On International Day of Disabled Persons today (December 3), the HRD ministry has told schools that expenditure incurred on the transport of children with disabilities would be reimbursed. Minister of State for HRD Satyapal Singh said on Sunday that the ministry has given directions in this order.
Besides expenditure on transportation of disabled student, the amount spent on books and uniforms will also be spent. Speaking at an award ceremony organised by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People and Mind tree, Singh said there are about 12 million people with disability and just one per cent go to schools.
Singh said that the girl child will be given Rs 200 per month. The government from this academic session has also issued directions that there will be a minimum 5 per cent admissions in all educational bodies, he added. “It is one of the topmost priorities for this government to make sure that the rights of specially challenged people are ensured,” he said.