Punjab Government has earmarked Rs 21 lakhs to provide higher schooling to 7016 disabled students in the State during the current financial year.
“Punjab Government would provide education for disabled at the secondary level. It is aimed at providing all students with disabilities completing eight years of elementary schooling and opportunity to complete four years of secondary schooling in an inclusive and enabling environment,” said Punjab Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka on Tuesday.
Minister added that Rs 3,000 per disabled student would be provided for providing facilities like free books, uniform, scholarship, transport allowance and aid and appliances.
Sikander Singh further said that this special teacher, helper and barrier free school structure like resource rooms, ramps and disabled friendly toilets etc. would be provided to the disabled children as well as the school where these children were studying.