Lok Sabha Question No. 3576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Accessible India Campaign
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3576 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2019

## Accessible India Campaign

## 3576. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

(a) whether targets and deadline set under the Accessible India Campaign have been revised;

the reasons for revision;

the manner and number of railway stations and Government buildings proposed to be made accessible and the current status thereof; State-wise d) Whether   directions have also been issued by the Government for   other buildings   like restaurants to be made accessible; and public

(e) if s0, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Yes, Sir: The deadline set under Accessible India Campaign have been revised.

(b): Details of targets and original timelines are at Annexure I However; due to slow progress, revised deadlines   have been   extended to the Central   Advisory Board (CAB) Chaired by Hon"ble Minister of Social Justice Empowerment, the highest policy recommending body in Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

(c) Details of railway stations provided with the facilities for divyangjan are not maintained statewise. However; Indian Railways is committed to make its stations accessible for divyangjan as of Accessible India Campaign. Improvementlaugmentation of amenities al Railway stations, including 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 Short term  facilities at railway stations include provision of standard ramp; earmarking two parking lots for physically challenged: provision of non slippery walkway from parking t0 Station building: provision of signages  provision of at least one drinking water tap: provision Of at least one disable friendly toilet and help you booth. term facilitates include facilities for inter-platform transfer and engraving on edges of platforms: part Long 'May

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As regards central government buildings, CPWD has made 211 buildings accessible under Accessible India Campaign.

Procedure involved to make State Government buildings accessible under Accessible India Campaign is as under:-

- Identification of buildings by State Governments/UTs in selected cities and providing the public
- (ii) Conducting access audit by Department of Empowerment of Persons with  Disabilities.
- (iv) Release of funds by the Central Government once complete cost estimates are received as per Access Audit.
- (iii) Submission of access audit reports to concerned State Government/UTs to submit their proposals for release of funds.

State-wise details of funds released for identified buildings under Accessible India Campaign is at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e): As per Sections 44 & 45 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016, all existing and new buildings have to follow accessibility standards notified on 15.06.2017. For existing buildings, the timeline is 5 years Public building means a Government Or private building used Or accessed by the publie at large, including a building used for restaurants, educational or vocational purposes, workplace. commercial activities, public utilities, religious  cultural;, leisure Or recreational activities, medical or health services, law enforcement agencies, reformatories railway stations or platforms, roadways bus stands or terminus, airprts Or waterways, ete. Government has issued letters to States/Union Territories to implement the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act; 2016. public

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## Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No: 3576 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign:

## Details of targets and original timelines under Accessible India Campaign

Target 1.1 Conducting accessibility audit of 25-50 most important government buildings and converting them into fully accessible in 50 cities (July, 2016).

Target 1.2: Converting 50% of all the government buildings of National Capital and all the State capitals into fully accessible buildings (July, 2018).

Target 1.3: Conducting audit of 50% of government buildings and converting them into fully accessible buildings in 10 most important cities towns of all the States (other than those, which are already covered in Target 1.1 and 1.2 above) (July, 2019).

Target 2.1: Conducting accessibility audit of all the international airports and converting them into fully accessible international airports (July, 2016)

Target 2.2: Conducting accessibility audit of all the domestic airports and converting them into fully accessible airports (March,2018).

Target 3.1: Ensuring that A & B categories of railway stations in the country are converted into fully accessible railway stations (December, 2016). Al,

Target 3.2: Ensuring that 50% of railway stations in the country are converted into fully accessible railway stations (March, 2018) .

Target 4.1 Ensuring that 10% of the Government owned public transport carrier in the country are converted into fully accessible carriers (March, 2018).

Target 5.1 Conducting accessibility audit of 50% of all Government (both Central and State Governments) websites and converting them into accessible websites (March, 2017) fully

Target 5.2 Ensuring that at least 50% of all public documents issued by the Central and State Governments meet accessibility standards (March, 2018).

Target 6.1 Training and developing of 200 additional sign language interpreters (March, 2018).

Target 7.1: Developing and adoption of national standards on captioning and signlanguage interpretation in consultation with National media authorities. (July, 2016)\_

Target 7.2: Ensuring that 25% of all public television programmes aired by government channels meet these standards. (March, 2018).

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| Annexure-I Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3576 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   | Annexure-I Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3576 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   | Annexure-I Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3576 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   | Annexure-I Annexure referred in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3576 dated 10.12.2019 regarding Accessible India Campaign Details of Buildings under Accessible India Campaign   |
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| S.No:                                                                                                                                                                             | 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                                                                                                                                                                             | 24                                                                                                                                                                                | 697.84                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                             | 21                                                                                                                                                                                | 925.14                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chaltisgarh                                                                                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                                                                                                | 68859                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                                                                                                | 415.38                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                                                                                                | 1393.77                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                                                                                                | 444.63                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14.37                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1394.79                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                                                                                 | 368.62                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1808.72                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1166.85                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                            | 28                                                                                                                                                                                | 429.98                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                    | 31                                                                                                                                                                                | 97351                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                       | 142                                                                                                                                                                               | 1863.34                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014.83                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 298.05                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 510.6                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1753.73                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                        | 28                                                                                                                                                                                | 273.15                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                | Puniab                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 837.74                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                         | 88                                                                                                                                                                                | 3813                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 578.14                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1103.88                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                   | 165.62                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     | 137                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                       | 26 1058                                                                                                                                                                           | 1394.73 35445.86                                                                                                                                                                  |