Lok Sabha Question No. 3674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Accessible India Campaign for Public Transport Sector
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Narayana Swamy Abbaiah

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2019

## Accessible India Campaign for Public Transport Sector

## 3674. SHRI A. NARAYANA SWAMY:

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

- (a) the progress of accessible India" campaign especially in Public Transport Sector; State-wise;
- (b) whether State Transport Corporations are implementing it and if so, the details and the status thereof;
- (c) the steps taken in this by Karnataka; regard
- (d) the details regarding employment of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central  PSUs, PSU-wise especially in Karnataka;
- (e) whether the status of employment of differently abled in private sector is available and if so, the details thereof;
- whether any concrete measures are being taken by the Government; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Government has launched Accessible India Campaign to create   universal  accessibility in built-up environment; transport system and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem. Government has released an amount of Rs.354.45 crores to make 1058 identified buildings of States/UTs accessible. State-wise detail is at Annexure-[. regards central government buildings, CPWD has made 211 buildings accessible under Accessible India Campaign:

State-wise detail of 336 identified websites made accessible is at Annexure-II. Out of 100 identified central government websites, 95 websites have been made accessible:

Details of railways stations provided with the facilities for divyangjan are not maintained state-wise. Indian Railways is committed to make its stations accessible for divyangjan as part of Accessible India

Campaign. Improvement/augmentation of amenities at Railway stations, including those for divyangjan is a continuous   process: Provisions of  facilities for  divyangjan are prioritized   depending upon the category of the station based on passenger handled and earnings of the station.

35 International Airports and 55 Domestic Airports have been provided accessible features State-wise detail is at Annexure-III.

is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c: As per Section 57 of the Constitution; transport by road is a State subject. State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) work under administrative control of respective State Governments. State-wise details including Karnataka under Accessible India Campaign is at Annexure-IV.

(d) to (g): There is no data available on employment of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Central PSUs and differently abled in private sector: Government is implementing the National Career Service (NCS) project which comprises a digital portal that provides a nation-wide online platform for the job seekers and employers for job-matching in a dynamic, efficient and responsive manner and has a repository of career content t0 job seekers: Further; to encourage private sector to employ Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), under scheme of incentives to the employers in private sector for providing employment to Persons with Disabilities, payment of employers contribution to the EPF and ESI by the Government is up to 10 years, without any salary ceiling for the Persons with Disabilities employees  The government also bears one-third of the gratuity amount due and admissible to Persons with Disabilities employees.

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| Annexure-T Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3674 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign: Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   | Annexure-T Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3674 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign: Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   | Annexure-T Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3674 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign: Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   | Annexure-T Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3674 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign: Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   |
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| SNo.                                                                                                                                                                               | State                                                                                                                                                                              | No of Buildings for which Funds have been released                                                                                                                                 | Amount Released (Lakhs)                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                                        | 23                                                                                                                                                                                 | 632.32                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     | 38                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1436.33                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 697.84                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 925.14                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                        | 23                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 415.38                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                              | 48                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1393.77                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 444.63                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 14.37                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1394.79                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 368.62                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1808.72                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 166.85                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 429.98                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 97351                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1863.34                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2014.83                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 298.05                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                                                                                                 | 510.6                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                             | 32                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1753.73                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 273.15                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 837.74                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3813                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 578.14                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 103.88                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 919.24                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2625.05                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                    | 165.62                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                      | 137                                                                                                                                                                                | 3299.83                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                        | 26                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1394.73                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                          | 1058                                                                                                                                                                               | 35445.86                                                                                                                                                                           |

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## Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3674 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign.

## IPLEMENTATION QE ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN

## International Airports

Andhra Pradesh

- Tirupati
3. Visakhapatnam
2. Vijayawada

Assam

4 Guwahati

Bihar

5. Gaya

6\_ Patna

Delhi

- 7 Delhi

Goa

8 Goa

Gujarat

9. Ahmedabad

Karnataka

10. Mangalore
12. Kannur
11. Bengaluru

Kerala

13. Cochin
14. Calicut

Maharashtra

15. Thiruvananthapuram
16. Aurangabad
3. 17 . Mumbai
18. Nagpur
19. Pune

Manipur

Odisha

20. Imphal

21. Bhubaneshwar

Punjab

22. Amritsar

23. Jaipur

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

24. Chennai

25. Coimbatore

26. Madurai

Telangana

27 . Tiruchirapalli

28. Hyderabad

Uttar Pradesh

29. Lucknow

30. Varanasi

West Bengal

32. Kolkata

31\_ Bagdogra

Union Territory

34. Port Blair

33. Chandigarh

35. Srinagar

## Domestic Airports

- Kadapa

Andhra Pradesh

2. Rajamundry

## Assam

3. Dibrugarh
2. 4 Jorhat
3. 5 Lilabari
6. Silchar
5. 7 Tezpur

8\_ Raipur

Chhattisgarh

Gujarat

10. Bhuj
2. 9\_ Bhavnagar
11. Jamnagar
13. Rajkot
12. Porbandar
6. Surat
15. Vadodara
16. Kandla

Himachal Pradesh

17. Kangra
18. Kullu
19. Shimla

Jharkhand

20. Ranchi

Karnataka

21\_ Belgaum

22 Hubli

23. Mysore

24. Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh

25. Gwalior

27 . Jabalpur

26. Indore

28. Khajuraho

Maharashtra

29. Kolhapur

30 . Shillong

Meghalaya

Nagaland

Odisha

31. Dimapur

32. Jharsuguda

33. Bhatinda

Punjab

34. Pathankot

36. Ludhiana

35. Adampur

## Rajasthan

- 37 Bikaner
38. Jaisalmer
40. Kishangarh
39. Jodhpur
41. Udaipur

## Tamil Nadu

42. Salem

43. Tuticorin

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

44 Agartala

45. Agra
2. 47 . Gorakhpur
46. Allahabad
48. Kanpur

Uttarakhand

49. Dehradun

Union Territory

50. Pantnagar
2. 51 Agatti
52. Diu
53. Jammu
54. Leh
55. Pudduchery

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