India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
(i) One Special Educator for every 10 CwSN at the primary level; and
(ii) One Special Educator for every 15 CwSN at the upper-primary level.
Total CwSN Enrolment for all management
NumbeR of Schools having Dedicated Special Educator
India
2211226
116695
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
872
21
Andhra Pradesh
92055
7094
Arunachal Pradesh
3174
202
Assam
57367
2038
Bihar
179917
10931
Chandigarh
3594
89
Chhattisgarh
81776
2527
DNH&DD
1435
8
Delhi
40829
4160
Goa
4719
133
Gujarat
60010
2161
Haryana
22241
1455
Himachal Pradesh
6369
813
Jammu & Kashmir
20916
1772
Jharkhand
50440
2092
Karnataka
83204
10874
Kerala
116354
3385
Ladakh
638
24
Lakshadweep
211
9
Madhya Pradesh
158599
9360
Maharashtra
253792
5058
Manipur
4358
440
Meghalaya
4140
144
Mizoram
3999
58
Nagaland
1852
110
Odisha
94031
7040
Puducherry
1159
93
Punjab
51664
2206
Rajasthan
73241
8166
Sikkim
1009
63
Tamil Nadu
129452
3833
Telangana
74743
2826
Tripura
3276
329
Uttar Pradesh
372739
23489
Uttarakhand
5797
1586
West Bengal
151254
2106
State/UT
Education is a subject under the Concurrent List of the Constitution and the majority of schools are under the administrative control of the respective state governments and Union Territory (UT) administrations. The Department of School Education & Literacy is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha to support States and UTs in providing equitable and inclusive quality education from pre-primary to Class XII.
Under the Samagra Shiksha framework, recruitment and other service matters relating to teachers, including Special Educators, fall within the domain of the respective State Governments/UT Administrations. The framework also provides for Special Educators to be deployed at the block or cluster level, as per requirement, and to work in an itinerant mode, covering a group of schools where Children with Special Needs (CwSN) are enrolled, so that their educational needs are adequately addressed.
Under Samagra Shiksha and PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India), financial assistance is provided to States and UTs for strengthening school education, including maintaining appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratios (PTRs) and supporting inclusive education. This includes provision for two Resource Persons for CwSN at each Block Resource Centre (BRC).
The Department has notified the Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for Special Educators in general schools for CwSN vide Notification No. S.O. 4586(E) dated 21.09.2022, published on 29.09.2022, as follows:
As per UDISE+ 2025-26, 1.17 lakh schools have a dedicated Special Educator. A statement indicating the State/UT-wise details of enrolment of CwSN and the number of schools having a dedicated Special Educator, as per UDISE+ 2025-26, is placed at Annexure.
The Department also supports capacity building of teachers and special educators through continuous professional development, in-service training, and awareness and sensitization programmes on inclusive education. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed online teacher training modules under National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) for the Elementary, Secondary and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) stages, equipping general teachers to address the diverse learning needs of CwSN. NCERT and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have also developed handbooks on Inclusive Education to provide practical guidance to teachers for addressing the diverse needs of children in inclusive classrooms.
Further, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has integrated two dedicated credits on Inclusive Education for CwSN in the Four-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for pre-service teacher education. This is aimed at equipping prospective teachers with the knowledge and skills required to ensure inclusion and meaningful participation of CwSN in regular schools and to adapt teaching-learning processes to address diverse learning needs, including those associated with learning disabilities.
The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for regulating and monitoring the training of rehabilitation professionals and personnel, is mandated to develop human resources in 16 categories of rehabilitation professionals/personnel. RCI has granted approval to 1,081 institutions/universities to offer courses in disability rehabilitation and special education, thereby contributing to the availability of qualified human resources, including Special Educators.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
