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Central Government Provisions: Indirect provisions : Education

Reservation In educational institutions and scholarship schemes

Scheme for integrated education for the disabled children

Children’s educational allowance for disabled employees

CBSE's circular listing concessions given to physically challenged candidates

Reservation in Educational Institutions

To ensure that the students with disabilities who have fair access to higher and technical education, 3% seats in educational institutions are reserved for them. Besides, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment supports 500 Scholarships for students for pursuing their studies at Post School Level.

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Scheme for integrated education for the disabled children (iedc)

This is a centrally sponsored scheme carried out by the Department of Education since 1982. The basic objective of the scheme is to integrate the handicapped children in the normal school system. Hundred per cent assistance is provided to the states/Union Territories for education of handicapped children in common schools with the help of necessary aids, incentives and specially trained teachers.

The disabled children are provided the following allowance and facilities under the scheme: -

• Books and Stationary allowance of Rs.400/- per annum
• Uniform allowance of Rs.50/- per annum
• Transport allowance of Rs.50/- per month (no transport allowance allowed to disabled students staying in hostels within school premises)
• Reader allowance of Rs.50/- per month for blind children after class V
• Actual cost of equipment subject to a maximum of Rs.2000 per student for a period of five years
• Where there is no state scheme for scholarships to hostellers, the disabled children, whose parents income is not exceeding Rs.3000/- per month, may be paid actual boarding and lodging charges subject to a maximum of Rs.200/- per month
• Schools situated in rural areas, where at least 10 handicapped children are enrolled, capital cost of purchase of school rickshaw for free use of these children and expenses for rickshaw puller @ Rs.300/- per month is provided.

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Children’s educational allowance for disabled employees

A disabled child of a central government employees is entitled to get educational allowance of Rupees 50 a month. Also provided tuition fees of Rs.50/ a month and hostel subsidy of Rs.150/ a month subject to conditions. (OM no.21011/21/88-Estt dated 17.01.88). Download doc file containing details of the scheme

CBSE's circular listing concessions given to physically challenged candidates

In this circular dated August 2006, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) enlists all the concessions that the board provides to physically challenged candidates and should be followed by all CBSE affiliated schools.

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