Contents

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Pg. 1

Introduction
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Pg. 5

Accessible India Campaign

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Pg. 7

Built Environment Accessibility

fufeZr okrkoj.k lqxE;rk
Enhancing the proportion of accessible
government buildings
ljdkjh Hkouksa eas lqxE;rk vuqikr esa o`f)

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Transportation System Accessibility

ifjogu iz.kkyh lqxE;rk
Enhancing proportion
of accessible airports
gokbZ vMMkas ds lqxE;rk vuqikr esa o`f)
Enhancing the proportion
of accessible railway stations
jsyos LVs'kuksa ds lqxE;rk vuqikr esa o`f)
Enhancing the proportion
of accessible Public Transport
lkoZtfud ifjogu ds lqxE;rk vuqikr esa o`f)

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Information and Communication

Eco-System Accessibility
lwpuk vkSj lapkj bZdks iz.kkyh lqxE;rk
Enhancing proportion of accessible
and usable public documents and
websites that meet internationally
recognized accessibility standards
lqxE; vkSj iz;ksx ;ksX; lkoZtfud nLrkost vkSj
oSclkbZV tks varjk"Vh; ekU;rk izkIr lqxE;rk ekudksa
dks iwjk djrh gSa] dh lqxE;rk vuqikr eas o`f)
Enhancing the pool of sign
language interpreters
ladsr Hkk"kk f}Hkkf"k;kas ds iwy dks c<+kuk
Enhancing the proportion of daily
captioning and sign-language
interpretation of public
television news programmes
lkoZtfud Vsfyfotu lekpkj dk;Zeksa dh nSfud dSI'kfuax
vkSj ladsr Hkk"kk O;k[;k ds vuqikr dks c<+kukA

Introduction
1

India is a signatory to the UN

Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Article
9 of UNCRPD casts an obligation
on all the signatory governments
to take appropriate measures to
ensure to persons with disabilities
access, on an equal basis with
others, to the physical environment,
to transportation, to information and
communications, including information
and communications technologies
and systems, and to other facilities
and services open or provided to the
public, both in urban and in rural areas.
These measures, which shall include
the identification and elimination of
obstacles and barriers to accessibility,
shall apply to, inter-alia:
Buildings, roads, transportation and
other indoor and outdoor facilities,
including schools, housing, medical
facilities and workplaces;
Information, communications and other
services, including electronic services
and emergency services.

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The Convention also mandates that
all the Governments shall also take
appropriate measures:
To develop, promulgate and monitor the
implementation of minimum standards
and guidelines for the accessibility of
facilities and services open or provided
to the public;
To ensure that private entities that offer
facilities and services which are open or
provided to the public take into account
all aspects of accessibility for persons
with disabilities;
To provide training for stakeholders on
accessibility issues facing persons with
disabilities;
To provide in buildings and other
facilities open to the public signage
in Braille and in easy to read and
understand forms;
To provide forms of live assistance and
intermediaries, including guidelines,
readers and professional sign language
interpreters, to facilitate accessibility to
buildings and other facilities open to the
public;
To promote other appropriate forms of
assistance and support to persons with
disabilities to ensure their access to
information;

Governments at the High Level Inter

Governmental Meeting organized by
the Govt. of Republic of Korea adopted
the ministerial declaration and Incheon
Strategy to Make the Right Real for
PwDs in Asia and Pacific. The Incheon
Strategy provides the Asian and Pacific
Region, and the world the first set of
regionally agreed distinct inclusive
development goals.
The Strategy comprises 10 goals,
27 targets and 62 indicators, which
build on UNCRPD. Goal No. 3 of the
Incheon Strategy mentions that access
to the physical environment, public
transportation, knowledge, information
and communication is a precondition
for persons with disabilities to fulfill their
rights in an inclusive society.
The accessibility of urban, rural and
remote areas based on universal design
increases safety and ease of use not
only for persons with disabilities, but
also for all other members of society.
Access audits are an important means
of ensuring accessibility and must cover
all stages of the process of planning,
design, construction, maintenance and
monitoring and evaluation. Access to
assistive devices and related support
services is also a precondition for
persons with disabilities to optimize their
level of independence in daily life and
live in dignity. Ensuring the availability of
assistive devices for those living in lowresource settings involves encouraging
research, development, production,
distribution and maintenance.

