SRINAGAR : Over 24,000 Children With Special Needs (CWSN) are enrolled in government-run schools in Jammu and Kashmir, where 18 schools are being operated by various NGOs for specially-abled children.
Minister for Social Welfare Sajjad Gani Lone informed the Legislative Assembly that the government has established one residential school for blind at Roopnagar Jammu with an intake capacity of 25.
He said a Composite Regional Centre has been also established at Srinagar by Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for special education of persons with disabilities.
Replying to a question by Anjum Fazili, the Minister said that there are 18 schools for specially abled children functioning in the state that are operated by various NGOs.
The Minister said that instructions have also been conveyed to School Education Department and Higher Education Department from time to time to make all the public buildings including schools, colleges and universities disabled friendly so that the specially-abled are able to access the existing school and colleges for education.
The Minister informed that 30237 CWSN have been identified during last fiscal and out of them 24363 have been enrolled in government schools.
He said similarly, 59 CWSN girls have also been enrolled in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidalaya. He said besides this regular schooling, home based education is being provided to CWSN by Resource Teacher engaged under Sarva Shikasha Abhiyan. (AGENCIES)
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