Right to education: Issues and challenges of children with special needs in Odisha

Education is an important aspect of human life which enables individuals to prospers in their lives. The Right to Education is a universal human Rights which ensure Education for all without discrimination in terms of caste race gender or disability. In India the Right to Education is a fundamental Right which as provided In Part 3 of the Indian Constitution. To make it applicable the parliament has come up with an Act which is called “the Right to free and compulsory elementary Education Act”. In 2009 which is popularly known as The (RTE) ct 2009. This paper aims to critically analyse the Right to Education Act by highlighting its special provisions related to Children with Special Needs, and applying it in the context of Odisha. This study intends to explore the major issues and challenges faced by children with disabilities in attaining their elementary Education. To prepare this paper, the qualitative research method has been used, Like going through some literature, journal and research paper thematic analysis was also adopted to analyse the results. The findings of this paper provides insight in to the major issues and challenges faced by children with disabilities. While their elementary Education was in a both segregated and inclusive settings. Therefore, The article approached the administrator and policy maker to rethink certain aspects of the Act, as well as ensure the strict implementation of the special provision of the Act and make aware of the public to change their attitude towards these Children with Special Needs through a sensitisation programme, so that children with disability will have access to a good quality of Education in their lives.