It took years of struggle by parents and activists to get children with special needs into mainstream education and all the effort seems to have been in vain, as those in need of support are still being ignored.

Looking at figures from the state education department, the falling numbers of children with various forms of disability when children move towards higher education, paints a poor picture of the education system in place. The District Information System for Education (DISE) report for 2013-14 shows how more than 80% of children with special needs studying in Std VIII drop out of the education system by the time they reach Std XII.