Lok Sabha Question No. 3881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Education for Visually Challenged Children
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3881 FOR 09.08.2016

## Education for Visually Challenged Children

## 3881. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the NCERT eighth all India school education survey there was a 17.36 rise in enrollment of visually challenged children in schools between 2002 to 2009 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether out of a total 12,99,902 schools in the country; only 21.11% adhered to inclusive education for disabled children and if the details thereof and the reasons therefor; SO,
- (c) whether the number of teachers who had received training in inclusive education was also dismal;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government to improve the situation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) The Education for Visually Challenged Children falls under the purview of Ministry of Human Resource Development. As per them; there is increase in enrolment of visually challenged children in school to the extent 17.36 percent between 2002 to 2009. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Periodically conduct AlL India School Education Survey in which information on various indicators is collected for all the    States and UTs. The 7th India   School Education   Survey AISES), was conducted with reference date September 30, 2002 and &th All India School Education Survey AISES), was   conducted 2009 in all states/UTs: (7th (8th 30,
- (6) According to the report of &th a total 12,99,902 schools were there in the country. Out of them 2,74,445 (21.1%) schools were having facility of Inclusive Education for disabled children: (&t
- (c-d) As per the report of &th All  India School Education  Survey teachers had received at least two weeks training in inclusive education. (&th
- (e) Under the Sarva   Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), which covers   students   from class exemplar material in inclusive teaching strategies,  adapted curriculum,  adapted   teaching techniques and  adapted   evaluation   strategies has been developed. This   material, meant  for regular teachers, covers all disabilities, including physical, sensory, cognitive and intellectual,

Under Rashtriya Madhyamik  Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) the component of Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary (IEDSS) covers all children studying in classes IXXII in Government, local body and Government-aided schools  IEDSS provides inter-alia for different   facilities for  children as Braille textbooks, audiotapes, talking books etc. as per the needs of special children, provision of assistive aids and appliances and removal of architectural barriers. Stage

Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) through in service teacher training on inclusive education, teachers are generally oriented to the concept of inclusion and different kinds of children with special needs, through this training 34.22 lakh teachers have been trained under

Under RMSA, training related to inclusive education is given to General teachers as part of their in-service training: In the year 2015-16 2,09,501 general teachers have been trained for inclusive education and in the current year, training for 4,78,463 teachers have been approved.