Lok Sabha Question No. 2186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Survey on Accessible India Campaign
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2186

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

## SURVEY ON ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN

2186.   SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government has undertaken any survey of accessibility of essential public spaces under the Accessible India Campaign;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       the  details  of  the  Government support to make buildings accessible to State/UT, especially in Maharashtra;
- (d)     the details of such public spaces found to be accessible;
- (e)       whether  Government  has  made  any  targets  for  Accessible  India  Campaign  in  2015  and  the progress thereof and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)       the  details  of  amount  spent  on  upgrading  sports  infrastructure  for  the  differently-abled,  Statewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a)  and  (b) : Under  the  Accessible  India  Campaign  (AIC),  access  audits  of  1671  selected  State/UT Government  buildings  have  been  conducted  in  2016-17  through  the  empanelled  auditors  of  the Ministry. State/UT-wise details of access audits are given at Annexure A.
- (c)  and  (d) : Under  Accessible  India  Campaign  funds  are  released  to  State  Governments  /  Union Territories  for  retrofitting  of  Public  buildings  for  making  them  fully  accessible  to  the  persons  with disabilities.  Under AIC,  the Ministry  has provided financial  support to States/UTs amounting to Rs 506.93 crores in respect of 1191 buildings.

In  the  state  of  Maharashtra,  180  buildings  in  the  cities  of  Mumbai,  Nagpur,  Nashik  and  Pune  have been audited. This department has released a sum of Rs 24.91 crores for retrofitting of 142 buildings. The State Government has reported that 135 buildings have been made fully accessible so far.

## LOK SABHA

20 States reported to have completed retrofitting work in 577 buildings. In the Central Government, CPWD  reported  completion  of  retrofitting  in  1030  out  of  selected  1100  Central  Govt.  buildings targeted under Accessible India Campaign.

The  State/UTs  wise  status  of  the  buildings  reported  to  have  been  made  accessible  are  given at Annexure-A.

(e):     The  details  of  targets  and  the  progress  thereof  under  the  Accessible  India  Campaign  is  given at Annexure-B.

(f):    The Ministry provides support to Central Governments/ Departments and State/UT Governments for upgrading  sports  infrastructure accessible for  the  differently-abled  through  the Scheme  of Implementation  of  Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act (SIPDA)  Scheme.  Under  AIC,  Rs.  2.49 croreshave  been  provided  for  6  facilities  in  4  States  (Maharashtra,  Mizoram,  Haryana,  Nagaland). Under Creation Barrier Free Environment, which is a sub-scheme under SIPDA Rs. 12.41 crores have been  provided  to  Sports  Authority  of  India  for  6  facilities  in  4  States  (Karnataka,  Kerala,  Punjab, Gujarat).  The  Department  has  also  released  Rs  34  crore  to  CPWD  for  construction  of  Centre  for Disability Sports at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

## Annexure A

Statement referred to in parts (a) & (b) and (c) & (d) of the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2186 raised by Shri ManojKotak and ShrimatiRaksha Nikhil Khadse for 15.03.2022 regarding ' Survey on Accessible India Campaign'

State-wise details of survey of accessibility of essential  public spaces under the Accessible India Campaign

|   Sl.No. | States/UTs                  |   Total Buildings Audited | Buildings reported to have been made accessible   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                        25 | 23                                                |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                        41 | -                                                 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                        24 | -                                                 |
|        4 | Assam                       |                        25 | -                                                 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |                        28 | 21                                                |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh                |                        58 | 20                                                |
|        7 | Chandigarh                  |                        44 | 39                                                |
|        8 | Delhi                       |                        23 | 3                                                 |
|        9 | Goa                         |                        31 | -                                                 |
|       10 | Gujarat                     |                        52 | 24                                                |
|       11 | Haryana                     |                        89 | 3                                                 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh            |                        22 | -                                                 |
|       13 | Jammu and Kashmir           |                        25 | 7                                                 |
|       14 | Jharkhand                   |                        50 | -                                                 |
|       15 | Karnataka                   |                        50 | -                                                 |
|       16 | Kerala                      |                        51 | -                                                 |
|       17 | Lakshadweep                 |                        57 | -                                                 |
|       18 | Madhya Pradesh              |                       100 | -                                                 |
|       19 | Maharashtra                 |                       180 | 135                                               |
|       20 | Manipur                     |                        50 | -                                                 |
|       21 | Meghalaya                   |                        24 | 17                                                |
|       22 | Mizoram                     |                        33 | 23                                                |

| 23.   | Nagaland               |   29 | -   |
|-------|------------------------|------|-----|
| 24.   | Odisha                 |   50 | 26  |
| 25.   | Puducherry             |   30 | -   |
| 26.   | Punjab                 |   21 | 2   |
| 27.   | Rajasthan              |   87 | 78  |
| 28.   | Sikkim                 |   36 | 26  |
| 29.   | Tamil Nadu             |   49 | 15  |
| 30.   | Telangana              |   19 | 7   |
| 31.   | Tripura                |   14 | -   |
| 32.   | Uttarakhand            |   26 | 4   |
| 33.   | Uttar Pradesh          |  141 | 87  |
| 34.   | West Bengal            |   37 | 17  |
| 35.   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |   50 | -   |
|       | Total                  | 1671 | 577 |

