its special needs

1. SAMAGRA SHIKSHA
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

2. SAMAGRA SHIKSHA & INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
◾ In the year 2018-19, the Department of School Education & Literacy, MHRD
has launched Samagra Shiksha – an integrated scheme for School
Education covering children with special needs from classes I to
XII.
◾ The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009
enshrines the entitlement to free and compulsory elementary
education, access to school and barrier free access for all children
including children with disability.
◾ Section 3(2) of the RTE Act lays emphasis on the elementary education
of all children with disabilities.
◾ As per the Amendment of 2012, the RTE Act also mandates that, a child
with multiple and/or severe disabilities have the right to opt for
home-based education.
Vision
To provide education for Children with Special Needs
(CWSN) in a mainstream school.
Mission
To remove physical, legal, emotional educational and
psychological barriers in the community.
Achieved through
Sustainable Capacity building, School retention & Child
Centric opportunities for CWSN from 0 to 18 years.

3. INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS
◾ The fundamental principle of inclusive education is that all children should learn together,
wherever possible,regardless of any difficulties or differences they may have.
◾ Children with disabilities constitute one of the largest groups that are still outside the
folds of general education system.
◾ The National Curriculum Framework on school education (NCF 2005) recommends making the
curriculum flexible and appropriate to accommodate the diversity of school children including
those with disability in cognitive and non cognitive areas.
◾ Every child with disability will be identified at the Secondary level and his educational
need assessed.
◾ Every student in need of aids and appliances, assistive devices will be provided the same.
◾ Barrier free environment for access to the classrooms,laboratories,libraries etc.
◾ Students with disabilities will have access to support services like the appointment of
special educators, establishment of resource rooms in every block.

4. DATA ON CWSN SUPPORTED THROUGH SAMAGRA SHIKSHA
DisabilityType Students
Acid Attack victims 77
Autism 2862
Cerebral Palsy 4437
Chronic Neurological conditions 165
Dwarfism 91
Hearing Impairment 12577
Hemophilia 133
Intellectual Disability 56423
Leprosy Cured 1223
Locomotor Impairment/Handicap 16118
Mental Illness 807
Multiple disability 10187
Multiple Sclerosis 80
Muscular dystrophy 506
Parkinsons disease 199
Sickle cell disease 111
Specific Learning disability 22021
Speech Impairment 13462
Thalassemia 222
Visual Impairment (Blindness) 2852
Visual Impairment (Low-vision) 22744
GrandTotal 167297
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10000
15000
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KG I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
No.of CWSN supported (Class-wise)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Elementary Schools Secondary Schools
Schools with CW SN
Wiith C WSN Without CWSN
Elementary Secondary
45085 13924

5. CATEGORIES OF CWSN STUDENTS
INTERVENTIONS
In School
At School Readiness Resource
Centres (SRC)
At Home
Elementary
Secondary
1,05,299 Students
28,864 Students
Elementary
Secondary
8,010 Students
366 Students
Elementary
Secondary
8,012 Students
541 Students
Students in Government & Government Aided Schools only
Elementary 429
Secondary 413
Number ofSRCs

6. HOME-BASED EDUCATION
◾ The Home-Based Education component provides support for various student-oriented activities for children who cannot
attend inclusive schools because of their High Support Needs.
◾ The practice of home-based education was first introduced by the SSA in2006 as a‘Pathway to Inclusion’.
◾ To impart education at home to those CWSN who can’t go school because of their high support needs
◾ To give training in educational activities
◾ T
o give therapy and individualized training.
◾ To enhance the creativity of disabled children.
◾ To ensure social interaction of disabled children.
◾ To give proper guidance for getting government allowances like pension,scholarship.
◾ ToTrain Resource Persons [SpecialTeachers,Therapists, CBR Personnel]

