Lok Sabha Question No. 3212 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Targets under Accessible India Campaign
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3212

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## TARGETS UNDER ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN

3212.   SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. HEENA GAVIT: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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;
- (b) if so, the details of the original targets and deadlines and the revised targets and deadlines along with the reasons for revision;
- (c) the number of railway stations and Government buildings proposed to be made accessible along with the manner in which it is likely to be done and the current status thereof, State-wise;
- (d)  whether  directions  have  also  been  issued  by  the  Government  for  other  public  buildings  like restaurants to be made accessible; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&  (b):  The  targets  originally  set  under  the  Accessible  India  Campaign  have  not  been  revised, however  the  deadlines  have  been  revised.    The  details  of  the  targets  and  revised  deadlines  are attached at Annexure-I. In the Central Advisory Board meeting held on 26.11.2020, deadlines of the Campaign were reviewed and extended till 14 th June,  2022. The reasons for revision of deadlines are:

- i) Slow progress by the Implementing agencies (State/UT Governments).

(c): As per the information received from Ministry of Railwaysin the year 2015, a target was set to make  A1,  A  &  B  category  railway  stations  fully  accessible.  Consequently,  all  709  A-1,  A  &  B category railway stations (erstwhile) have been provided with all facilities to make railway stations accessible  for  Divyangjans  such  as  ramps,  reserved  parking  near  entrance,  accessible  toilets, accessible  drinking  water  facilities,  accessible  lifts,  'May  I  Help  You'  booths,  signages  etc.  In

- ii) Severe effect of COVID 19 Pandemic on-site activities.

## LOK SABHA

February,  2020  the  harmonized  guidelines  for  accessibility  of  Railways  have  been  circulated  for implementation over Indian railways. Indian Railways endeavor to provide comprehensive facilities and services to Divyangjan, which inter-alia include an easy use of information system, accessible infrastructure,  various  concessions  to  passengers  travelling  on  Divyangjan  concession  Tickets, Human Assistance, Wheel Chairs, Signages, etc at railway stations on Indian Railways.

The state/UT Governments send proposals to the Ministry to provide accessibility features in the identified Government buildings. After conducting detailed scrutiny of the proposals, funds are released as per the provisions of scheme guidelines. If these are not as per the scheme guidelines or any  deficiency  is  found  in the proposal,  clarification  /revised  proposal  is  sought  from  the Implementing agencies (State/UT Government).

Under  the  Accessible  India  Campaign,    as  per  the  information  received  from  CPWD, retrofitting work of 1030 Central Governments buildings out of 1108 buildings has been completed. Further,  1671  State/UT  Government  owned  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.  Out  of  the  1484  buildings,  1191 buildings  were  given  funds  as  the  proposals  were  found  to  be  compliant  with  provisions  of  the Scheme. State-wisestatus of State/UT government buildings is at Annexure II.

(d)  &  (e):  All  public  buildings  including  restaurants  are  to  be  made  accessible  as  per  the 'Harmonized Guidelines' which are the notified standards for accessibility in public buildings under the  RPwD  Rules,  2017.  All  stakeholders  of  the  campaign  have  already  been  informed  of  the provisions of the Act, 2016 and Rules 2017.Further, the Department is also working with Ministry of Tourism  for  formulation  of  accessibility  guidelines  which  can  be  applicable  to  tourist  places including restaurants.

Statement  referred  to  in  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3212  for 22.03.2022 regarding 'Targets under Accessible India Campaign'

## The targets of Accessible India Campaign across three components are as under:-

## I) Built-Up Environment -

Target  1.1 :  Conducting  accessibility  audit  of  25-50  most  important  government  buildings and converting them into fully accessible in 50 cities.

Original Target Deadline: July, 2016

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

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

Original Target Deadline: July, 2018

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

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)

Original Target Deadline: July, 2019

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

## II) Transportation Sector -

## a) Airports-

Target  2.1 :  Conducting  accessibility  audit  of  all  the  international  airports  and  converting them into fully accessible international airports.

Original Target Deadline: July, 2016

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

Target 2.2 :  Conducting accessibility audit of all the domestic airports and converting them into fully accessible airports.

Original Target Deadline: March, 2018

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

## b) Railways-

Target  3.1 :  Ensuring  that  A1,  A  &  B  categories  of  railway  stations  in  the  country  are converted into fully accessible railway stations.

Original Target Deadline: July, 2016

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

Target 3.2: Ensuring that  50%  of  railway  stations  in  the  country  are  converted  into  fully accessible railway stations.

