Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Delhi to Enhance Support for Disabled Children
The Delhi government is setting up special centres in schools to help children with disabilities.
These centres will have trained professionals like physiotherapists, speech therapists, and psychologists.
They will provide things like special tools, learning materials, and therapy sessions.
The goal is to help these children not just with their studies but also with daily living skills, communication, and behaviour.
Around 30,000 children with disabilities are in government schools, and these centres aim to support them better.
The government is also hiring more professionals to run these centres.
Delhi government is setting up 28 resource centres in schools for children with disabilities.
168 trained professionals, including physiotherapists, speech therapists, and psychologists, will be hired to staff these centres.
Centres will provide specialised therapies, assistive devices, and psychological support to around 30,000 disabled children in government schools.
Services include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language intervention, psychological assessment, and behaviour modification.
Centres are being equipped with assistive devices, learning materials, therapy furniture, and specialised equipment.
- Who
- Delhi government, Directorate of Education (DoE), children with disabilities in government schools
- What
- Establishment of resource centres with specialised therapies, assistive devices, and psychological support for children with disabilities
- When
- Process of hiring professionals has begun, 14 of 28 resource centres are already fully equipped
- Where
- Government schools in Delhi
- Why
- To ensure inclusive education and overall development of children with disabilities
- Number of Professionals to be Hired
- 168
- Number of Resource Centres
- 28
- Number of Disabled Children in Schools
- 30,000
- Laws Supporting Initiative
- Right to Education Act, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, National Education Policy, 2020
- Services Provided
- Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Intervention, Psychological Assessment, Behaviour Modification
- Assistive Devices and Materials
- Hearing and Visual Aids, Mobility Supports, Braille and Tactile Learning Materials, Communication Boards, Educational Games, Daily Living Skill Kits
- Facilities Being Established
- Therapy Furniture, Storage Units, Waiting Areas, Dedicated Rooms, Separate Toilets, Drinking Water Arrangements
- Specialised Equipment
- Psychological Assessment, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy