1. In the meeting to launch the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002, a proclamation was adopted on 05.12.1992 at Beijing (China) for full participation and equality of people with disability in the Asian and Pacific region. India being a signatory to the proclamation aforesaid considered it necessary to have an enactment for implementation of proclamation, accordingly, the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full participation) Act, 1995 was enacted. The Act aforesaid came into force on 01.01.1996

2. As per provisions of the Act of 1995, the appropriate Government was supposed to take various initiatives to ensure full participation of the people with disabilities and further to ensure their equality with other members of Society.

3. Chapter V of the Act of 1995 pertains to Education and according to that appropriate Government as well as local authorities were supposed to provide children with disabilities free education and several other amenities. The appropriate Government and local authorities under the Act of 1995 were further supposed to have different schemes pertaining to effective and adequate formal as well as