88          |           | 244       | 4.88      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 6773     | 135.46   | 4786     | 74.81    | 23642    | 472.84   | 577      | 7.79         | 31241 624.82 | 18693     |             | 373.86       | 31168        | 623.36 0     | 0                 | 30560             | 611.2     | 52791     | 1055.82   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1717     | 34.34    | 1717     | 34.34    | 1781     | 35.62    | 1437     | 28.74        | 1761         | 35.22     | 1761        | 35.22        | 1585 31.7    | 1585         | 31.7              | 1719              | 34.38     | 1719      | 34.38     |
| 4       | Assam             | 2676 1   | 535.22   | 26227    | 524.54   | 27392    | 547.84   | 27093    | 454.47       | 25782        | 515.64    | 18377       | 445.95 22835 | 456.7        | 12685        | 373.17            | 24365             | 487.3     | 23944     | 517.72    |
| 5       | Bihar             | 2011 4   | 402.28   | 6888     | 146.31   | 26155    | 523.1    | 7795     | 154.73       | 18830        | 376.6     | 9122        | 178.59       | 21918 438.36 | 3100         | 57.29             | 23356             | 467.12    | 11831     | 148.99    |
| 6       | Chandigar h       | 610      | 12.2     | 558      | 11.04    | 528      | 10.56    | 527      | 10.52        | 488          | 9.76      | 479 9.53    | 531          | 10.62        | 507          | 10.14             | 488               | 9.76      | 488       | 9.76      |
| 7       | Chhattisga rh     | 1657 2   | 331.44   | 16545    | 255.76   | 14689    | 293.78   | 14689    | 293.78       | 28805        | 576.1     | 28805       | 576.1        | 32108 642.16 | 4945         | 52.45             | 35459             | 709.18    | 32219     | 561.5     |
| 8       | Delhi             | 7537     | 150.74   | 592      | 13.53    | 8398     | 167.96   | 7097     | 108.94       | 8900         | 178       | 8373 167.67 | 8272         | 165.44       | 0            | 0                 | 9806              | 196.12    | 9628      | 192.56    |
| 9       | Dnd - Dnh         | 938      | 18.76    | 878      | 17.56    | 1095     | 21.9     | 258      | 5.16         | 315          | 6.3       | 291         | 5.82         | 270 5.4      | 596          | 8.95              | 313               | 6.26      | 211       | 0         |
| 10      | Goa               | 698      | 15.65    | 500      | 6.49     | 866      | 17.32    | 625      | 12.5         | 748 14.96    | 359       |             | 5.88         | 727          | 14.54 0      | 0                 | 755 16.54         |           | 614       | 12.28     |
| 11      | Gujarat           | 1456 1   | 291.22   | 11667    | 236.20   | 32193    | 643.86   | 20306    | 387.99       | 28402 568.04 | 19049     |             | 363.75       | 23914        | 478.28 17148 | 315.84            | 23138             | 462.76    | 18069     | 348.82    |
| 12      | Haryana           | 1081 1   | 216.22   | 4527     | 105.18   | 10324    | 206.48   | 10324    | 206.48       | 8673 173.46  | 8673      | 173.46      |              | 8583 171.66  | 2423         | 88.73             | 7152              | 143.04    | 2218      | 36.31     |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh  | 3612     | 72.24    | 2687     | 53.74    | 3335     | 66.7     | 2955     | 58.82 2543   | 50.86        | 2543      | 50.86       |              | 2591 51.82   | 6493         | 133.79            | 2352              | 47.04     | 1206      | 7.68      |
| 14      | Jammu& Kashmir    | 8495     | 169.9    | 0        | 25.87    | 7778     | 155.56   | 5126     | 102.52       | 7054         | 141.08    | 3626        | 72.55 5871   | 117.42       | 5871         | 117.42            | 6464              | 129.28    | 312       | 4.46      |
| 15      | Jharkhand         | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0            | 0            | 0         | 0           | 0            | 0 0          | 0            | 0                 | 0                 | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 16      | Karnataka         | 3526 5   | 705.3    | 34146    | 236.53   | 39267    | 785.34   | 33175    | 384.66 35231 | 704.62       | 33843     |             | 562.65       | 35385        | 707.7        | 1897 35.44        | 32230             | 644.6     | 2845      | 17.78     |
| 17      | Kerala            | 5225 4   | 1045.08  | 51084    | 473.18   | 46793    | 935.86   | 37476    | 851.58       | 43843        | 876.86    | 43691       | 874.63       | 48422        | 968.44 0     | 0                 | 44532             | 890.64    | 8236      | 68.43     |
| 18      |                   | 545      |          | 0        | 0        |          | 6.94     |          | 5.02         |              |           | 219         | 4.38         | 336          | 336          | 6.72              | 233               | 4.66      |           |           |
|         | Ladakh            |          | 10.9     |          |          | 347      |          | 251      |              | 219          | 4.38      |             |              | 6.72         |              |                   |                   |           | 233       | 4.66      |
| 19      | Lakshadw eep      | 76       | 1.52     | 56       | 1.12     | 83       | 1.66     | 81       | 1.62         | 86           | 1.72      | 86          | 1.58         | 82           | 1.64 0       | 0                 | 80                | 1.6       | 80        | 0.98      |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1919 3   | 383.86   | 16369    | 327.38   | 18210    | 364.2    | 18110    | 364.2        | 24965        | 499.3     | 24965       | 499.27       | 25477        | 509.54       | 481               | 0 26312           | 526.24    | 26312     | 468.22    |

