‘Schools will be divyang-friendly’

The Centre’s upcoming education policy will factor in provisions to be made for divyang (persons with disabilities) students and it has already asked schools to provide adequate facilities to such students.

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar, who was in the city to attend an event where he met more than 100 visually-impaired girls, gave details about the policy.

“We will make a lot of provisions for divyang students across the country in our upcoming new education policy. We have asked the management of schools to provide ramps in buildings, to make available separate toilets for them or modify/upgrade the existing toilets and to facilitate their easy movement on the premises,” he said.

“Our government has undertaken Sugamya Bharat initiative to achieve universal accessibility (of infrastructure) for divyangs,” he added.

“The government will provide the necessary support by appointing teachers for divyang students. We need to conduct mapping of such students, bring them to schools and impart them with the necessary skill sets,” he said. He said interaction with divyang students was part of BJP’s decision to celebrate September 17, the birthday of PM Narendra Modi, as Sewa Diwas.