(a) the number of special B.Ed. colleges in the country imparting training to teachers for empowering the mentally
challenged paraplegic persons etc.,State-wise;
(b) whether there are very few special B.Ed. colleges throughout the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to open more such colleges in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT(SHRI M. A. A. FATMI)
(a)to(d) Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, which has been
entrusted with the twin responsibility of standardizing and regulating the training of personnel and professionals in
the field of rehabilitation and special education has so far recognised 215 colleges/institutes to conduct B.Ed.(Special
Education Courses),a State-wise list of which is enclosed.To meet the need of trained resource teachers RCI has launched
a series of training programmes through distance mode of education and has also launched a channel dedicated to
disability rehabilitation for facilitating the process of training and creating a pool of manpower.
LIST OF INSTITUTIONS RECOGNISED BY THE REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF INDIA, NEW DELHI AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 847 FOR ANSWER ON 04.03.2008 BY SHRI DADA SAHEB PATIL REGARDING SPECIAL B.ED. COLLEGES.
Sl. Name of the State / No. of Special B.Ed. No. UT. Colleges. Regular Mode Distance Mode
1. Andaman & Nicobar (UT).
2. Andhra Pradesh 13 10
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Assam 2
5. Bihar 2 2
6. Chandigarh (UT) 1
7. Chhattisgarh 1 1
8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)
9. Daman and Diu (UT)
10. Delhi 8 10
11. Goa 1
12. Gujarat 5 16
13. Haryana 2 1
14. Himachal Pradesh
15. Jammu and Kashmir 2 1
16. Jharkhand - 1
17. Karnataka 12 3
18. Kerala 8 4
19. Lakshadweep (UT)
20. Madhya Pradesh 4
21. Maharashtra 13 3
22. Manipur
23. Meghalaya 5
24. Mizoram
25. Nagaland
26. Orissa 5 3
27. Puduchery 1
28. Punjab 1 2
29. Rajasthan 2 1
30. Sikkim
31. Tamil Nadu 15 10
32. Tripura 1
33. Uttar Pradesh 3 13
34. Uttarakhand 1 2
35. West Bengal 7 17
Total 103 112