To promote access for persons with

disabilities to new information and
communications technologies and
systems, including the Internet;
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Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and
Full Participation) Act, 1995 under
Sections 44, 45 and 46 categorically
provides for non-discrimination in
transport, non-discrimination on the
road and non-discrimination in built
environment respectively. As per Section
46 of the PwD Act, the States are
required to provide for

Ramps in public buildings;

Adaptation of toilets for wheel chair
users;
Braille symbols and auditory signals in
elevators or lifts;
Ramps in hospitals, primary health
centres and other medical care and
rehabilitation institutions

M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

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Section 44 and 45 of the said Act
cast responsibility on the States to take
measures to make public transport
accessible for PwDs and also make
provision for auditory signals at red
lights in public roads, curb cuts and
slopes in pavements, engraving on the
surface at zebra crossings etc.

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M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

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Accessible
India
Campaign
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the Accessible
India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan), as a nation-wide flagship
campaign for achieving universal accessibility for Persons with Disabilities.

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mn~ns'; 3d] 3[k rFkk 3x uhps fn, x, gSa&

While implementing the Accessible

India Campaign, it is proposed that
we are in sync with the guidelines set
by the Incheon strategy. The targets
3.A, 3.B and 3.C of the Incheon
Strategy are given below:

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3.a

Increase the accessibility of

the physical environment in the
national capital that is open to
the public.

3.b

3.c

Enhance the accessibility and

usability of public transportation.

Enhance the accessibility and

usability of information and
communications services.

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A C C E S S I B L E I N D I A C A M PA I G N | p g . 6

The Incheon strategy guidelines have also

defined indicators for tracking the progress on
these targets.
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3.1

3.2

3.4

Proportion of accessible
government buildings in the
national capital

Proportion of accessible
international airports

Proportion of accessible and

usable public documents and
websites that meet internationally
recognized accessibility standards

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3.7

3.8

Availability of mandatory technical

standards for barrier-free access
that govern the approval of all
designs for buildings that could
be used by members of the
public, taking into consideration
internationally recognized
standards, such as those of
the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO)

Number of sign language

interpreters

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Built Environment
Accessibility
fufeZr okrkoj.k lqxE;rk
In view of the above, it is proposed to
have the following objectives and targets
for the Accessible India Campaign:
An accessible physical environment
benefits everyone, not just persons
with disabilities. Measures should be
undertaken to eliminate obstacles and
barriers to indoor and outdoor facilities
including schools, medical facilities,
and workplaces. These would include not
only buildings, but also footpaths, curb
cuts, and obstacles that block the flow of
pedestrian traffic.

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gaS] Hkh kkfey gSaA

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OBJECTIVE 1 |pg. 8

Objective 1

Enhancing the proportion of

accessible government buildings
mn~ns'; 1

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An accessible government building is
one, where persons with disabilities have
no barrier in entering it and using all the
facilities therein.
This covers the built environment
services, steps and ramps, corridors,
entry gates, emergency exits, parking
as well as indoor and outdoor facilities
including lighting, signages, alarm
systems and toilets.
Identifying accessible buildings requires
annual accessibility audits that determine
if a building meets agreed upon
standards. Once a building is deemed
fully accessible, an annual audit is not
necessary, but should be required for
any proposed changes to the structure
or systems contained therein. A full audit
can then be done on a less frequent
basis. Standards of accessibility should
be as consistent as possible with
international standards, such as those
of the ISO, taking into account the local
context.
In regards to the built environment,
ISO 21542:2011, Building Construction
Accessibility and Usability of the Built
Environment, delineates a set
of requirements and recommendations
concerning construction, assembly,
components and fittings.
M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

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Target 1.1: Conducting accessibility

audit of at least 50 most important
government buildings and converting
them into fully accessible buildings by
July 2016 in the following cities:
Bengaluru
Chennai
Delhi
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Pune
Bhopal
Kanpur
Coimbatore
Indore
Jaipur

Vadodara
Surat
Nagpur
Lucknow
Patna
Vishakhapatnam
Raipur
Gurgaon
Srinagar
Thiruvananthapuram
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Guwahati

Conducting accessibility audit of at least

25 most important government buildings
and converting them into fully accessible
buildings by July 2016 in the following
cities:
Port Blair
Itanagar
Daman
Panaji
Shimla
Ranchi
Jhansi
Nashik
Gandhinagar
Kavaratti
Agra
Noida

Imphal
Shillong
Aizawl
Kohima
Pondicherry
Gangtok
Agartala
Dehradun
Silvassa
Ludhiana
Faridabad
Varanasi

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D e pa r t m e n t o f E m p ow e r m e n t o f P e r s o n s w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s

OBJECTIVE 1 |pg. 10

Target 1.2: Converting 50% of all

the government buildings of National
Capital and all the State capitals into
fully accessible buildings (July 2018).