7. EXISTING PROVISIONS &ACTIVITIES FOR CW SN
Rs.3500 per Child
Early identification and
early intervention
programs
ReaderAllowance
Braille and stationery
T
ransportAllowance EscortAllowance for
CWSN
Stipend for CW SN
Girls
Home Based
education
Helper/
Ayah for
Resource Centers
Sports and
Enrichment Events
Therapeutic services
Resource Centers
Development of
Instructional and
training Materials
In-service training for
Special Educators
T
eacher needAnalysis
Orientation to
Parents/Principals
Environment building
program
ProvidingAids and
Appliances:
StoryT
eller for CW SN

8. Objectives
 Early identification of infants at risk
 Early identification of developmental delays
 Enhancement of normal development
 Acceleration of rate of development
 Acquisition of new behaviour/skills
 Increase in independent functioning
 Early detection and prevention of secondary handicaps
 Minimizing the effects of the handicapping condition
 Cost effectiveness
 Psychosocial support to families
EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
◾ Samagra Shiksha not only focuses on the betterment of school
age children who have special needs.Children from birth to
5 years are also taken care through Early Intervention
centers.
◾ The rationale behind Early Intervention is that much of what
the child learns as an infant, or a very young child is important
to the development of later competencies. This implies that
early learning is a foundation to later learning which is
one for the principles of child development.
◾ Number of Early Intervention Centers in operation - 127

9. DATA ON SPECIAL EDUCATORS
60
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52
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30
40
50
60
70
Current Ideal Gap
Number ofStudents supported by each
Special Educator
Elementary Secondary
Special Educator 1783 205
Therapist 413 0
0
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400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
Special Educators &Therapists

10. REQUIREMENTSTO SUPPORT CW SN EFFECTIVELY
Intervention for Component Some of the requirements / Needs
Students Academic Disability specific material (Interactive electronic whiteboards,Digital book)
Therapeutic Disability specific interventions (LikeWriting Grips,Book turners)
Leisure Disability specific Leisure material (Like Kinetic sand multi-functional ball)
Supporting Individual Academic Concept bag for special educators, Recording gadgets
Therapeutic Modifications in classroom, positioning ,material sensory materials
Leisure Modified games materials
Infrastructure Academic Modifications in the classrooms, for children with autism,multiple disability
Therapeutic Inclusion of therapeutic training in the school
Leisure Make the playground accessible for all children for inclusive play

11. CURRENT INTERVENTIONS BY SAMAGRA SHIKSHA
Intervention for Component Interventions done
Students Academic Home Based Education, Braille Stationary Material (Inc. Embossed
Charts, globes etc),ReaderAllowance (For onlyVisually impaired and
Low vision)
Therapeutic ProvidingAids &Appliances
Others Escort Allowance,Transport Allowance
Supporting
Individual
(Parent,Therapist,
Special Educators,
HMs etc.)
Academic Identification and Assessment (Medical Assessment
Camps, Gap Identification for OoSCwSN, andTeaching
Learning Material
Therapeutic Assistive Devices,Equipment,Teacher Need Analysis forTraining
Infrastructure Academic Barrier free access, CWSNToilets
Therapeutic Special Resource Centers

12. GAPS BETW EEN REQUIREMENTS AND CURRENT INTERVENTIONS
Intervention for Component Gaps / Issues
Students Academic Individual specific,flexible curriculum & assessments
Identification Standardized methodology for identification
Supporting Individual Academic Teacher training and competencies,Inadequate pre-service training and
Professional Development,Inadequate of Teaching Learning Material
Therapeutic Lack of parental awareness,Lack of experts for each type of disability
Others CWSN student to Teacher ,Lack of institutions preparing teachers for
special education
Infrastructure Academic Large class size
Therapeutic Insufficient resources for each child
Leisure Inadequate disabled friendly toilets

13. W HAT THE
CHILDREN NEED
◾ Increase in the number of special
educators to cater to the needs of
all the identified CW SN
◾ Disability-specific customized home-
based support for each CWSN with
high needs
◾ Assistive devices and technologies
◾ Increase in the Early Intervention
centers
“Early intervention leads to early
inclusion”