|   21 | Maharash tra   | 5399 1   |   1079.82 | 12874      | 103.81   |   105840 |   2116.8 |     0 |        0 |   96590 |   1931.8 |   10474 |   457.08 |   89626 |   1792.52 | 40655   | 453.72       | 78644         | 1572.88   | 59876   |   1074.66 |
|------|----------------|----------|-----------|------------|----------|----------|----------|-------|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|-----------|---------|--------------|---------------|-----------|---------|-----------|
|   22 | Manipur        | 1803     |     36.06 | 1803 27.98 |          |     1751 |    35.02 |  1616 |   32.32  |    1455 |    29.1  |    1455 |    29.1  |    1649 |     32.98 | 0       | 0 1538       | 30.76         |           | 1426    |     29.96 |
|   23 | Meghalaya      | 1519     |     30.38 | 1046       | 20.92    |     1644 |    32.88 |    85 |    1.7   |    1792 |    35.84 |     772 |    15.44 |    1242 |     24.84 | 0       | 0            | 1256 25.12    | 549       |         |      0    |
|   24 | Mizoram        | 2116     |     42.32 | 2056       | 37.22    |     1721 |    34.42 |  1654 |   32.24  |    2003 |    40.06 |    2003 |    40.06 |    1959 |     39.18 | 0       | 0            | 1970 39.4     |           | 1969    |     37.24 |
|   25 | Nagaland       | 186      |      3.72 | 186        | 3.72     |      352 |     7.04 |    90 |    1.8   |     166 |     3.32 |     161 |     3.22 |     985 |     19.7  | 0       | 0            | 698 13.96     |           | 12      |      0    |
|   26 | Odisha         | 2471 9   |    494.38 | 18033      | 367.66   |    21100 |   422    | 16934 |  342.92  |   22637 |   452.74 |   17708 |   354.4  |   22384 |    447.68 | 10816   | 195.72       | 27994         | 559.88    | 20211   |    397.62 |
|   27 | Puducherr y    | 329      |      6.58 | 221        | 4.42     |      471 |     9.42 |   471 |    9.42  |     342 |     6.84 |     342 |     6.84 |     922 |     18.44 | 922     | 18.44        | 360 7.2       |           | 100     |      2    |
|   28 | Punjab         | 2730 6   |    546.12 | 27306      | 546.12   |    26054 |   521.08 | 26054 |  521.08  |   25690 |   513.8  |   25690 |   513.8  |   24558 |    491.16 | 5506    | 116.32       | 23726 474.52  |           | 18522   |    356.02 |
|   29 | Rajasthan      | 6036     |    120.72 | 5846       | 116.22   |    11235 |   224.7  |  9132 |  188.42  |   14359 |   287.18 |   11948 |   231.88 |   11180 |    223.6  | 10084   | 196.99 12974 | 259.48        |           | 12469   |    252.65 |
|   30 | Sikkim         | 465      |      9.3  | 465        | 9.3      |      385 |     7.7  |   385 |    7.7   |     669 |    13.38 |     669 |    13.38 |     446 |      8.92 | 0       | 0            | 268 5.36      |           | 268     |      5.36 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu     | 3217 4   |    643.48 | 30955      | 633.14   |    92156 |  1843.12 | 91811 | 1836.22  |   49966 |   999.32 |   11028 |   223.78 |   35133 |    702.66 | 0       | 0            | 34053 681.06  |           | 29710   |    319.02 |
|   32 | Telangana      | 1736 1   |    347.22 | 17361      | 210.19   |    15684 |   313.68 |     0 |    0     |   15393 |   307.86 |    8727 |   121.45 |   12722 |    254.44 | 0 0     | 11925        | 238.5         |           | 11921   |    194.05 |
|   33 | Tripura        | 1419     |     28.38 | 1419       | 28.38    |     1862 |    37.24 |  1862 |   36.99  |    1452 |    29.04 |    1452 |    29.04 |    1515 |     30.3  | 0       | 0 1515       | 30.3          |           | 1515    |     30.3  |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh  | 1172 3   |    234.46 | 8219       | 164.33   |    13882 |   277.64 |  8593 |  172.166 |   17081 |   341.62 |   13769 |   274.99 |   20546 |    410.92 | 19903   | 399.2        | 22326 446.52  |           | 22169   |    400.88 |
|   35 | Uttarakhan d   | 1973     |     39.46 | 1640       | 32.81    |     2001 |    40.02 |  1688 |   33.76  |    1622 |    32.44 |     585 |    13.32 |    1654 |     33.08 | 556     | 11.12        | 2234 44.68    |           | 1113    |     12.5  |
|   36 | West Bengal    | 5538 5   |   1107.7  | 55385      | 1107.7   |    53698 |  1073.96 | 53698 | 1073.96  |   61212 |  1224.24 |   40841 |   842.73 |   60379 |   1207.58 | 31981   | 650.66       | 58978 1179.56 |           | 3061    |     71.18 |

