<p>Speaking to presspersons here on Tuesday, he said special school teachers are paid a meagre salary of Rs 2,800. Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Delhi states are providing 100 per cent grant for these special schools. <br /><br />He urged the government to bring all the special schools under the umbrella of education department. <br /><br />Deprived of facilities<br />Shetty said special school teachers, assistant teachers and assistants are deprived of any facilities from the government and job security.<br /><br />Karanataka state has 130 to 150 such educational institutions. Karnataka state has 9,40,000 differently abled children. <br /><br />Of which, 3,67,000 are below 18 years old. It is our duty to provide education and training to all the children below 18 years old. <br /><br />He said “Maharashtra state has 900 special schools. They are given a grant of Rs 181 crore by the government. However, in Karnataka, the total grant for such schools are only Rs 1 crore.”<br /><br />Circular<br />Women and Child Welfare department Secretaru Dr D S Ashwath had recently had issued a circular which states that only 15 special schools in the State will get grant from the government. <br /><br />He urged the government to include all the special schools under Zilla Panchayat budget and provide the grant.</p>
<p>Speaking to presspersons here on Tuesday, he said special school teachers are paid a meagre salary of Rs 2,800. Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Delhi states are providing 100 per cent grant for these special schools. <br /><br />He urged the government to bring all the special schools under the umbrella of education department. <br /><br />Deprived of facilities<br />Shetty said special school teachers, assistant teachers and assistants are deprived of any facilities from the government and job security.<br /><br />Karanataka state has 130 to 150 such educational institutions. Karnataka state has 9,40,000 differently abled children. <br /><br />Of which, 3,67,000 are below 18 years old. It is our duty to provide education and training to all the children below 18 years old. <br /><br />He said “Maharashtra state has 900 special schools. They are given a grant of Rs 181 crore by the government. However, in Karnataka, the total grant for such schools are only Rs 1 crore.”<br /><br />Circular<br />Women and Child Welfare department Secretaru Dr D S Ashwath had recently had issued a circular which states that only 15 special schools in the State will get grant from the government. <br /><br />He urged the government to include all the special schools under Zilla Panchayat budget and provide the grant.</p>
