IEDC ,1974

Presentation on Integrated Education For Disabled Children (IEDC), 1974

1. Integrated Education For Disabled Children (IEDC), 1974

2. Thisprogramwasinitiatedin1974bytheMinistryof
Welfare,CentralGovernment
IEDCisacentrallysponsoredschemewhichaimsto
provideEducationalOpportunitiestothe“notsoabled”
children.

3. Theoverallaimoftheprogramistoenablesuchpeopleto
facelifecourageouslyanddevelopalevelofself
confidencethusbringingthemintomainstreamofthe
society
Underthisprogramchildrenweretobeprovidedwith
financialsupportforbooks,stationery,schooluniforms,
transportation,specialequipmentandaids.Thestate
governmentswereprovidedwith50percentofthe
financialassistancetoimplementthisprograminregular
schools

4. Duetocertainlimitationsandshortcomingslikenon-
availabilityoftrainedandexperiencedteachers,lackof
awarenessoftheproblemsofdisabledchildrenandtheir
educationalneeds,andnon-availabilityofequipmentand
educationalmaterials,theprogrammetwithlittlesuccess.
Moreovertherewasalackofcoordinationamongthe
variousdepartmentsforitsproperimplementation.

5. TheIEDCprogramwasrevisedin1992.Intherevised
program100percentassistancewasavailableto
schoolsinvolvedinthe“integration”ofstudentswith
disabilities.
VariousNGO’sarealsonowfullyfundedtoimplement
theprogram.IEDCisbeingimplementedinalmostall
theStatesandUnionTerritories.

6. Teacher training program
This involves a three-level training approach:
1.A five day orientation course for all the teachers
in the regular schools
2.Six-week intensive training course for 10 percent
of the teachers
3.One-year multi-category training program for
eight to ten regular school teachers

7. Expenses and allowance

8. A disabled child may be given the following kinds
of facilities:
Actual expenses on books and stationery up to RS 400 per
annum.
Actual expenses on uniform up to RS 200 per annum

9. Transport allowance up to RS 50 per month. If a
disabled child admitted under the scheme resides in
the school hostel within the school premises, no
transportation charges would be admissible

10. Disabled children residing in hostels may need a helper
or an aayan.
Reader allowance of RS 50 per month in case of blind
children after Class V.

11. Actual cost of equipment subject to a maximum of
RS 2000 per student for a period of five years.
Escort allowance for severely handicapped with lower
extremity disability at the rate of RS 75 per month.

12. In the case of severely orthopedically
handicapped children, one attendant should be
there for 10 children, who may be given the
standard scale of pay prescribed for Class IV
employees in the State/UT concerned.
Disabled children residing in school hostels within
the same institution where they are studying may
also be paid boarding and lodging charges.

13. The disabled children whose parental income does not
exceed RS 5000 per month may be paid actual boarding and
lodging charges subject to a maximum of RS 200 per month.
However, unless the required educational facilities are not
available disabled children should generally not be placed in
hostels.

14. Orthopedically handicapped children residing
in school hostels may need the assistance of a
helper or an “ayah”. A special pay of RS 50 per
month is admissible to any employee of the
hostel willing to extend such help to children
in addition to his/her duties.

15. PRESENTED BY
SHYAMILI T V