DEPwD, NIOS and NCERT sign MoU on inclusive education for persons with disabilities
On 18 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, NIOS and NCERT signed a tripartite MoU to promote inclusive education for persons with disabilities.
Summary
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) signed a tripartite MoU in New Delhi on 18 June 2025. Union Ministers Dr Virendra Kumar and Dharmendra Pradhan presided. The MoU aims to promote inclusive education for persons with disabilities in line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and NEP 2020. Under it, NIOS will set up Special Accredited Institutions for Education of the Divyangjan (SAIEDs) by recognising special schools run by NGOs funded under DEPwD's Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS).
Key facts
- Signed
- 18 June 2025, New Delhi
- Parties
- DEPwD, NIOS, NCERT
- Presided
- Dr Virendra Kumar and Dharmendra Pradhan
- Framework
- RPwD Act, 2016 and NEP 2020
- New institutions
- Special Accredited Institutions for Education of the Divyangjan (SAIEDs), from DDRS-funded special schools
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which three bodies signed a tripartite MoU on 18 June 2025 to promote inclusive education for persons with disabilities?
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Correct answer: B — DEPwD, NIOS and NCERT
PIB (MoSJE): The tripartite MoU was signed between DEPwD, NIOS and NCERT.
Under the DEPwD–NIOS–NCERT MoU of June 2025, NIOS will establish which institutions by recognising special schools funded under DDRS?
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Correct answer: D — Special Accredited Institutions for Education of the Divyangjan (SAIEDs)
PIB (MoSJE): NIOS will establish Special Accredited Institutions for Education of the Divyangjan (SAIEDs), recognising special schools run by NGOs funded under DDRS.