Question : EDUCATION TO DISABLED CHILDREN

(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey with regard to providing education to disabled children in various parts of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) the percentage of disabled children getting education throughout the country State/UT-wise;

(d) the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government for the welfare of disabled children throughout the country; and

(e) the effective steps taken/being taken by the Government for providing additional educational opportunities to the disabled children, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI D. NAPOLEON)

(a) to (c) Yes, Madam. As per the National Sample Survey conducted by SRI-IMRB in 2009, it is estimated that there is a total of 81 lakh children who are out-of-school. This represents 4.28% of the total child population in the 6-13 age group. The SRI-IMRB survey of 2009 has also estimated that there were 28.97 lakh children with disabilities, representing 1.52% of the total child population. Of children with disabilities, 34.12% children are estimated to be out-of-school. Number of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) enrolled under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State/UT- wise is at Annexure-I.

(d) and (e) A statement indicating the schemes and steps taken by the Government to provide more opportunities of education to the children with disabilities is at Annexure-II.