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Education of Differently Abled Children
July 5 , 2019
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- UNESCO and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have released a report titled “State of the Education Report for India-2019: Children with Disabilities."
- It cites 2011 census data and shows that there are more than 78 lakh children with disabilities in the country between 5-19 years.
- It also says that 27% of children with disabilities have never been to school in India.
- The report recommends to amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 to be aligned with the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
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