Special Policies For Special Children: A Policy Review

The children born with special status are the indispensable part of our nation. They are the citizen of the country just like others although they need certain special treatment because of their special needs. The government of India tries to fulfill their requirements. It plays the role of guardian to secure their rights and ensure safety and security. The efforts of GOI are to make the Children With Special Needs (CWSN) the asset for the country. The major schemes, policies and laws are being reviewed in order to analyze he progress and ways to face the challenges.

- Aafreen Naz

Introduction:

Disability is no longer an issue that cannot be brushed up intensively. The disabled persons have to proof that they are equally capable and efficient individuals at one step or the other. It is the duty of the government to provide a sound and positive support system. The international Human Right Commission gave two broad principles one is equality and the other one is diversity for Persons with Disability (PWD). The United Nations Charter affirms the essentiality of "a universal respect for, and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction".

It propagates that the PWD individuals sanction to exercise their civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights on an equal basis with others under all the international treaties.The Constitution of India equally applies to every legal citizen of India, whether they are healthy or disabled in any way such as physically or mentally.The Physical Disability is of different kinds like Blindness, Leprosy cured persons, Hearing impairment. Locomotor Disability, Mental Illness and Mental Retardation, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities (Dyslexia), Writing Disabilities (Dysgraphia) etc. The mental disorder is the inability which arises due to psychiatric disorder in an individual. India has worked a lot to provide safeguard and equivalent rights to these people from time to time. The Indian Constitution guarantees the following rights to differently-abled persons:

1. The Constitution secures to the citizens including the disabled , a right of justice, liberty of thought expression, belief, faith and worship, equality of status and of opportunity and for the promotion of fraternity.

2. Article 15 (1) enjoins on the Government not to discriminate against any citizen of India (including disabled) on the ground of religion, race, caste, sex or place birth.