Yk{;%& 1-2 jkVh; jkt/kkuh rFkk lHkh jkT;

jkt/kkfu;ksa esa tqykbZ] 2018 rd 50 izfrkr
vR;ar egRoiw.kZ ljdkjh Hkoukas dks iw.kZ lqxE;
Hkouksa eas cnyuk&

M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

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) (July 2019).

Yk{;%& 1-3 10 vR;ar egRoiw.kZ kgjkas@lHkh

jkT;ksa ds uxjksa eas muds vykok ftUgas igys gh
y{; 1-1 vkSj 1-2 esa doj fd;k x;k gS tqykbZ
2019 rd 50 izfrkr vR;ar egRoiw.kZ ljdkjh
Hkoukas dk lqxE;rk ijh{k.k djuk vkSj mUgas iw.kZ
lqxE; Hkouksa eas cnyuk&

Transportation
System Accessibility
ifjogu iz.kkyh lqxE;rk
Transportation is a vital component
for independent living, and like others
in society, PwDs rely on transportation
facilities to move from one place to
another. The term transportation covers
a number of areas including air travel,
buses, taxis, and trains.

Lora= thou ;kiu ds fy, ifjogu ,d egRoiw.kZ

?kVd gS vkSj lekt eas vU; O;fDr;ksa ds leku gh]
fodyakx O;fDRk;ksa dks Hkh ,d LFkku ls nwljs LFkku
ij tkus ds fy, ifjogu lqfo/kkvkas ij fuHkZj jguk
gksrk gSA ifjogu eas gokbZ ;k=k] cl] VSDlh rFkk
jsy vkfn kkfey gSaA

D e pa r t m e n t o f E m p ow e r m e n t o f P e r s o n s w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s

OBJECTIVE 2 |pg. 12

Objective 2

Enhancing proportion
of accessible airports
mn~ns'; 2

gokbZ vMMkas ds lqxE;rk vuqikr esa o`f)

An airport is accessible, if persons with
disabilities have no barrier in entering it,
using all the facilities, and boarding and
disembarking from airplanes. This covers
the built environment surfaces, steps and
ramps, corridors, entry ways, emergency
exits, parking as well as indoor and
outdoor facilities including lighting,
signage, alarm systems and toilets.

fdlh ,;jiksVZ dks rHkh lqxE; ekuk tkrk

gS tc dksbZ Hkh fodyakx O;fDr bleas fcuk
fdlh ck/kk ds izos'k dj lds vkSj bldh
lHkh lqfo/kkvkas vkSj cksfMZax rFkk tgkt+ ls
mrjus tSlh lHkh lqfo/kkvkas dk iz;ksx dj
ldsA bleas fuEufyf[kr fufeZr okrkoj.k
'kkfey gS& lsok,a] lhf<+;k rFkk jSaIl] izos'k
}kj] vkdfLed fudkl] ikfdZax ds lkFk lkFk
ykbZfVax] lkbZusftl] vykeZ flLVe rFkk
izlk/ku tSlh vkarfjd rFkk ck; lqfo/kk,aA

Target 2.1: Conducting accessibility

audit of all the international airports
and converting them into fully accessible
international airports (July 2016).

Yk{;%& 2-1 lHkh varjkZVh; gokbZ vMMkas dk

lqxE;rk ijh{k.k djuk vkSj mUgsa iw.kZ lqxE;
varjkZVh; gokbZ vMMkas esa ifjofrZr djuk
tqykbZ 2016

Target 2.2: Conducting accessibility

audit of all the domestic airports and
converting them into fully accessible
airports (March 2018).

Yk{;%& 2-2 lHkh ?kjsyq gokbZ vMMkas dk lqxE;rk

ijh{k.k djuk vkSj mUgsa iw.kZ lqxE; jkVh; gokbZ
vMMkas esa ifjofrZr djuk ekpZ 2018

M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

Objective 3

Enhancing the proportion

of accessible railway stations
mn~ns'; 3

jsyos LVskuksa ds lqxE;rk vuqikr esa o`f)

Target 3.1: Ensuring that A1, A &
B categories of railway stations in
the country are converted into fully
accessible railway stations (July 2016).

Target 3.2: Ensuring that 50% of railway

stations in the country are converted into
fully accessible railway stations
(March 2018).

