School Education Department is implementing the Govt. of India Scheme of Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC) under the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. This programme is sponsored by the Govt. of India through different types of assistance, for promotion of education amongst the disabled children in the Primary and Upper Primary stage. Integrated Schools for the disabled children have been identified in each District for the purpose of implementation of the Scheme. For integrated education of Disabled Children we have till now covered 350 schools in 15 Districts and remaining 3 Districts are going to be covered soon. The SCERT, West Bengal has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting training programme of teachers and Heads of the selected schools in respect of this scheme. WBDPEP has also taken various steps, like construction resource rooms, removal of architectural barriers and preparation/purchase of instructional materials for implementing the scheme of Integrated Education for the Disabled (IED). The Government of India provides 100% financial support for the scheme.


Ganghiji Prem Nivas Leprosy Centre at Titagarh was started by Mother Teresa in 1958 as a mobile clinic under a tree for an existing community of people with leprosy. On October 1960 the Titagarh Municipality leased a piece of land to establish a permanent centre. The rehabilitation work envisaged by the sisters and brothers of Missionaries of Charity, had taken into account the physical, mental, financial and spiritual alienation of leprosy patients, severely disabled and deformed, with a destiny to help them to found human dignity, self respect and a, sense of personal response. In its outdoor clinic the paramedical-trained brothers counsel and treat leprosy patients by modern drugs prescribed by WHO. The indoor section of the centre has a free operation theater and 200 beds where the patients care each other by nursing themselves. The centre also provides artificial limbs to the amputated patients with the help of NIOH. Rehabilitation in the form of vocational training, education for the children and living arrangements have been provided by the centre.