Inclusive Education of the Disabled at Secondary Stage
(IEDSS): Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Details
of Inclusive Education of the Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS)
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Particulars
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Description
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Name of the Scheme
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Inclusive Education of the
Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS)
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Sponsored by
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Central Government
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Funding Pattern
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The Scheme is 100 per cent
centrally funded.
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Ministry/Department
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Department of School Education
& Literacy
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Description
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The Scheme of Integrated Education
for the Disabled Children (IEDC) has been replaced by the scheme of Inclusive
Education for the Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS) with effect from
1.4.2009. The scheme IEDC was meant to cover all classes in the school
education stage. With the coverage of children with special needs in the
elementary stage under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the scheme of IEDC was
replaced by IEDSS under which children with disability in the secondary stage
(classes IX to XII) are covered. The objective of IEDSS is to enable the
disabled children who have completed eight years of elementary education to
continue their education at the secondary stage in an inclusive environment in
regular schools.
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Beneficiaries
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Individual,Children,
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Benefits
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Benefit Type
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Material,
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Eligibility criteria
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The scheme will cover all children
of age 14 + passing out of elementary schools and studying in secondary stage
in Government, local body and Government-aided schools, with one or more
disabilities as defined under the Persons with Disabilities Act (1995) and
the National Trust Act (1999) in the age group 14+ to 18+ (classes IX to
XII), such as Blindness, Low vision, Leprosy cured, Hearing impairment,
Locomotor disabilities, Mental retardation, Mental Illness, Autism, Cerebral
Palsy, and may eventually cover Speech impairment, Learning Disabilities,
etc.
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How to Avail
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The assessment team may include an
interdisciplinary expert team of special educators, clinical psychologists,
therapists, doctors and any other professional support based on the students'
needs.
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Validity of the Scheme
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Introduced On
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01 / 04 / 2009
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Valid Upto
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15 / 11 / 2011
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