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Almost 63.6% of Indian population still lives in rural areas with minimum wages barely fulfilling their minimum living expenses. There are various social and economic Stata still exists and due to less availability of nutrition, the ratio of disabled is high. Millions of children are unable to go schools and many of them are marginalized with dimensions such as poverty, gender, disability, and caste. In present scenario, the role of inclusive education is very important in the inclusive and sustainable development of country. Various education policies came in this direction starting with the centrally sponsored scheme for Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC) in 1974; many more efforts are still needed for the creation and maintenance of quality inclusive campuses and thus the inclusive India. Keeping these in view, this article discusses the concept, importance and challenges of the inclusive education in the Indian context. What has been done and what measures are still needed to develop an inclusive education system that leads to an inclusive society.