Inclusive India Initiative

It was launched in 2017 with the objective of including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the mainstream (access to all important aspects of social life like education, employment and community); this scheme is all about changing attitudes.

• Focus Areas: The three core focus areas of Inclusive India Initiative are - Inclusive Education, Inclusive Employment, and Inclusive Community Life.
• Nodal Agency: National Trust, a statutory body under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the nodal agency for the initiative.

Challenges

• Negative attitudes of teachers and community.
• Scarcity of skilled human and material resources. (As per an on-field survey by ....