Lok Sabha Question No. 1814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Accessible India Campaign
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1814 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2018

## Accessible India Campaign

1814.

Shri Naranbhai Kachhadiya:

Shri T: Radhakrishnan:

Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato:

Shri A. Anwhar Raajhaa:

Shri Gajanan Kirtikar:

Shri Sudheer Gupta:

Kunwar Haribansh Singh:

Shri SR. Vijayakumar:

Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether   the   Government had launched a Accessible India   Campaign' for achieving   universal accessibility for persons with Disabilities and if s0, the achievements made s0 far in this regard;
- (c ) whether the has launched 100 Accessible websites of various State Governments/UTs tunder Accessible India Campaign recently and if $0, the aims and objectives thereof, and Ministry
- (b) the number of Assistance to Disabled person for purchasing/fitting of aidslappliances (ADIP) camps organized by the Government $0 far; State/UT-wise;
- (d) the other steps  taken by the Government to create a barrier free environment for persons   with disabilities in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) Government had  launched Accessible India Campaign (AIC) on December 3, 2015, for creating universal accessibility for Persons with Disabilities in Built Environment Transport, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem: The achievements made s0 far are annexed  (Annexure-D)
- (6) 6455 ADIP camps organized by various Implementing Agencies the last  three years and current year (as on 28.02.2018), State-wise list is annexed (Annexure-II). during
- (c) 100 Accessible websites of various State Governments/UTs were launched o 19.1.2018. Accessible Websites are those websites through which Persons with Disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and can contribute to the Web
- (d) Government of India have notified Rules under RPwD 2016 for Persons with Disabilities on 15.6.2017 laying down the standards of accessibility for physical environment, transportation; information and communications including appropriate  technologies and systems, and other facilities and services provided to the public in urban and rural areas. Act,

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## ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER ACCESSIBLE JNDIA CAMPAIGN

## State Government Buildings

Access audit of 1662 buildings in 50 cities completed by auditors. 1,662 access audit reports have been submitted to the State Nodal Officers; The financial proposals for retrofitting of 1138 buildings have been received and sanction has been issued in respect of 665 bulldings amounting to Rs.172.96 crores.

## Central Government Buildings

In 39 Cities, 75 Central Government buildings were identified by CPWD, of which retrofitting in 58 buildings in 27 cities have been completed.

Phase -Il 123 buildings 57 in NCR & 66 in state capitals, work is to be completed by July, 2018. 81 Buildings completed 32 Buildings in progress, 10 Buildings to be taken up. yet

Phase-III

21 buildings which are not covered in Phase-I and Phase-Il are to be completed by July, 2019. 5 Buildings completed, 15 Buildings in progress, 01 Building to be taken up. yet

## Airports

All 34 international airports and 49 domestic airports have been provided with accessible features viz. ramps, accessible toilets, lifts with Braille symbols and auditory signals.

## Railway Stations

Out of 709 A1, A&B category railway stations, short term facilities have been provided at 666 railway stations. Long term accessibility features like engraving of edges on platforms have been provided in 646 railway stations and trolley pathways have been provided in 623 stations.

## Road Transport

12894 out of 1,41,572 buses have been provided with accessibility features in 61 State Road Transport Undertakings. Instructions issued to States to ensure that 10% of Government owned public transport is made fully accessible to PWDs by March, 2018.

## Websites

Meity has mandated 100 Government websites to be made accessible under Content Management Framework (CMF): Out of these 79 websites are made live s0 far,

Work order has been issued to make 917 websites accessible to ERNET India: 113 State Government websites have been made accessible:

| Number of ADIP camps organized by various Implementing Agencies during the last three years and current year as on 28.02.2018)   | Number of ADIP camps organized by various Implementing Agencies during the last three years and current year as on 28.02.2018)   | Number of ADIP camps organized by various Implementing Agencies during the last three years and current year as on 28.02.2018)   | Number of ADIP camps organized by various Implementing Agencies during the last three years and current year as on 28.02.2018)   | Number of ADIP camps organized by various Implementing Agencies during the last three years and current year as on 28.02.2018)   | Number of ADIP camps organized by various Implementing Agencies during the last three years and current year as on 28.02.2018)   |
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|                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                                                          | 2017-18 (as on 28.02.2018)                                                                                                       |
| S.N 0.                                                                                                                           | Name of the State / Uts                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                  | No. of Camps                                                                                                                     | No. of Camps                                                                                                                     | No. of Camps                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                   | 50                                                                                                                               | 37                                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                               | 13                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                                            | 55                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                | 15                                                                                                                               | 53                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                     | 67                                                                                                                               | 62                                                                                                                               | 50                                                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                                          | 39                                                                                                                               | 31                                                                                                                               | 19                                                                                                                               | 52                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                                          | 29                                                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                                               | 24                                                                                                                               | 39                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                               | 138                                                                                                                              | 37                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                               | 27                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                        | 267                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                                        | 24                                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                               | 28                                                                                                                               | 22                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                                | 63                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                   | 132                                                                                                                              | 189                                                                                                                              | 145                                                                                                                              | 61                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                                      | 108                                                                                                                              | 343                                                                                                                              | 119                                                                                                                              | 134                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                                           | 88                                                                                                                               | 179                                                                                                                              | 167                                                                                                                              | 102                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                               | 116                                                                                                                              | 33                                                                                                                               | 94                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                                        | 51                                                                                                                               | 44                                                                                                                               | 38                                                                                                                               | 14                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                                               | 48                                                                                                                               | 65                                                                                                                               | 96                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                    | 403                                                                                                                              | 326                                                                                                                              | 185                                                                                                                              | 136                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                               | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                       | 20                                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                                               | 33                                                                                                                               | 31                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                                      | 188                                                                                                                              | 206                                                                                                                              | 129                                                                                                                              | 85                                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                               | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                               | Chandigarh                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli _                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                               | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                                            | 26                                                                                                                               | 19                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                                            | 186                                                                                                                              | 147                                                                                                                              | 62                                                                                                                               | 37                                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                                         | 17                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |
| 34                                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                | 49                                                                                                                               | 23                                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                                |
| 36                                                                                                                               | Telangna                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                            | 1889                                                                                                                             | 1934                                                                                                                             | 1447                                                                                                                             | 1185                                                                                                                             |