Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Delhi Schools to Offer Therapy to Children with Disabilities
Kids with disabilities in Delhi government schools will now get help with things like physiotherapy and counseling!
The schools are setting up special centers, with 24 of them open to help students.
These centers will have doctors and therapists who help kids with different needs, like speech or movement issues.
Sessions will be 45 minutes long and are available six days a week.
The new rules also say schools should make sure all areas are easy to get around, like having ramps.
Kids will need to bring documents before getting help.
CCTV cameras will be watching to keep things safe, and the school head will be in charge of keeping an eye on things.
If a student needs more help, they can also get individual or small-group therapy.
Therapeutic services will be available for children with disabilities.
24 resource centers exist, including 10 recently launched.
Each center will have six professionals providing various services.
Sessions are 45 minutes, with up to eight sessions conducted daily.
Schools must provide accessible infrastructure.
- Who
- Children with disabilities in Delhi government schools.
- What
- Access to therapeutic services at resource centers.
- When
- The services are now available.
- Where
- Delhi government schools.
- Why
- To provide therapeutic services to children with disabilities.
- Services Offered
- Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and counseling
- Number of Centers
- 24
- Staffing
- Six professionals per center (outsourced)
- Hours of Operation
- 9 AM to 5 PM, six days a week, including vacations
- Session Duration
- 45 minutes
- Daily Sessions
- Up to eight per day
- Mandated By
- Delhi DoE's Inclusive Education branch