The Samagra Shiksha Association, which represents special educators working on a contractual basis in government schools across the state, has urged the state government to regularise their services by initiating the screening process at the earliest. The association has also written to Haryana Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda in this regard.
“At present, around 360 special educators are serving in government schools across the state, teaching specially abled students from classes 1 to 12. Most of them have been working for more than a decade. They are qualified professionals and are recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India,” said Surjeet Dhillon, vice president of the association.
He stated that while hearing a petition related to the regularisation of special educators in March 2025, the Supreme Court directed the state government to constitute a screening committee to verify their credentials.
“As per the Supreme Court’s direction, after verification of the credentials of candidates found to meet the requisite eligibility criteria, the state government shall proceed to regularise their services and grant them all benefits without insisting for them to possess the TET qualification but the process for verification of credential has not yet been initiated causing an acute resentment among special educators,” said Dhillon.
He further claimed that the state government had informed the Supreme Court that the process of creating 279 new posts of special educators for classes 9 to 12 was underway, in addition to the 1,093 posts already sanctioned.
“At present, 210 contractual special educators are working in classes 9 to 12. All of them can be accommodated against the proposed 279 posts. We, therefore, urge the state government to begin the screening process and regularise the services of eligible special educators at the earliest,” Dhillon added.
