India, Jan. 24 -- Emphasising systemic responsibility over reliance on civil society and parents for supporting children with special needs (CwSN), Union education ministry officials on Friday called for strengthening institutional mechanisms and announced a five-day, eight-module national training programme for general teachers, urging states to nominate master trainers to scale up inclusive education nationwide.

Addressing the Inclusive Education Summit in New Delhi, Ira Singhal, deputy secretary of department of school education and literacy (DoSEL), said the summit aimed to bring together government, civil society and parents to ensure that every child is reached, supported and included.

"If we do our job well, others will not need ...