CM flags off Mobile Resource Centre-Therapy on Wheels

927/2026 SHIMLA 31 August, 2026

• Specialised therapy, rehabilitation and inclusive education services to reach children with special needs in Mandi, Shimla and Kangra districts

In a significant step to strengthen inclusive education for the children with special needs, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today flagged off three mobile resource centre vehicles under the ‘Therapy on Wheels’ initiative of Samagra Shiksha.
The initiative, being implemented under the inclusive education component of Samagra Shiksha in collaboration with Samphia Foundation, aims to take specialised therapy, rehabilitation, special education and support services closer to children and their families, particularly those residing in rural, remote and hard-to-reach areas.
The initiative seeks to address challenges arising from the State’s difficult geographical terrain and limited accessibility to specialised services.
The centres would provide multidisciplinary services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special education, screening and need-based assessment, multidisciplinary therapy and rehabilitation services, counselling and parental guidance, training to enhance functional abilities and independence and follow-up and referral services, wherever required.
The initiative would initially be implemented in three districts viz. Mandi, Shimla and Kangra, with the objective of progressively extending the mobile resource centre services to all districts and ensuring accessible therapy, rehabilitation and specialised support services for the children with special needs (CwSN) across the state.
The initiative would also facilitate early identification and screening, assessment, parental counselling, awareness generation and orientation and training of teachers and special educators.
The ‘Therapy on Wheels’ initiative is expected to improve educational participation, communication skills, functional abilities, independence and social participation of children with special needs, while enabling parents and teachers to provide continued support at home and in schools.
State Project Director Samagra Shiksha Rajesh Sharma and senior officers were present on the occasion.
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