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India is the second highly populated country of world; its population includes different groups and sections with diverse demographical, economic and social status. Among these sections, persons with disabilities constitutes a huge group, approximately 2.6% of the total Indian population. This section of society is considered as burden on the country being most marginalized, underprivileged and underdeveloped. It is very important for the Indian governance to bring this huge population in the main stream of economic and national development. Education and training can play a significant role in the achievement of this goal. There are certain problems and challenges in the education and training of persons with disabilities because of their unusual circumstances, situations, opportunities and resources. So these people need a different approach, style and method of training and development. There are number of traditional methods available and also as a consequence of technological advancement, some more are emerging to educate and train the persons with disabilities. Now a day, E-education technique is practiced as one of the latest and very effective method of imparting and acquiring knowledge, skills and abilities for the education and training of persons with disabilities. This study explores and discusses the current status of effectiveness of traditional and online learning or e-education in the training and development of persons with disability for their overall personal development and contribution in the national growth.