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Subject: [New post] Centre Invites Proposals from States for Giving Central
Assistance to the tune of Rs. 100 Crore to Provide Barrier free Environment in
Govt Buildings and to Make Government Websites Accessible to Persons With
Disabilities
Centre Invites Proposals from States for Giving Central Assistance to
the tune of Rs. 100 Crore to Provide Barrier free Environment in Govt Buildings
and to Make Government Websites Accessible to Persons With Disabilities
Nilesh Singit | 06/10/2010 at 17:24 | Tags: Accessibility, Equal
Opportunities, Government of India, Human Rights, Inclusion, UNCRPD |
Categories: Accessibility, Disability, Tourism, Transport, WCAG | URL:
http://wp.me/pyosb-fw
The Centre has invited proposals from States to give central assistance to
provide barrier free environment in important State Government buildings in the
State Secretariat, Collectorates, Main Hospitals, Universities and other
important Government offices to ensure that these are accessible to the Persons
with Disabilities (PwDs). Central assistance will also be given to make
Government Websites at the State and District levels accessible to PwDs as per
guidelines for Indian Government Websites issued by the Department of
Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances.Proposals from States have been
invited by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under the “Scheme for
Implementation of PwD Act, 1995 (SIPDA)” after effecting a major increase in
the annual allocation under this Scheme from Rs. 15-20 crore in the past to Rs.
100 crore this year.
The Ministry has made a notional allocation to the States based upon their
population of PwDs as per Census, 2001 and has requested them to sent proposals
on that basis. For example, a notional allocation of Rs. 16.50 crore has been
made for Uttar Pradesh, 8.90 crore for West Bengal, 7.90 crore for Tamil Nadu,
7.60 crore for Maharashtra, 6.70 crore for Madhya Pradesh and 6.60 crore for
Andhra Pradesh. Similar notional allocations have also been communicated to
other States based on their population of PwDs.
It may be recalled that the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD), 2008, to which India is a signatory, calls for making
buildings, work places, facilities including information, communication and
other services etc accessible to PwDs on an equal basis. The Union Minister of
Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Mukul Wasnik, had written to the Chief
Ministers of all States earlier this year urging them to make the important
buildings and websites of the State Government accessible to People with
disabilities in a time bound manner.
Central assistance on significant scale is provided to states under “Scheme for
Implementation of PwD Act, 1995 (SIPDA) to encourage them to move in that
direction.
VBA
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