CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1974, the Ministry of Welfare, Central Government of India, initiated the IEDC program to promote the integration of students with mild to moderate disabilities into regular schools. The program was also designed to promote the retention of children with disabilities in the regular school system.

Detailed explanation-2: -INTEGRATED EDUCATION OF THE DISABLED CHILDREN (IEDC, 1974) The Centrally sponsored scheme of Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC) was launched in 1974 by the then Department of Social Welfare and was later transferred to the Department of Education in 1982-83. The Scheme was last revised in 1992.

Detailed explanation-3: -The objectives of Inclusive Education (IE) under Samagra Shiksha are as under: To enable all children and young persons with disabilities to have access to inclusive education and improve their enrolment, retention and achievement in the general education system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The objective is to integrate the handicapped with the general community at all levels as equal partners, to prepare them for normal growth, and to enable them to face life with courage and confidence.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Scheme: Integrated Education for the Children with disabilities (IEDC) has been carried out by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD), Govt. of India for the past thirty years.