Ministry of Education

Inclusive Education for the Disabled 

Overview

The Scheme of Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS) has been launched from the year 2009-10. This Scheme replaces the earlier scheme of Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC) and provides assistance for the inclusive education of the disabled children in classes IX-XII. In 2018, Ministry of Education (MoE), GoI has launched Integrated Scheme on School Education under Samagra Shiksha subsuming the erstwhile schemes of IED-SSA and IEDSS-RMSA.

Aims

Samagra Shiksha aims to look at education of all children including Children with Special Needs (CwSN) in a continuum from pre-school to class XII. The scheme will cover all children with special needs with one or more disabilities as mentioned in the schedule of disabilities of the Right of the Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 201615 studying in Government, Government-aided and local body schools.

Components

Assistance is admissible for two major components

• Student-oriented components, such as medical and educational assessment, books and stationery, uniforms, transport allowance, reader allowance, stipend for girls, support services, assistive devices, boarding the lodging facility, therapeutic services, teaching learning materials, etc.
• Other components include appointment of special education teachers, allowances for general teachers for teaching such children, teacher training, orientation of school administrators, establishment of resource room, providing barrier free environment, etc.

Implementing Agency

The School Education Department of the State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations is the implementing agency.  They may involve NGOs having experience in the field of education of the disabled in the implementation of the scheme.

Financial Assistance

• Allocation for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) @ Rs. 3500 per child per annum. 
• Stipend for Girl Students @ Rs. 200 per month for 10 months to encourage their participation in the school system for all girls with disabilities studying in Classes-I to XII. 

For More Information: Samagra Shiksha portal