Yk{;%& 3-1 ns'k esa ,&1] , rFkk ch Js.kh ds

jsyos LVs'kuksa dks iw.kZr% lqxE; jsyos LVs'kukas
esa ifjofrZr djuk tqykbZ] 2016
Yk{;%& 3-2 50 izfr'kr jsyos LVs'kuksa dks
iw.kZ lqxE; jsyos LVs'kuksa esa ifjofrZr djuk
ekpZ 2018

D e pa r t m e n t o f E m p ow e r m e n t o f P e r s o n s w i t h D i s a b i l i t i e s

OBJECTIVE 3&4 |pg. 14

Objective 4

Enhancing the proportion

of accessible Public Transport
mn~ns'; 4

lkoZtfud ifjogu ds lqxE;rk vuqikr esa o`f)

Target 4.1: Ensuring that 10% of
Government owned public transport
carriers in the country are converted into
fully accessible carriers (March 2018)

M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

Yk{;%& 4-1 10 izfrkr ljdkjh LokfeRo okys

ljdkjh ifjogu okguksa dks iw.kZ lqxE; okgukas
ds :i esa ifjofrZr djuk ekpZ 2018

Information and
Communication
Eco-System Accessibility
lwpuk vkSj lapkj bZdks iz.kkyh lqxE;rk
Access to information creates
opportunities for everyone in society.
Access to information refers to all
information. People use information in
many forms to make decisions about their
daily lives. This can range from actions
such as being able to read price tags,
to physically enter a hall, to participate
in an event, to read a pamphlet with
healthcare information, to understand
a train timetable, or to view webpages.
No longer should societal barriers
of infrastructure, and inaccessible formats
stand in the way of obtaining and utilizing
information in daily life.

Lkekt esa] Tkkudkjh rd igaqp izR;sd ds fy,

,d volj iznku djrh gSA tkudkjh rd igqap
ls rkRi;Z lHkh izdkj dh tkudkjh ls gSA
yksx vius nSfud thou ;kiu ds ckjs eas
fu.kZ; ysus ds fy, dbZ izdkj ls tkudkjh dk
iz;ksx djrs gSaA buesa ewY; lwph i<+uk] gkWy esa
'kkjhfjd izos'k djuk] fdlh dk;Ze eas Hkkx
ysuk] LokLF; laca/kh tkudkjh okys iSEysV
dkss i<+uk] jsy le; lkj.kh dks le>uk vFkok
oSc ist ns[kuk 'kkfey gSA vk/kkjHkwr lajpuk
esa lkekftd ck/kkvksa rFkk nSfud thou eas
tkudkjh izkIr djus vkSj mudk mi;ksx djus
esa lqxE;rk dk vHkko vkSj vf/kd ugha jguk
pkfg,A

D epartment of E mpowerment of P ersons wit h D isa b ilities

OBJECTIVE 5 |pg. 16

Objective 5

Enhancing proportion of accessible

and usable public documents and
websites that meet internationally
recognized accessibility standards
mn~ns'; 5

lqxE; vkSj iz;ksx ;ksX; lkoZtfud nLrkost vkSj

oSclkbZV tks varjk"Vh; ekU;rk izkIr lqxE;rk ekudksa
dks iwjk djrh gSa] dh lqxE;rk vuqikr eas o`f)
This target will ensure conversion of public
documents published as of a specified
year and all current websites meeting
the relevant International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) criteria,
that are found in ISO / IEC 40500:
2012, Information Technology W3C
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG) 2.0. Public documents refer
to all documents issued by the national
government as well as all subnational
documents. They include all publications
such as laws, regulations, reports, forms
and informational brochures.
Target 5.1: Conducting accessibility
audit of 50% of all government (both
Central and State Governments) websites
and converting them into fully accessible
websites (March 2017).
Target 5.2: Ensuring that at least
50% of all public documents issued
by the Central Government and the
State Governments meet accessibility
standards (March 2018).
M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

;g y{; fdlh fo'ks"k o"kZ eas izdkf'kr

lkoZtfud nLrkost ds duotZu vkSj lHkh
orZeku oSclkbZV }kjk varjk"Vh; ekud
laxBu ds laxr ekun.Mksa dks iwjk djus dks
lqfuf'pr djsxk tks vkbZ,lvks@vkbZZbZlh
40500%2012] lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh&MCY;w 3lh
oSc lkexzh lqxE;rk fn'kk funsZ'k MCY;w
lh,th 2-0 esa ik, tkrs gSaA lkoZtfud
nLrkost ls rkRi;Z mi jk"Vh; nLrkost
lfgr] ,sls nLrkost ls gS tks jk"Vh;
ljdkjksa }kjk tkjh fd, x, gksaA bueas fof/k]
fofu;eu] fjiksVZ~l] QkWElZ] rFkk varjk"Vh;
czks'klZ tSLks lHkh izdk'ku 'kkfey gSaA
Yk{;%& 5-1 50 izfrkr lHkh ljdkjh dsUnz rFkk
jkT; ljdkj nksuksa oSclkbZV dk lqxE;rk ijh{k.k
djuk vkSj mUgsa iw.kZ lqxE; oSclkbZV esa ifjofrZr
djuk ekpZ 2017
Yk{;%& 5-2 dsUnz ljdkj rFkk jkT; ljdkjkas
}kjk tkjh fd, x, de ls de 50 izfrkr lHkh
lkoZtfud nLrkostksa dks lqxE;rk ekudksa dks iwjk
djokuk lqfufpr djukA ekpZ 2018

