Although in theory a quota for disabled persons in school and government service exists, its implementation runs into endless difficulties. Seldom does one find a disabled person holding some important office. The government has announced that the secondary schools must enrol 10 per cent students from among the disabled but it has not been enforced vigorously. Ten per cent of the population is indeed the number of people labouring under various degrees of disability, according to a WHO estimate. The first-ever government survey conducted sometime ago revealed that 10,380 disabled girls and boys have been enrolled in the secondary schools and madrassahs of the country excluding those enrolled in the specialised schools for the physically challenged,...