Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Accessible India Campaign
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2020

## Accessible India Campaign

## 280. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Accessible India Campaign and the current status of its implementation in the country;
- (b) the total number of cities covered under the campaign, State/UT-wise as well as the plans for the expansion of the campaign;

(c) the total amount of funds allocated under the campaign in the current and previous financial year; State/UT-wise;

(d) the details of the effort that have been taken to make public toilets disabled friendly and more accessible; and

- (e) whether the campaign has made use of information technology and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Accessible India Campaign was launched on 03.12.2015 as a nation-wide flagship campaign for achieving universal accessibility The three main components of the campaign include enhancing accessibility of built environment, transport system and information & communication eco-system for the benefit of Persons with Disabilities.

Till 31.12.2019, under built up environment,Rs.354.45 Crores have been released to States/UTs to make 1058 identified buildings accessible Out of these, 251 buildings have been made accessible. CPWD has made 998 central government buildings accessible.

Under ransportation system,709 Al, A&B category railway stations have been provided short term facilities and 603 railway stations have been provided term accessible features. Furthermore, 35 International Airports and 55 Domestic Airports have been made partially accessible and out of 1,45,287 buses, 35,720 (24.59%) have been provided with basic accessibility features. long

Under Information and Communication Technology ecosystem, 354 identified websites of States/UTs and 95 central government websites have been made accessible.

(b) (c) State/UT-wise details of cities covered under the campaign and funds released in the current and previous financial year is annexed: Under  the Accessible   India   Campaign, Central Government  provides funds for Phase (making 1662 selected buildings in 48 identified cities accessible), while for Phase Il (making 5O% of buildings in State/UT Capitals and National Capital accessible), State/UT governments have to provide funds. There is no provision of allocation of funds to States/UTs under Accessible India Campaign.

- (d) Under the Accessible India Campaign, identified public buildings have the provision of barrier free and accessible toilets Regular sensitization programmes are held to emphasize on the need for accessible toilets as per the accessibility guidelines: San-SadhanHackathon was organized from 14th to 17"h September; 2019 by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in association with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM); NITI Aayog on innovative ideas for accessible toilets for Divyangjan: The primary objective of the event was to encourage innovators to create composite and affordable solutions for divyang accessible toilets both in rural and urban areas  Further, under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) accessible toilets are constructed in rural and urban areas of the country.
- (e) Management Information  System portal has been launched for online monitoring of work implemented  against the  targets of accessibility in built up environment;  transport system and Information & Communication Technology.

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| SI No.                                                                                                            | State/Uts                                                                                                         | State/Uts                                                                                                         | 2018-2019                                                                                                         | 2019-2020                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   | Cities Covered                                                                                                    | Financial                                                                                                         | Financial                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                    | Vishakhapatnam                                                                                                    | 71816500                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | Itanagar                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                             | Guawahati                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                   | 69783550                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                             | Patna                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                   | Chattisgarh                                                                                                       | Raipur                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                               | Panaji                                                                                                            | 44462987                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                           | Vododra                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                           | Faridabad, Gurgaon                                                                                                | 88001927                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                  | Shimla                                                                                                            | 4849380                                                                                                           | 32013035                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                 | Srinagar                                                                                                          | 107398000                                                                                                         | 69199500                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                         | Ranchi                                                                                                            | 58342725                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                         | Bengaluru                                                                                                         | 110411000                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                            | Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                                | 42998000                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                    | Bhopal, Indore                                                                                                    | 46748650                                                                                                          | 19003000                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                       | Mumbai, Nagpur; Nashik; Pune                                                                                      |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                           | Imphal                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                         | Shillong                                                                                                          | 32516065                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                           | Aizawl                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                          | Kohima                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                            | Bhuwaneshwar                                                                                                      | 102848766                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                            | Ludhiana                                                                                                          | 83774000                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                         | Jaipur                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                                            | Gangtok                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                        | Chennai, Coimbatore                                                                                               |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                         | Hyderabad                                                                                                         | 45961816                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                           | Agartala                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   | 262504556                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                     | Kanpur; Lucknow, Varanasi, Noida                                                                                  | 74628347                                                                                                          | 7604117                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                       | Dehradun                                                                                                          | 11556000                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                       | Kolkata                                                                                                           | 110522147                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                       | Port Blair                                                                                                        | 63231732                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                                                | Delhi                                                                                                             | Delhi (NCT)                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                                       | Kavaratti                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                        | Puducherry_                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                   | 1100068042                                                                                                        | 460107758                                                                                                         |