The Ministry of Education has launched the second cycle of its capacity-building program on specific learning disabilities (SLD) under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme in New Delhi today. The second cycle, which will run until December 2024, will focus on strategies and tools for identifying and assessing students with SLD and addressing their needs.

Education Secretary K. Sanjay Murthy emphasized that National Education Policy 2020 inter-alia recognizes learning disabilities among a set of students with a vision of equitable and inclusive education for all.

The program is designed to empower higher educational institutions with the skills and knowledge necessary to support students with specific learning disabilities.