Lok Sabha Question No. 2205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Accessible India Campaign
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

## ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN

2205.   SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the  States  regarding  Accessible India Campaign;
- (b)         if  so,  the  number  of  proposals  sanctioned/  pending,  State-wise  including  Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c)        the time by which pending proposals are likely to be sanctioned?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT ( SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK )

- (a):        Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the  States/UTs  under  the  subscheme 'Accessible India Campaign' under the Scheme 'Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (SIPDA)'.
- (b)  &  (c): Under  the  Accessible  India  Campaign,  1671  buildings  were  audited  for  providing accessibility features in the most important government buildings in 48 cities. Out of these 1671 buildings,  proposals  for  1484  buildings  were  received  from  States/UTs  and  out  of  these  1484 buildings,  1191  buildings  were  given  funds  as  the  proposals  were  found  to  be  compliant  with provisions of the Scheme. Status of proposals sanctioned/ pending, state-wise, including Madhya Pradesh, is at Annexure I.

The Proposals for retrofitting of balance buildings could not be processed mainly because of receipt of incomplete proposals from States/UTs, unavailability of utilization certificates for previously released grants and the proposals being non-compliant to the standard of accessibility features  provided  in  Harmonized  Guidelines.  At  present,  the  Department  of  Empowerment  of Persons  with  Disabilities  has  received  proposals  for  retrofitting  of  146  buildings  for  6  states which would be processed as per the Scheme guidelines.

## Annexure I

Statement referred to in parts (b) and (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2205 raised by Shri Ganesh Singh for 15.03.2022 regarding 'Accessible India Campaign'

State-wise status of proposals sanctioned/pending

| S. No.   | State/UT                   | No. of Buildings for which Proposals and No.   | No. of Buildings for which Proposals and No.   | of No. of Pending Sanction   | Buildings for   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                   | Estimate received                              | Cost Buildings funded                          | of No. of Pending Sanction   | Buildings for   |
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 25                                             | 25                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh             | 40                                             | 38                                             | 2                            |                 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 24                                             | 6                                              | 18                           |                 |
| 4.       | Assam                      | 24                                             | 24                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 5.       | Bihar                      | 26                                             | 21                                             | 5                            |                 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh               | 52                                             | 47                                             | 5                            |                 |
| 7.       | Chandigarh                 | 43                                             | 43                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 8.       | Delhi                      | 18                                             | 18                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 9.       | Goa                        | 31                                             | 30                                             | 1                            |                 |
| 10.      | Gujarat                    | 48                                             | 26                                             | 22                           |                 |
| 11.      | Haryana                    | 89                                             | 64                                             | 25                           |                 |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh           | 21                                             | 11                                             | 10                           |                 |
| 13.      | Jammu and Kashmir          | 37                                             | 32                                             | 5                            |                 |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                  | 34                                             | 14                                             | 20                           |                 |
| 15.      | Karnataka                  | 49                                             | 47                                             | 2                            |                 |
| 16.      | Kerala                     | 28                                             | 28                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep                | 24                                             | 0                                              | 24                           |                 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh             | 100                                            | 31                                             | 69                           |                 |
| 19.      | Maharashtra                | 159                                            | 142                                            | 17                           |                 |
| 20.      | Manipur                    | 28                                             | 0                                              | 28                           |                 |
| 21.      | Meghalaya                  | 24                                             | 24                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 22.      | Mizoram                    | 33                                             | 33                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 23.      | Nagaland                   | 29                                             | 29                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 24.      | Odisha                     | 50                                             | 40                                             | 10                           |                 |
| 25.      | Puducherry                 | 29                                             | 29                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 26.      | Punjab                     | 20                                             | 20                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 27.      | Rajasthan                  | 88                                             | 88                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 28.      | Sikkim                     | 35                                             | 35                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu                 | 41                                             | 30                                             | 11                           |                 |
| 30.      | Telangana                  | 18                                             | 16                                             | 2                            |                 |
| 31.      | Tripura                    | 14                                             | 14                                             | 0                            |                 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand                | 26                                             | 16                                             | 10                           |                 |
| 33.      | Uttar Pradesh              | 141                                            | 137                                            | 4                            |                 |
| 34.      | West Bengal                | 36                                             | 33                                             | 3                            |                 |
| 35.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli     | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                            |                 |
| Total    | Total                      | 1484                                           | 1191                                           | 293                          |                 |