India's New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 Creating Children with Disability
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Abstract
Under the New Education Policy, all teacher education programmes will include instruction on how to teach children with specific impairments. The LATEST PROVISION in the NEW School POLICY (NEP) 2020, approved by India's Union Cabinet in July 2020, encourages, and promotes "Barrier-free access to Education for all Children with Disabilities." India's first Education Policy was initially established in 1986 and last revised in 1992. Since then, India needed a change in its entire Education Policy. The New Education Policy describes the much-awaited new reforms that India was looking for. These adaptations are designed with special consideration for children with impairments and those from low-income families. The focus of this new rule's implementation will be on two things. Imparting knowledge and know how to teach faculties on how to teach children with specific disabilities. These nobs are keeping in mind the Right of Persons with Disability Act-2016 to provide barrier-free education to children with disability. The most common barrier to a child's access to pre-school and primary education is disability. Less than 40% of school buildings have ramps, and only around 17% of schools have accessible restrooms. According to the NEP, children with disabilities will be able to participate equally in all aspects of the educational system. This paper focuses the provisions given in the New Education Policy 2020 for the divyangjan to show how education for them must be barrier-free trying to reach them. It is also a step to bring the divyangjan in the mainstream of learning.