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## Annexure-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (E) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5773 ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT AND SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO  DESHMUKH,  HON'BLE  MP's  REGARDING  'ENROLMENT  OF  CHILDREN  WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

State/UT  and  year  wise  details  of  Government/Government-aided  and  local  body  schools  having  special educators/teachers in the country including Maharashtra during the last five years

| India/State/UT                     |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India                              |     46370 |     46150 |     52618 |     51464 |     52274 |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |         9 |        11 |        11 |        11 |         9 |
| Andhra Pradesh                     |       130 |      2267 |      3049 |      2788 |      2681 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |        69 |        63 |        62 |        65 |        61 |
| Assam                              |      1133 |       993 |       938 |       874 |       845 |
| Bihar                              |      5840 |      5979 |      7624 |      7539 |      7465 |
| Chandigarh                         |         3 |         3 |         5 |         9 |         4 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |       772 |       894 |      1294 |      1321 |      1300 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli And Daman &Diu |         2 |         1 |         1 |         1 |         1 |
| Delhi                              |      1351 |      1556 |      1556 |      2368 |      2534 |
| Goa                                |        61 |        82 |        90 |        98 |       104 |
| Gujarat                            |       830 |       713 |       758 |       796 |       835 |
| Haryana                            |       119 |        99 |        96 |       114 |       134 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |       282 |       273 |       225 |       312 |       384 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     |       554 |       526 |       652 |       592 |       595 |
| Jharkhand                          |      1635 |      1409 |      1282 |      1177 |      1184 |
| Karnataka                          |      9167 |      8043 |      7290 |      6535 |      6195 |
| Kerala                             |      2180 |      2857 |      3143 |      2739 |      2542 |
| Ladakh                             |        17 |        11 |         8 |         9 |         6 |
| Lakshadweep                        |         2 |         5 |         7 |         6 |         4 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |      3587 |      3337 |      3703 |      3603 |      3500 |
| Maharashtra                        |      2602 |      2326 |      2190 |      2120 |      2256 |
| Manipur                            |        55 |        49 |       132 |       132 |       143 |
| Meghalaya                          |        97 |       105 |       102 |        96 |        98 |
| Mizoram                            |         9 |        10 |         9 |        17 |        18 |
| Nagaland                           |        48 |        27 |        26 |        23 |        20 |
| Odisha                             |       518 |      1397 |      5092 |      5454 |      5450 |
| Puducherry                         |        30 |        28 |        25 |        22 |        23 |
| Punjab                             |        21 |       154 |       689 |       587 |       563 |
| Rajasthan                          |      1862 |      1767 |      2685 |      2919 |      3335 |
| Sikkim                             |        26 |        25 |        35 |        31 |        30 |
| Tamilnadu                          |       788 |         2 |         2 |        32 |      1036 |
| Telangana                          |       383 |       368 |       348 |       469 |       765 |
| Tripura                            |        75 |       116 |       139 |       171 |       199 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |      9853 |      8546 |      6999 |      6254 |      5916 |
| Uttarakhand                        |       292 |       256 |       707 |       616 |       575 |
| West Bengal                        |      1968 |      1852 |      1644 |      1564 |      1464 |

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