INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN, PLEASE: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights reviewed inclusive education for children on April 4, 2023 at a meeting held at the Secretariat Hall, Porvorim. In an effort to streamline and strengthen inclusive education the GSI brought together Directorate of Education, District Early Intervention Centres (North Goa & South Goa), Institute for Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Goa Medical College, State Family Welfare Bureau, Directorate of Social Welfare, Office of the State Commissioner for Disabilities and Sangath on a common platform. Speaking in his opening remarks Chairperson Peter F. Borges called for significant investment, proactive and innovative thinking, and putting a policy framework that will endure across government. He said students with disabilities deserve the same access to a local school as all their peers. Full inclusion is possible with the right funding and creating enabling environment. The commission came up with a host of recommendations to be adopted and executed along a timeline framework. On the cards is Educational Monitoring Information System for children with disabilities, concentrated early intervention drive in collaboration through Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), DoE to conduct access audit and ensure barrier-free environments, Directorate of Education to conduct capacity building programmes, issuing of circular to schools to initiate disability certification at DEICs in elementary section at the age of 8 onwards, enforcing non-negotiable principles, enhancement of human resources and infrastructure, also the establishment of more DEIC satellite centers at selected PHCs.