India, Aug. 16 -- Conversations about inclusive education for differently-abled children in mainstream schools is a debate that has been alive for a while but its implementation is a challenge and hence, yet to be completely realised.

'The State of the Education Report for India 2019: Children with disabilities' reveals that there is a steady drop in the schooling of disabled children with each successive level every year. Armaan Ali, executive director of National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, NCPEDP and a member of the editorial board of the report, says, "This is a phenomenon which has steadily been present since 2002 and is even reported in various government policies. However, I don't see the government tak...