Save The Destitute Foundation JK

18/09/2026

One Child, Two Diagnoses: A Discrepancy Can Steal a Future

Two diagnoses, three professionals. An early diagnosis is the first step toward everything a child with special needs is entitled to: timely intervention, the right school placement, therapy and family support. If the diagnosis is wrong, it can quietly close those same doors. That's exactly why no child's diagnosis is supposed to rest on a single professional's opinion alone. The best interest of the child demands a coordinated examination.

*Writer Zaheer Jan*

Kashmir Times

A four-year-old girl’s path to a disability pension exposes how conflicting diagnoses can derail a child’s future. First labelled with Mild Autism by a Central Government institute, she was later twice diagnosed with Down syndrome with intellectual disability by a government hospital psychologis...

21/08/2026

CDCs & Rehab Centres for Children With Special Needs Without Regulations.

Supreme Court intervention is welcome but much more needs to be done.

*Interventions, From CWC to Courts*
Are these CDCs & Rehabilitation Centres properly registered with the competent Govt authorities? Is infrastructure, qualification of professionals, treatment practices, safety standards, and quality of services being regularly inspected? Who conducts their monitoring and audits, and what action is taken when centers fail to meet prescribed standards?

*Writer Zaheer Jan*

*Kashmir Times* .
https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/child-development-and-rehab-centres-for-children-with-special-needs-without-regulations

Kashmir Life Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Ministry of Education Healthline

Across Jammu and Kashmir, children with disabilities and their families face a severe shortage of early intervention, inclusive education and quality rehabilitation in public hospitals, forcing many to rely on costly private Child Development and Rehabilitation Centres. A surge in such centres, ofte...

27/07/2026

The Truth About Disability Hiring Nobody Talks About.

Good podcast by Manmeet Kaur Nanda Joint secretary IAS 2000 batch.
https://youtu.be/SplCDNNk0gA



Deputy Commissioner SrinagarKashmir LifeInclusion National Council on Disability

Timestamps:00:00 – Why disability inclusion is no longer optional...

19/06/2026

Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Flagging Systemic Violations At Child Disability Rehab Centres
The Court sought responses from the Central Government and statutory bodies in a public interest litigation challenging the systemic lack of oversight and basic standards at disabled children care facilities across the country.
PIL admitted Rahul Bajaj and Zaheer Jan

https://www.verdictum.in/supreme-court/pil-flagging-systemic-violations-child-disability-rehab-centres-1616027

Inclusion V can therapy centre for Autism

The Court sought responses from the Central Government and statutory bodies in a public interest litigation challenging the systemic lack of oversight and basic standards at disabled children care...

18/06/2026

Supreme court issue notice inhuman treatment in Rehab Centers.

The Supreme Court issued notice and agreed to prioritise a PIL alleging serious regulatory failures and inhuman treatment of children with disabilities in rehabilitation centres across India

18/06/2026

Supreme Court Steps In: Why Are Thousands of Disability Rehab Centres for Children Running Without Rules ?

The PIL was filed by Rahul Bajaj, a disability rights lawyer, and Zaheer Abbas Jan, a child rights activist. They argue that despite strong laws already existing on paper, the ground reality for disabled children in institutional care remains dangerously unregulated. The matter is expected to come up again on August 3.

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a PIL demanding proper regulation of rehabilitation and mental health centres for children with disabilities in India. Thousands of unregistered, understaffed...

18/06/2026

SC issues notice on plea seeking oversight of Rehabilitation centres catering to children with disabilities
*Observing that the matter raises important issues, Honorable Chief Justice said it required consideration on priority*

PIL admitted Rahul Bajaj & Zaheer Jan.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-issues-notice-on-plea-seeking-oversight-of-rehabilitation-centres-catering-to-children-with-disabilities/article71109666.ece

Inclusion Disability Stockport Save the Children US

Supreme Court issues notice on PIL for urgent oversight of rehabilitation centres for children with disabilities, highlighting systemic deficiencies.

16/04/2026

26/01/2026

13/01/2026

Every Special Child deserves the same Classroom, not Separate Spaces: Ending the Special School Divide*
Writer Zaheer Jan

*Rising Kashmir*
https://risingkashmir.com/every-special-child-deserves-the-same-classroom-not-separate-spaces-ending-the-special-school-divide/

Save the Children US The Ministry of Health UNIC

Inclusive classrooms for every child, school education department must enforce reservation of seats in all private schools as per the RPWD Act and NEP 2020