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Unit 27: The IED Scheme

(iii) The education of the disabled children under this scheme will continue up to the senior secondary Notes
school level and includes vocational courses equivalent to the senior secondary stage.
(iv) A disabled child in receipt of any scholarship/assistance under some other scheme relating to
disability from State/Central Government will not be eligible for any of the benefits under this
scheme unless he/she is willing to forego the other sources of assistance.

27.2 Procedure for Implementation
(i) The implementing agency should set up an administrative cell under an officer not below the
rank of Deputy Director to implement, monitor and evaluate the programme. These officials
will be chosen for their special qualifications in the field, or if they are not so qualified, will be
trained in a course conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training
(NCERT) or some other designated organization. This cell will identify the areas and institutions
for implementing the scheme.
(ii) It is preferable that in order to properly plan and supervise the implementation of the scheme
a number of developmental blocks should be selected for operation of the scheme, rather than
scattering the schools under this scheme all over the state. Within the area of a selected block all
the desired inputs should be provided to the schools covered.
(iii) To identify disabled children in the blocks/districts where the scheme is yet to be implemented,
the first task should be to provide suitable orientation to all school teachers in the area for
conducting a survey to identify disabled children in general schools. Teachers may be provided
a small honorarium for conducting the survey. Each primary school may be provided Rs. 100
(to be shared by teachers) for conducting this survey. The IEDC cell should provide printed
survey forms for identifications of these children. Assistance up to ` 10,000 may be provided to
the IEDC cell for this purpose. These efforts should be supplemented by publicity through
mass media.
(iv) The State-level cell will make arrangements for equipment, learning materials, staff etc. in
order to provide education to disabled children. The cell will also set up the machinery for
assessment of the disabled children. Wherever survey has been conducted by any other agency
it would be utilized and augmented with the survey of disabilities not covered by the earlier
survey. Monitoring and evaluation of the scheme at the State level will be carried out by the
cell. The cell will ensure that the information regarding the scheme is widely known.

27.3 Assessment of the Disabled Children

(i) The Coordinator of the programme will be responsible for arranging for the assessment of the
children and monitoring their progress on ongoing basis. A three-member assessment team,
comprising a doctor, a psychologist and a special educator will be formed. The State/UT
assessment team would function under the Administrative Cell. Specialists will be drawn upon
in consultation with the State Health Department. Wherever district rehabilitation centers have
been established, its resources for assessment may be used. The non-government organizations
(NGOs) with infrastructural facilities may also be used for assessment purposes.
(ii) The average cost of an assessment should not exceed Rs. 150 per disabled child. It will be
necessary to examine a large number of children to select those considered suitable for placement
in an integrated programme. Members of the assessment team would be given TA and DA as
per State Government/UT Administration rules.
(iii) The Assessment report should be comprehensive enough for educational programming; a profile
of what a particular child can or cannot do during testing situations should be adequately
reported. The report should specifically indicate whether the child can be put directly into
school or should receive preparation in special school/special preparatory class in the Early
Childhood Education Centre specially equipped for this purpose. Functional assessment can be

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