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1464 Elementary Enrollment of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) in India:
Evidence from U_DISE (2009-10 to 2015-16).

Ratanlal .
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Categories

10. Special population groups (Youth, Persons with Disability, etc.)

Abstract

Nowadays, education of children with special needs (CWSN) consider as a development issue at national as well as international
debates, and it also included in the sustainable development goals (UN 2015). Furthermore, research evidence
shows that education condition of CWSN is the lowest among all other marginalized groups. This study examines
the status of elementary proportional enrollment among CWSN at the state-level in India. Unified_ District
Information System for Education (U_DISE), 2009-10 to 2015-16. The Geo-spatial technique is used to understand
the variance in enrollment of CWSN in a different region in the country.

The proportional enrollment among CWSN is around 1.16% which indicate very low compared to their counterpart
age group (6-14 years). In this study, it has found that there are inconsistencies and deficiencies in the enrollment
data of CWSN children due to screening out CWSN children by the school authority. It is found that the drop-out
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rate among CWSN is the highest in across the social groups. After 5 standard, drop-out rapidly increases among
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CWSN children, and it reaches up to 80% at the 8 standard. The study suggests that the issue of drop-out among
CWSN is very serious and the government of India should prioritize it.

1463 Implementation of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009) for
Children with Special Needs (CWSN): A Case Study of Delhi (India).

Ratanlal .
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Categories

10. Special population groups (Youth, Persons with Disability, etc.)

Abstract

India is grouped under those developing countries which have more progressively disability framework policy, but
the situation of disabled people are the most disadvantage, miserable, marginalized in every walk of life. This study
examines the provisions of children with special needs (CWSN) in the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act
(RTE Act) 2009. Since there is an absence of alternative data on the CWSN, this study used primary survey data
which have conducted in Delhi capital region. In this survey, the purpose random sampling method has been used
to select the schools in Delhi and a structural questionnaire survey used as a tool for data collection. The finding of
this study suggests that education condition of children with special needs (CWSN) show a dark and gloomy picture;
inadequate of basic needs facilities and equipment for CWSN in the schools. The study found that there is a huge
shortage of special educators in the schools which indicate of violation of the act. Furthermore, there are huge

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