Education

Ministry of Education Conducts Nationwide Screening on Inclusive Education Across 60,000 Schools

Hindustan Times2h
THE BRIEF
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The Ministry of Education's Department of School Education & Literacy conducted a nationwide screening of a 30-minute orientation module on inclusive education through the PRASHAST portal.

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Over 60,000 schools participated in the initiative, which aims to familiarize teachers and non-teaching staff with supporting Children with Special Needs under the NEP 2020 and RPwD Act.

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The training module has been made available in 12 Indian languages, building on previous efforts that have already sensitized over 72 lakh general teachers over the past three months.