Challenges and Benefits of Inclusive Education

In India all professionals have started to strongly support the philosophy of Inclusive education, to promote the concept of full Inclusion. Inclusion serves as a means to achieve the goal of universal education and to fulfil the provisions of RTE Act, 2009 through which the education of children with disabilities can be met in fair terms. In the present Century, though India has evidenced a phenomenal vertical expansion in educational facilities and opportunities, children with disabilities are yet to be benefitted specifically that are focussing towards their growth, development and achievement. Inclusive education is a wide spread approach that focuses upon educating the children with disabilities with the regular ones within the same roof. This approach aims to cater to the unique needs of all children irrespective of disabilities and those subjected to marginalization and exclusions. It is the only flexible education stream where all children learn together irrespective of their diversified needs with access to common pre-school provisions, schools and community educational setting with an appropriate network of support services. The present paper aims to highlight the challenges and benefits of Inclusive Education in the Indian context.