Statement referred to in part (e)  of the  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2186 raised by Shri ManojKotak  and ShrimatiRaksha Nikhil Khadse for 15.03.2022 regarding ' Survey on Accessible India Campaign'

Details of targets and the progress thereof under the Accessible India Campaign

| Target                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| Target of enhancing the proportion of Accessible Government Buildings:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | For Target (1.1) - State Government buildings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Target 1.1 : Completing accessibility audit of at least 25-50 most important government buildings in 50 cities and making them fully accessible by June, 2022; Target 1.2 : Making 50% of all the government buildings of the National Capital and all the State Capitals fully accessible by June, 2022; 1671 audit For | In the State Governments / UTs, auditors completed Access Audit of buildings in 48 cities. 1671 access reports have been submitted to the State's/UTs Nodal Officers. Further, 20 States/UTs reported to have completed retrofitting work in 577 buildings. Target 1.2 and 1.3 States/UTs have informed that 2839 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | State Government buildings have been selected to be made accessible under Targets/Phases (1.2) and (1.3) from their own funds. For Central Government building under the targets of built up environment  The financial proposals for retrofitting of 1484 buildings have been received so far.                  |
| Target 1.3 : Completing accessibility audit of 50% of government buildings and making them fully accessible in 10 most important cities/towns of states not covered in targets 1.1 and 1.2 by June, 2022 7                                                                                                               | Sanction has been issued by the Department in respect 1191 buildings amounting to Rs. 506.93 Crore as on 28.2.22.  In the Central Government, CPWD reported completion of retrofitting in 1030 out of                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | selected 1100 Central Government buildings targeted under Accessible India                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  All 35 international airports 55 out of 69 domestic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|    | Target 2.1 and 2.2 - Airports: All international airports and domestic airports to be made fully accessible.                                                  | Braille and auditory information systems), Further, all international/customs airport are reported to have been provided with aerobridges.  Tactile path has been provided at majority of the airports whereas 41 airports have been equipped with aerobridges and ambulifts are available at 12 airports and the same is being procured for other airports.  Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has also issued an advisory to make seamless screening of Divyangjan at airports. In this regard, CISF has also revised their SoPs, stressing upon the need to improve soft skills to provide better journey experience.  The accessibility standards have been formulated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The process of conducting public consultation is underway.   |
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|  3 | Target 3.1 and 3.2 - Railways: A1, A & B categories of railway stations to be made fully accessible; 50% of all railway stations to be made fully accessible; |  All 709 A1, A & B category railway stations have been provided with the seven (07) Short-Term Facilities identified by Ministry of Railways, namely, ramps, two parking lots for Divyangjan, non-slippery walkways from parking to station building, signage, at least one drinking water tap, one accessible toilet and 'May I Help You' booth.  603 railway stations have been provided with additional two (02) Long-Term Facilities namely, Provision of facility of inter platform transfer & Engraving on edges (tactile indicators) of platform.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

|   4 | owned public transport carriers are to be made fully accessible.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  FY 2020-21, out of 1,47,152 buses, 44153 (30.01%) buses are partially accessible and 8443 (8.73%) buses are fully accessible.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   5 | Target of enhancing the portion of accessible government websites; pool of sign language interpreters; captioning and sign language interpretation of public television news programmes . Target 5.1 and 5.2 - Websites: At least 50% of Central and State Government websites are to meet accessibility standards: |  Department has sanctioned Rs.26.19 Cr. to ERNET India to make 917 States/UTs websites accessible, out of which, Rs.23.52 Cr. has been disbursed. Total 603 State Governments websites have been made accessible including 459 websites made live.  95 websites of Central Government Ministries/Departments are made accessible by MeitY under the Content Management Framework.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   6 | Target 6.1 - Sign Language Interpreters Training and Developing 200 additional sign language interpreters:                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  The Government has established Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, in September 2015. The main objective of the Centre is to develop manpower for using, teaching and conducting research in Indian Sign Language.  ISLRTC has informed that more than 1000 persons have been trained in Indian sign language through Diploma and Short Term Courses of ISLRTC.  Total 93 students have completed Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpretation (DISLI) course in three academic sessions during 2016- 17 to 2018-19. ISLRTC is currently running one batch of DISLI for the academic year 2019-21. |

| 7   | Target 7.1 and 7.2 - T.V Viewing: (a) Public television news - National standards on captioning and sign language interpretation are to be created and adopted; (b)At least 25% of public television programs on government channels are to comply with the set standards   |  Accessibility standards for accessible TV viewing by persons with hearing impairment have already been issued by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB) for providing for sub- titling, sign language interpretation along with accessibility for televisions sets, remote controls, equipment and internet content. Further, MoIB has to formulate similar guidelines for other disabilities including visual impairment.  Accessible content on TV is also being enhanced in a phased manner and so far 19 private news channels are telecasting partially accessible news bulletin, 2447 news bulletins have been telecast with subtitling/sign-language interpretation and more than 3686 scheduled programs/movies using subtitling have been telecast by general entertainment channels.   |
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