Lok Sabha Question No. 2019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: National Commission for Persons with Disabilities
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangjan) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2019 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2017

## National Commission for Persons with Disabilities

## 2019. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a) whether  the   Government proposes to constitute a National   Commission for   Persons with Disabilities with powers on par with a Civil court and if the details thereof; SO,
- (b) whether the Government proposes to amend Section 3(3) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities a disabled  person; if it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that most public spaces are still inaccessible for persons with Disabilities like taken by the Government to make public spaces differently-abled friendly;
- (d) whether the Government'$ attention has been drawn to some of the basic issues like lack of teachers; Braille books, audio books and devices and paucity of teaching-learning aids in schools for the blind across the country;
- (e) whether it is a fact that there is no provision of jobs for sportspersons among PWDs; and
- (f) whether it is a fact that the 2011 Census the number f disabled in India at 2.68 crore, or 2.21 per cent of the population? put

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) Sir , No,
- (6) Sir; No,

It has come to the Notice of the Government that some of the public places; public transport etc are not accessible for persons with disabilities. With a view to create barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities in physical environment; transportation and information and communication technologies, the Government has launched Accessible India Campaign (AIC) on December 3, 2015. Further; Government has taken following steps:

- Model   building  Bye Laws   containing the accessibility norms for persons with disabilities in built in environment has been issued on 18.03.2016.
- Harmonised guidelines and Space Standards for barrier free environment for PwDs were issued by the Central Public Works Department on 23.03.2016.
- Bus Body Code containing provisions for passengers with disabilities has been notified in September; 2016.
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued guidelines for Indian Government websites to make them accessible.

(d) Department of School Education & Literacy has   informed that is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for universalizing elementary education for all children in the age group of 6-14 years. Its overall include universal access and retention, bridging of gender and social category gaps in education and enhancement of learning levels of children. SSA provides Rs, 3000/- per child per annum for assessment, provision of free\_aids\_and\_appliances\_teacher\_training,\_engagement\_of\_resource\_persons\_exclusively\_for\_children with needs (CWSN); support services and barrier free access. goals special

Besides under   SSA, two resource persons are engaged in every Block   Resource Centre exclusively for CWSN. Under SSA 18174 such resource persons are engaged. Under the SSA were provided Braille books and 63303 low vision children were provided large books. During 2015-16, 37984 general teachers were trained on Braille and 82513 general teachers were trained on low vision; during print

(e) Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs Sports has informed that as per scheme of Sports & Games for disabled, bulk-grant is provided to Special Olympic Bharat SOB) for organizing Community Coaches Training (CCT) & Sports competition at District, State & National Level. No job is provided to physically challenged persons under the Scheme

(f) Yes, Sir:

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