Lok Sabha Question No. 4555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Development of Disabled Friendly Infrastructure
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

- 4555.

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4555 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.01.2019

## Development of Disabled Friendly Infrastructure

- Shri B.V. Naik; Shri SP. Maddahanume Gowda V::

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken effective steps to support and develop the infrastructure facilities to facilitate Physically Challenged, differently abled population in the country;;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the total amount allocated and disbursed in this regard the last three years and the current year; State-wise; during-
- (c whether the Government has identified any Government buildings which were not disabled friendly during the said period, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of proposals received for making such buildings disabled friendly and the status of such
- proposals with the funds sanctioned in this regard, State-wise? along

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) to (d) Creation of disabled friendly environment is the responsibility of Central, State Governments and local authorities. However; Government of   India has   launched Accessible India   Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) on December; 2015 for creating universal accessibility for persons with disabilities in built environment; transport system and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) eco-system under which the State Governments are provided funds to develop infrastructure facilities for persons with disabilities. On this basis, list of buildings was provided by the State Governments and access audit of 1662 buildings in 50 cities including State Capitals were completed by auditors. On receipt of the financial proposals from the State Governments for retrofitting of 1303 buildings, an amount of Rs.280.21 crore have been sanctioned for 937 buildings. The details are at Annexure I. 3rd

Regarding accessibility in Transport, it has been informed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation that all 34 International Airports and 48 Domestic Airports have been provided with accessibility features; Braille   symbols and auditory signals. Ministry of such as, ramps, lifts, parking etc  and 1288 railway stations have been provided with two term facilities i.e. engraving on edges of platforms and inter-platform facilities. As per the information provided by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, at present 8.4% of public transport carriers (bus) have been made accessible: long

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN)

LOK SABHA

|    |                             |                    |                         |                               |                                                    | Annexure Details of Buildings being made accessible in defferent cities including National Capital and States/UTs   |
|----|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | State                       | Cities             | No of Buildings Audited | No of Cost Estimates Received | No of Buildings for which Funds have been released | Amount Released (Lakhs)                                                                                             |
|    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair         | 25                      | 23                            | 21                                                 | 570.59                                                                                                              |
|    | Andhra Pradesh              | Vishakhapatnam     | 41                      | 40                            | 38                                                 | 1436.33                                                                                                             |
|    | Arunachal Pradesh           | Itanagar_          | 24                      | 24                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
|    | Assam                       | Guawahati          | 25                      | 22                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 5  | Bihar                       | Patna              | 28                      | 26                            | 21                                                 | 925.14                                                                                                              |
| 6  | Chattisgarh_                | Raipur             | 58                      | 23                            | 23                                                 | 688.59                                                                                                              |
| 7  | Chandigarh                  | Chandigarh         | 44                      | 43                            | 43                                                 | 415.38                                                                                                              |
| 8  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli_     | Sillvassa          | 50                      |                               |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 9  | Delhi                       | Delhi (NCT)        | 23                      | 18                            | 18                                                 | 1393.77                                                                                                             |
| 10 | Goa                         | Panaji             | 31                      | 31                            | 30                                                 | 444.63                                                                                                              |
|    |                             | Ahmedabad          |                         | 14                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
|    | Gujarat                     | Gandhinagar        | 27                      | 24                            | 20                                                 | 14.37                                                                                                               |
|    |                             | Surat              |                         | 6                             | 6                                                  |                                                                                                                     |
|    |                             | Vadodra            | 3                       | 3                             |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 12 | Haryana                     | Faridabad          | 47                      | 34                            | 32                                                 | 1394.79                                                                                                             |
| 13 |                             | Gurgaon            | 42                      | 37                            | 32                                                 |                                                                                                                     |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh            | Shimla             | 22                      | 11                            | 3                                                  | 48.49 551.79                                                                                                        |
|    | Jammu and Kashmir           | [Srinagar          | 25                      | 23                            | 18 14                                              |                                                                                                                     |
| 15 | Jharkhand                   | Ranchi             | 49                      | 34                            |                                                    | 1166.85                                                                                                             |
| 16 | Karnataka                   | Bengaluru          | 50                      | 30                            | 16                                                 |                                                                                                                     |
| 17 | Kerala                      | Thiruvananthapuram | 51                      | 28                            | 28                                                 | 429.98                                                                                                              |
| 18 | Lakshadweep                 | Kavaratti          | 58                      | 24                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh              | Bhopal             | 50                      | 37                            | 17                                                 |                                                                                                                     |
|    |                             | Indore             | 50                      | 43                            | 2                                                  | 341.99                                                                                                              |
|    |                             | Mumbai             | 53                      | 46                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 20 | Maharashtra                 | NNagpur            | 51                      | 36                            | 142                                                | 1863.34                                                                                                             |
|    |                             | Nashik             | 26                      | 25                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
|    |                             | Pune               | 50                      | 35                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 21 | Manipur                     | Imphal             | 47                      | 28                            |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 22 | Meghalaya                   | Shillong           | 23                      | 23                            | 22                                                 | 201483                                                                                                              |
| 23 | Mizoram                     | Aizawl             | 33                      | 33                            | 23                                                 | 298.05                                                                                                              |
| 24 | Nagaland                    | Kohima             | 29                      | 22                            | 16                                                 | 510.6                                                                                                               |
| 25 | Odisha                      | Bhuwaneshwar       | 50                      | 47                            | 26                                                 | 725.24                                                                                                              |
| 26 | Puducherry_                 | Puducherry_        | 30                      | 28                            | 28                                                 | 273.15                                                                                                              |
| 27 | Punjab_                     | Ludhiana           | 20                      | 18                            | 14                                                 | 837.74                                                                                                              |
| 28 | Rajasthan                   | Jaipur             | 88                      | 88                            | 88                                                 | 3813                                                                                                                |
| 29 | Sikkim                      | Gangtok            | 36                      | 35                            | 35                                                 | 578.14                                                                                                              |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu                  | Chennai Coimbatore | 25                      | 3 16                          | 16                                                 | 1103.88                                                                                                             |
| 31 | Telangana                   | Hyderabad          | 19                      | 18                            | 16                                                 | 919.24                                                                                                              |
| 32 | Tripura                     | Agartala           | 14                      |                               |                                                    |                                                                                                                     |
| 33 | Uttrakhand                  | Dehradun           | 26                      | 19                            | 4                                                  | 50.06                                                                                                               |
|    |                             | Agra               | 39                      | 39                            | 25                                                 | 2695.53                                                                                                             |
|    |                             | Jhansi             | 9                       | 9                             | 9                                                  |                                                                                                                     |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh               | Kanpur             | 20                      | 20                            | 20                                                 |                                                                                                                     |
|    |                             | Lucknow            | 22                      | 21                            | 10                                                 |                                                                                                                     |
|    |                             | Varanasi           |                         | 12                            | 9                                                  |                                                                                                                     |
|    |                             | NOIDA              | 34                      |                               | 26                                                 |                                                                                                                     |
| 35 | West Bengal                 | Kolkata            | 37                      | 36                            | 26                                                 | 1394.73                                                                                                             |