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18/11/22 13:09 PM IST

Accessible India Campaign

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  • Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is going to complete 7 years in December 2022.
  • The Campaign aims to make a barrier-free and conducive environment for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) all over the country. Read here to know more about the campaign and accessibility.
About AIC 
  • It was launched by the Prime Minister of India on International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December 2015.
  • AIC is the nationwide flagship campaign of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
  • The vision of the Accessible India Campaign is to create a barrier-free environment for an independent, safe and dignified living of Persons with Disabilities.
  • The Vision statement declares: “Accessible India. Empowered India.”
  • The 1995 Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act expressly prohibited discrimination in the built environment and transportation.
  • In order to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, of 2016, replaced the PwD Act, of 1995.
  • India is a signatory to the UNCRPD, which imposes obligations on the governments for ensuring people with disabilities have access to:
  • Information
  • Transportation
  • Physical Environment
  • Communication Technology
  • Accessibility to Services as well as emergency services
Source- PIB 

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