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ACTION PLAN Towards Integrated Education in Sikkim Submitted by Vandana Chaudhary

ACTION PLAN Towards Integrated Education in Sikkim Submitted by Vandana Chaudhary Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India Trainee on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (JICA) (14 th January 2019 – 23 rd February, 2019). Background of PWDs in India.

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ACTION PLAN Towards Integrated Education in Sikkim Submitted by Vandana Chaudhary

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  1. ACTION PLAN Towards Integrated Education in Sikkim Submitted by VandanaChaudhary Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India Trainee on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (JICA) (14th January 2019 – 23rd February, 2019)

  2. Background of PWDs in India • Total Population of India (Census, 2011) - 121 Crore (1.2 billion), • 2.68 Crore - Disabled (2.21%) • Literate population of PWD - • 25% Education upto primary level (5th grade), • 11% upto middle level (8th Grade); and • 9% upto 9th grade or more. • No reliable data about prevalence of disability specially PWIIDs. • Schools and special education system was segregated. • Many Special schools are concentrated in urban areas. • 100% financial support by Central Govt. for Inclusive education, still lack of interest in implementing.

  3. Disabled population by type of disability in India

  4. Project site

  5. State Profile of Sikkim • Sikkim formally became part of the Indian Union in 1975 as India's 22nd State. Gangtok is the State Capital. • Spreading over an area of 7,096 sqkms, comprising of 4 Districts, 9 Subdivisions, 453 Blocks and 452 villages. • Thin population - 6,10,577 (Census 2011) • Nepali is the predominant language in the region besides Bhutia and Lepcha • Farming and tourism are the main occupations of majority of population. • Literacy Rate - 82.2%

  6. Situation of PWDs in Sikkim • Sikkim has the highest prevalence of disability (Census 2011). • 2.98% (18187) disabled population . • Share of disabled children between 0-6 years in the disabled population is 3.45%. • Kinds of Disabilities (National Level Evaluation Survey 2013) • Locomotor Disabilities – 79 % • Hearing Impairment – 18 % • Vision Impairment – 3% • Total identified CWSNs (6-14) years were 1547 out of whom 1350 (87.26%) were enrolled in school. (SSA Data 2014-15) • Literacy rate is 82.2%, percentage of literates to total disabled is 45.51% (Drop Outs)

  7. Strengths of the Community & PWDs • Various Legislations have been enacted for the protection of rights and welfare of the PWDs like ; • Right to Education Act (2009) • Constitution of India- Various Articles in the Constitution takes care of the issues pertaining to PWDs. • Mental Health Act, 1987 • Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) Act, 1992 • Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (PWDA) • The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. • No. of Govt. Schools Elementary Level – 613 • No. of Teachers in Govt. Schools Elementary Level - 7370

  8. Strengths of the Community & PWDsContd. -2 • Presence of various Welfare Organizations like District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC), • The DDRC runs two Mobile & Rehabilitation Vans for reaching far away areas, Disability Telephone Helpline, Issuance of Disability Certificates, Distribution of Technical appliances, • District Screening Boards also issue Disability Certificates. • Interventions by D/o Social Justice Empowerment & Welfare (SJEW); • Sheltered workshop in Jerethang Town for persons having locomotor disability receiving free accommodation and monthly stipend of Rs.2000. • Special school in SitcheyBasti area of Gangtok for persons with hearing disabilities. • Existence of NGOs running Vocational and Skill Training Centres: • Sikkim VikalaangSahayataSamiti • Spastic Society of Sikkim • Good convergence between various line Government Departments.

  9. Weakness of Community & PWDs • No current accurate and reliable data about prevalence of disability especially PWIDDs • No proper mechanism/monitoring • For Quota System • Penalty/Levy System • Only 18 to 20% schools are barrier free. • Lack of awareness about mechanism to access Disability Certificate and also about the uses and importance of it. • Inclusive curriculum require a number of changes in present day teaching practices, curriculum, content, evaluation process and available resources at the school level. • Shortage of Special Teachers • Accessibility

  10. Objectives   • Long-Term (10 years or more) • To make inclusive education in all the Schools and higher educational institutions for PWDs in Sikkim. • Short-Term (3 Years i.e. from 2019 - 2020 to 2021 - 22) • To make inclusive education at elementary level in all the Govt. Schools. • Target Area   • Complete State of Sikkim • Target population • All the Children with Disability in the age group of 6-14 years who are not enrolled in schools for elementary education (200 or more). • Those who cannot be enrolled in the mainstream schools will be covered through Home Based Education for learning life skills.

  11. Strategy/Activities for Inclusive Education at Elementary Level. A.Collection of data of PWDs  • Collection of data of PWDs with the support of ASHA workers, NGOs etc • Use of Vulnerability Mapping data to identify PWDs. (Children going to school, nearby schools).

  12. ASHA Workers

  13. Strategy/Activities for Inclusive Education at Elementary Level. (Contd. -1) B. Awareness Generation • Addressing attitudinal barriers by community awareness programmes and also information about various Government schemes for PWDs. C. Barrier Free Environment • Removal of architectural barriers in schools. D. Revision of Curriculum guidelines/Training Modules/ Refresher Training for Teachers • Revising the Educational Curriculum by the Govt. according to the needs of CWSNs. • Workshops/organisation of teacher training refresher courses • Special incentives/subsidies (10% above) for teachers dealing with CWSNs. • External support (monthly) from medical experts

  14. Strategy/Activities for Inclusive Education at Elementary Level. (Contd. -2) E. Financial Assistance to CWSNs • Assistance @Rs.2000 per disabled child p.a. for elementary level education for technical aids & appliances, learning material etc. • Stipend @Rs.2400 p.a. for girl students with disabilities since they face discrimination. • Subsistence Allowance of Rs.600 p.m. to the children with severe or multiple disabilities to learn life skills. F. Enforcement of Quota System for PWDs • Strict enforcement of the 5% Quota for CWSNs in educational institutions and provision of penalty/levy on the defaulting educational institutions. • Utilization of funds collected from the levy for providing subsidies to the schools.

  15. Responsible person /organization • Ministry of Health & Family Welfare • Ministry of Human Resource Development • Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India • Department of Social Justice Empowerment & Welfare, State Govt. of Sikkim • NGOs, Social Welfare Organizations, Parents Associations

  16. TIMELINES

  17. Budget (Resources)

  18. Risk Factors and How to Overcome

  19. MONITORING AND EVALUATION • To be done by senior officers at the level of Directors and above of the HRD Ministry and from the State Education Department though field visits to various Govt. Schools and submit the reports. • Pre and post evaluation to be done by the District Education Officers. • Submission of the Periodic Progress Reports by the State Education Department to Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, and Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.

  20. INDICATORS • Increase in number of schools with barrier-free infrastructure. • Number of trained teachers to teach CWSNs • Increase in the number of schools having special assistive devices, special curriculum and resource rooms for CWSNs. • Increase in number of CWSNs in regular schools. • Change in the attitude and behavior of the parents and society, readiness for inclusive education, supporting activities by the community people.

  21. DOCUMENTATION • Designing of formats for compiling data, before and after analysis on the basis of questionnaires, checklist and Interviews, field visit reports and periodic progress reports. • Yearly publication by the Schools, Sharing of Best Practices on the Schools Website. • Annual Reports of the Ministries of HFW, HRD, D/o Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India, D/o Social Justice Empowerment & Welfare, State Govt. of Sikkim and publications of the NGOs.

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