All students in Andhra Pradesh will face mandatory disability screening from academic year 2026-27,announced B. Srinivasa Rao,State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha. Central Ministry of Education directs it. Goal is to spot Children with Special Needs (CwSN) early,give them needed educational support.
‘Prashast 2.0’,an upgraded app,will be used to assess 21 disability types in kids. Integrated with UDISE+,it boosts transparency and efficiency . School headmasters,principals must ensure every student gets screened. Complete coverage is aim.
Key personnel like headmasters,teachers,and Special Education School Assistants must register,activate their accounts on Prashast app . Class teachers will handle Part-1 screenings for all their students. If results demand,Special Educators and Bhavita Centre staff will do Part-2 screenings as per app's guidelines.
District Educational Officers,Additional Project Coordinators will run training sessions at district level. Focus on effective use of Prashast app for teachers,special educators . Mr. Rao gave timeline: institutional logins for headmasters,principals by June-July 2026,with class teachers mapping,assigning students in August. By September,all general teachers should finish Part-1 screenings. Part-2 by special educators wraps up by October 2026…