Objective 6

Enhancing the pool of sign

language interpreters
mn~ns'; 6

ladsr Hkk"kk f}Hkkf"k;kas ds iwy dks c<+kuk

A sign language interpreter is one,
who meets professional standards in
the official sign language

ladsr Hkk"kk f}Hkkf"k;k og gksrk gS] tks

ljdkjh ladsr Hkk"kk eas is'ksoj ekudksa dks
iwjk djrk gSA

Target 6.1: Training and developing

200 additional sign language
interpreters (March 2018).

Yk{;%& 6-1 200 vfrfjDr ladsr Hkk"kk

f}Hkkf"k;ksa dk izf'k{k.k rFkk fodkl
ekpZ 2018

D epartment of E mpowerment of P ersons wit h D isa b ilities

OBJECTIVE 6&7 |pg. 18

Objective 7

Enhancing the proportion of daily

captioning and sign-language
interpretation of public
television news programmes
mn~ns'; 7

lkoZtfud Vsfyfotu lekpkj dk;Zeksa dh nSfud

dSI'kfuax vkSj ladsr Hkk"kk O;k[;k ds vuqikr dks c<+kukA
The proportion of public television news
programmes that meet agreed upon
standards of daily captioning and signlanguage interpretation. Public television
refers to programmes that are produced,
funded or subsidized by the government

Target 7.1: Developing and adoption

of national standards on captioning
and sign-language interpretation
in consultation with National media
authorities. (July 2016)

Target 7.2: Ensuring that 25% of all

public television programmes aired
by government channels meet these
standards. (March 2018)

M I N I S T R Y O F S O C I A L J U S T I C E A N D E M P OW E R M E N T

lkoZtfud Vsfyfotu lekpkj dk;Zdze dk

vuqikr tks nSfud dSI'kfuax vkSj ladsr
Hkk"kk O;k[;k ds lger ekudksa dks iwjk
djrk gksA lkoZtfud Vsfyfotu ls rkRi;Z
gS os dk;Zdze ftudk fuekZ.k fuf/k;u vFkok
lfClMh ljdkj }kjk iznku dh tkrh gSA
Yk{;%& 7-1 jk"Vh; ehfM;k izkf/kdkfj;ksa ds
ijke'kZ ls dSI'kfuax vkSj ladsr Hkk"kk O;k[;k
ij jk"Vh; ekudksa dk fodkl rFkk viukukA
tqykbZ] 2016
Yk{;%& 7-2 ljdkjh pSuyksa }kjk fn[kk, tk
jgs lHkh lkoZtfud Vsfyfotu dk;Zekas ds
25 izfr'kr dks bu ekudksa dks iwjk djuk
lqfuf'pr djkukA ekpZ] 2018

Accessibility is about giving equal access

to everyone. Without being able to access
the facilities and services found in the
communities, persons with disabilities
will never be fully included. Accessible
India Campaign will seek cooperation
of all Central Government Departments/
Ministries and State Governments to seek
accessible police stations, accessible
hospitals, accessible tourism, and
accessible digital India etc.
lqxE;rk izR;sd O;fDr dks leku igqap iznku djus ds
ckjs eas gSA leqnk; esa miyC/k lqfo/kkvksa rFkk lsokvksa rd
igqap esa l{ke gq, fcuk fodykax O;fDr;ksa dks iw.kZr%
'kkfey ugha fd;k tk ldrkA lqxE; Hkkjr vfHk;ku lHkh
dsUnzh; ea=ky;ksa@foHkkxksa rFkk jkT; ljdkjksa ls **lqxE;
iqfyl LVs'ku**] **lqxE; vLirky**] **lqxE; Ik;ZVu** rFkk
**lqxE; fMftVy bafM;k** vkfn ds {ks= esa lg;ksx dh vIks{kk
j[krk gSA

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities,

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,
Government of India

Hkkjr ljdkj
lkekftd U;k; vkSj vf/kdkfjrk ea=ky;
fodyakxtu l'kfDrdj.k foHkkx