{
  "id": 13019191,
  "title": "Education Ministry's PRASHAST Portal Drive Covers 60,000 Schools, Sensitises Over 72 Lakh Teachers On Inclusive Education For Special Needs Children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/education-ministrys-prashast-portal-drive-covers-60-000-schools",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:12:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/education-ministrys-prashast-portal-drive-covers-60000-schools-sensitises-over-72-lakh-teachers-on-inclusive-education-for-special-needs-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of Education in India has launched a nationwide screening program on the PRASHAST Portal to educate over 72 lakh teachers about inclusive education for Children with Special Needs (CwSN). The 30-minute sensitization and orientation module covers practical examples and interactive activities to ensure a whole-school approach to inclusion. Over 60,000 schools across the country participated in the screening, and the initiative aims to create a safe, accessible, and supportive environment for CwSN in schools. The module is available in 12 Indian languages and covers heads of schools, teachers, special educators, and non-teaching staff.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The Ministry of Education organised a nationwide screening of a 30-minute sensitisation and orientation module on inclusive education for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) through the PRASHAST Portal in schools across the country. Union Ministry of Education, Department of School Education, conducted a nationwide screening of the 30-minute Sensitization and Orientation Module on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}