Lok Sabha Question No. 329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Accessible Toilets for Divyangs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Rebati Tripura, Ganesan Selvam, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangian) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 329 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## Accessible Toilets for Divyangs

329. SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI SELVAM G:: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

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

toilets constructed and made operational in rural and urban areas during (b) the number of divyang accessible the last three and the current year; years the demand for accessible toilets for divyangs in rural and urban (a) whether the Government has assessed areas and if the details thereof;

launched San-Sadhan Hackathon under Swachh Bharat Mission for Divyang (c) whether the Government has with the aims and objectives behind it; Accessible Toilets recently and if so, the details thereof along

Government to divyang accessible toilets in a time bound manner? (e) the further steps taken by the provide innovative solutions for economical toilets for use in rural and urban (d) whether the Government is inviting of students, startups who had actively taken part in it; contexts, if $o, the details thereof along with the number and

## ANSWER

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

Mission(SBM) has a strong thrust on equity; and gives attention to the needs (a) to (b): Swachh Bharat The  demand for toilets is assessed by the concerned State of divyang especially in rural areas toilets have been constructed under SBM Govts/UTs Administration. About 12,12,950 divyang accessible accessible toilets have (Gramin) in the year 2017-18 to 2019-20. Under SBM (Urban), about 6,562 divyang been constructed as per the data collected upto March; 2018. special persons

Accessible India Campaign (AIC) on 3" December; 2015 t0 create universal The Government has launched (Buildings) , Transport System and Information accessibility for persons with disabilities in Built Environment and specifies minimum accessible including accessible toilets in various types of buildings to ensure accessibility provisions of people including persons with disabilities (PwDs) environment for all categories required by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the (c) to (e): San-Sadhan Hackathon was organized was associated along with Atal Department of Empowerment of Persons for   accessible toilets for Innovation Mission   (AIM), NITI Aayog to come out with   innovative ideas participated out of which the winners were given cash awards   and piloting Divyangjans. 21 teams Hackathon Award Ceremony and exhibition was opportunities in the fieldlacross the countz  San-Sadhan\_ innovators 2019. The primary objective of the event was to encourage organized from to September, accessible toilets both in rural and urban areas to create composite and affordable solutions for divyang 17th 14th

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