Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Associaiton, A &
N Islands has demanded establishment of a Special School for mentally ill and
mentally retarded children. In a letter addressed to the Secretary-cum-Director
of Education, A & N Administration, the General Secretary of the
Association, Shri T.S.Sreekumar has invited attention to the deplorable
condition of mentally challenged children of the Island territory. He pointed
out that ‘in the name of inclusive education’ the Education Department is
giving admission to these children alongwith normal students and they are
completing their school education without gaining any life skill.
He also invited attention of the Administration to
various sections of ‘The Persons with Disablities Act, 1995’ for the welfare of differently abled persons
and provisions in the Act for establishment of Special Schools for those need
special education.
He concluded his letter by demanding establishment
of a Special School with residential facilities for hundreds of mentally
challenged children of Andaman Nicobar Islands.
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