Original Target Deadline: March, 2018

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

## c) Public Transportation-

Target 4.1 : Ensuring that 10% of Government owned public transport carriers in the country are converted into fully accessible carriers.

Original Target Deadline: March, 2018

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

## III) ICT Ecosystem (Websites) -

## a) Websites and Public Documents-

Target 5.1 :  Conducting accessibility audit of 50% of all government (both Central & State Governments) websites and converting them into fully accessible websites.

Original Target Deadline: March, 2017

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

Target  5.2: Ensuring  that  at  least  50%  of  all  public  documents  issued  by  the  Central Government and the State Governments meet accessibility standards.

Original Target Deadline: March, 2018

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

## b) Sign Language Interpreters-

Target 6.1 : Training and developing 200 additional sign language interpreters.

Original Target Deadline: March, 2018

Revised Target Deadline: 14

## c) TV Viewing -

Target 7.1 : Developing and adoption of national standards on captioning and sign-language interpretation in consultation with National media authorities.

Original Target Deadline: July, 2016

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022

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

Original Target Deadline: March, 2018

Revised Target Deadline: 14

th June, 2022.

th June, 2022

## Annexure-II

Statement  referred  to  in  part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3212  for 22.03.2022 regarding 'Targets under Accessible India Campaign'

State-wise status of for Government buildingscompleted/pending

| S. No.   | State/UT                   |   No. of Buildings for which Proposals and Cost Estimate received |   No. Buildings funded |   No. of Buildingswhich are reported by completed by state Government |
|----------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Island |                                                                25 |                     25 |                                                                    23 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh             |                                                                40 |                     38 |                                                                     0 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                                                24 |                      6 |                                                                     0 |
| 4.       | Assam                      |                                                                24 |                     24 |                                                                     0 |
| 5.       | Bihar                      |                                                                26 |                     21 |                                                                    21 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh               |                                                                52 |                     47 |                                                                    20 |
| 7.       | Chandigarh                 |                                                                43 |                     43 |                                                                    39 |
| 8.       | Delhi                      |                                                                18 |                     18 |                                                                     3 |
| 9.       | Goa                        |                                                                31 |                     30 |                                                                     0 |
| 10.      | Gujarat                    |                                                                48 |                     26 |                                                                    24 |
| 11.      | Haryana                    |                                                                89 |                     64 |                                                                     3 |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh           |                                                                21 |                     11 |                                                                     0 |
| 13.      | Jammu and Kashmir          |                                                                37 |                     32 |                                                                     7 |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                  |                                                                34 |                     14 |                                                                     0 |
| 15.      | Karnataka                  |                                                                49 |                     47 |                                                                     0 |
| 16.      | Kerala                     |                                                                28 |                     28 |                                                                     0 |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep                |                                                                24 |                      0 |                                                                     0 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh             |                                                               100 |                     31 |                                                                     0 |
| 19.      | Maharashtra                |                                                               159 |                    142 |                                                                   135 |
| 20.      | Manipur                    |                                                                28 |                      0 |                                                                     0 |
| 21.      | Meghalaya                  |                                                                24 |                     24 |                                                                    17 |
| 22.      | Mizoram                    |                                                                33 |                     33 |                                                                    23 |
| 23.      | Nagaland                   |                                                                29 |                     29 |                                                                     0 |
| 24.      | Odisha                     |                                                                50 |                     40 |                                                                    26 |
| 25.      | Puducherry                 |                                                                29 |                     29 |                                                                     0 |
| 26.      | Punjab                     |                                                                20 |                     20 |                                                                     2 |
| 27.      | Rajasthan                  |                                                                88 |                     88 |                                                                    78 |
| 28.      | Sikkim                     |                                                                35 |                     35 |                                                                    26 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu                 |                                                                41 |                     30 |                                                                    15 |
| 30.      | Telangana                  |                                                                18 |                     16 |                                                                     7 |
| 31.      | Tripura                    |                                                                14 |                     14 |                                                                     0 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand                |                                                                26 |                     16 |                                                                     4 |
| 33.      | Uttar Pradesh              |                                                               141 |                    137 |                                                                    87 |
| 34.      | West Bengal                |                                                                36 |                     33 |                                                                    17 |
| 35.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli     |                                                                 0 |                      0 |                                                                     0 |
| Total    |                            |                                                              1484 |                   1191 |                                                                   577 |