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Date: 02-Feb-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Draft (Amendment) notification Rule 2023 incorporating Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities

Issued by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment · Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification publishes draft rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. The amendment incorporates accessibility guidelines and standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities.

Key Changes

  • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2023 will come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
  • Rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 is amended by inserting a new clause (o) in sub-rule (1).
  • Clause (o) specifies that Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities are as specified in the notification of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, vide notification number F. No. N-11018/01/2024, dated the 19th January 2024.
  • The public has 30 days from the date the gazette is made available to submit objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules.
  • Objections and suggestions can be sent to Shri Ram Charan Meena, Under Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan).

Impact Analysis

Higher Education Institutions and Universities

  • Action Item: Conduct an accessibility audit of existing infrastructure and programs and develop a plan for implementing the new guidelines.

Persons with Disabilities

  • Action Item: Review the guidelines and provide feedback to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment during the 30-day consultation period.

Government

  • Action Item: Ensure effective communication and dissemination of the finalized rules to all relevant stakeholders.

Key Entities Referenced

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The principal act being amended by these rules (Act 49 of 2016). Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: The rules being amended by this notification. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The ministry responsible for the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and the issuance of this notification. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan): The department within the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment responsible for disability affairs. Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education: The department that issued notification number F. No. N-11018/01/2024, dated the 19th January 2024, which contains the accessibility guidelines and standards for higher education institutions and universities.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-02022024-251746 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D2H0x2x2x0 24-251746 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 80] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, फरिरी 2, 2024/माघ 13, 1945 No.80] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024/MAGHA 13, 1945 सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय (दिव्ागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 1 फरिरी, 2024 सा.का.जन. 89(अ).—दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत मसौिा, जिन्ह ें दिव्ांगिन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उप-धारा (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए केन्रीय सरकार का प्रस्ट्ताि प्रकाजित करने का ह,ै इसके द्वारा प्रभाजित होन े िाले संभाजित व्जियों की सूचना के जलए उि धारा की उप धारा (1) द्वारा यथा अपेजित अनुसार एतद्द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह ै और एतद्द्वारा नोरिस दिया िाता ह ै दक आजधकाररक रािपत्र की प्रजतया ाँ जिसम ें यह अजधसूचना प्रकाजित की गई ह ै और िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई ह ै उस तारीख स े 30 दिन की अिजध की समाजि के पश्चात उि मसौिा जनयमों पर जिचार दकया िाएगा ; उि मसौिा जनयमों के संबंध म ें उपरोि जिजनर्िष्टि अिजध की समाजि स े पूिि दकसी भी व्जि स े प्राि होने िाली आपजत्तयों और सुझािों पर केंर सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया िाएगा; आपजत्तयां और सुझाि, यदि कोई हो, श्री राम चरण मीणा, अिर सजचि, भारत सरकार, जिकलांग व्जियों के अजधकाररता जिभाग (दिव्ांगिन), कमरा नंबर 11 ए, 5िीं मंजिल, पंजडत िीनियाल अंत्योिय भिन, सीिीओ कॉम्प्लेक्स, लोधी रोड, नई दिल्ली, 110003 या rcmeena.79@gov.in पर ईमेल द्वारा भेिा िा सकता ह।ै 700 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] मसौिा जनयम 1. संजिि िीर्कि और जिस्ट्तार.- (1) इन जनयमों को दिव्ागं िन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 कहा िाएगा । (2) य ेरािपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे। 2. दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म,ें जनयम (15) म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (ढ) के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत खडं अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाित्: - "(ण) उच् चतर जििा जिभाग, जििा मंत्रालय के अजधसूचना संख्या फा. सं. एन-11018/01/2024, दिनांक 19 िनिरी 2024 म ें जनर्िष्टि उच् च जििा संस्ट्थानों और जिश्वजिद्यालयों क जलए पहुचाँ सम्पबन्धी दििाजनिेि और मानक को अजधसूचना म ें जिजनर्िष्टि दकया गया ह।ै [फा. स.ं I-14002/3/2022-AIC] रािीि िमाि, संयक्ु त सजचि नोि:- दिव्ांगिन अजधकार अजधकार जनयम, 2017 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 591 (असा. ), दिनांक 15 िून, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और सा.का.जन. 07 (असा.) दिनांक 02 िनिरी, 2024 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकया गया था। MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st February, 2024 G.S.R. 89(E).— The following draft of certain rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri Ram Charan Meena Under Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Room No 11 A, 5th Floor, Pandit Deen Dayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 or by email at rcmeena.79@gov.in The objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title and extent.- (1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, in rule (15), in sub-rule (1), after clause (n), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(o) Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities as specified in the notification of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, vide notification number F. No. N-11018/01/2024, dated the 19th January 2024. [F. No. I-14002/3/2022-AIC] RAJEEV SHARMA, Jt. Secy Note : The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 591 (E), dated the 15th June, 2017 and was last amended vide G.S.R. 07 (E), dated the 2nd January 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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