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Special Education

Notes supplementary schemes include the Scholarship as well as the Assistance to Disabled Persons for
Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP).
25.4.1 Educational Schemes for Children with Special Needs
The Government of India’s appreciation of the need to integrate children with special needs came in
1974, when the Union Ministry of Welfare launched the centrally sponsored scheme of Integrated
Education of Disabled Children (IEDC). In 1982, this scheme was transferred over to the then
Department of Education of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The centrally sponsored
scheme of Integrated Education of the Disabled Children provides educational opportunities for the
disabled children in common schools, to facilitate their retention in the school system, and also to
place in common schools, such children already placed in special schools after they acquire the
communication and the daily living skills at the functional level. The scheme provides for the following:
• Actual expenses on books and stationery upto Rs. 400 per annum.
• Actual expenses on uniforms upto Rs. 200 per annum.
• Transport allowance upto Rs. 50 per month. If a disabled child resides in the school hostel
within the school premises, no transportation charges would be admissible.
• Reader allowance of Rs. 50 per month in case of blind children upto Class V.
• Escort allowance for severely disabled children with lower extremity disability at the rate of Rs.
75 per month.
• Actual cost of equipment subject to a maximum of Rs. 2000 per month for a period of five years.
Besides, the above mentioned provisions, it also provides for teachers’ salaries, facilities to students
in terms of board and lodging allowance, readers’ allowance, transport allowance, escort allowance,
cost of equipment, cost of uniform, cost of removal of architectural barriers, provision of resource
room etc.

Self Assessment
2. Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct option:
(i) National Policy on Education (NPE) was formed in the year................ .
(a) 1990 (b) 1986 (c) 1980 (d) 1950
(ii) Plan of action was formed in ................ .
(a) 1998 (b) 1990 (c) 1992 (d) 1996
(iii) Persons with disabilities act covers ................ disabilities.
(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 12 (d) 10
(iv) The educational scheme includes the ......... and supplementary schemes include the
scholarship.
(a) CID (b) IEDC (c) ADIP (d) DIC
25.5 Supplementary Schemes

Scholarship: The Government of India started giving scholarships for elementary and higher education
to the visually impaired, hearing impaired and locomotor impaired children in 1955. Gradually, the
number of scholars rose to 10,000. In 1974 the scheme was transferred to the states and today most of
the states are awarding scholarships to those children with special needs who are pursuing elementary
education in regular schools without support services.
Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)
Scheme: Education of CWSN cannot be successful until they are provided those essential aids and
appliances that enhance their functional ability. Therefore, the Union Ministry of Social Welfare in
1981 launched the ADIP Scheme. The main objective of the scheme is to assist the needy disabled
children in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids

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