UPPSC PCS - 2016

In India “Inclusive education for the disabled at secondary stage” scheme launched in the year 2009-10 is being provided under

Year Asked: 2016

A
Saakshar Bharat
B
SarvaShikshaAbhiyan
C
RashtriyaMadhyamikShikshaAbhiyan
D
Skill India Programme

Correct Answer

C. RashtriyaMadhyamikShikshaAbhiyan

Detailed Explanation

The correct answer is C) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA). The Inclusive Education for the Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS) scheme was launched in 2009-10 and run as a component of RMSA, which was itself launched in 2009 to improve access and quality at the secondary level (classes IX-X). IEDSS supported removal of barriers for children with disabilities through barrier-free buildings, aids and appliances, resource support and teacher training.

  • A) Saakshar Bharat is an adult literacy programme for non-literate adults, especially women, so it has no link with secondary schooling for children with disabilities.
  • B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is the elementary education (classes I-VIII) mission. Its inclusive education work is separate and does not cover the secondary stage.
  • D) Skill India Programme is a skilling mission under the Ministry of Skill Development, launched in 2015, and is not a school education scheme.

Note that IEDSS was later merged into Samagra Shiksha in 2018, so the scheme name has changed since the exam year. The core link to RMSA still holds for this question.

Trap: aspirants pick SSA because it is the better known inclusive education scheme, but the question specifically says secondary stage.

This question appeared in UPPCS 2016 GS Paper 1.

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