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Date: 21-Jul-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Draft (Amendment) Rule. 2023 incorporating Rural Sector Specific Harmonised Accessibility Standards/guidelines

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.
  • It proposes to incorporate specific accessibility standards/guidelines for the rural sector.

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.
  • An additional clause (h) will be inserted after clause (g) in sub-rule (1) of rule (15) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
  • The new clause (h) refers to the Rural Sector Specific Harmonised accessibility standards/guidelines as specified in the Ministry of Rural Development notification number G.S.R. 77, dated June 26, 2023.
  • The public has 30 days from the date the gazette is available to submit objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules.

Impact Analysis

Persons with Disabilities

  • Action Item: Review the Ministry of Rural Development notification G.S.R. 77, dated June 26, 2023 to understand the specific accessibility standards being implemented.

Government (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment & Ministry of Rural Development)

  • Action Item: Ensure effective coordination between the two ministries for seamless implementation of the amended rules.

Rural Development Organizations & Infrastructure Providers

  • Action Item: Assess current infrastructure and development plans to identify areas requiring modifications to meet the new standards. Budget for necessary upgrades and training.

General Public

  • Action Item: Review the gazette notification and provide feedback to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment within the stipulated timeframe if they have any concerns or suggestions.

Key Entities Referenced

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The principal Act that this notification seeks to amend. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: The rules being amended by this notification. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The central ministry responsible for the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) and the issuance of this notification. Ministry of Rural Development: The ministry whose notification (G.S.R. 77, dated June 26, 2023) contains the specific accessibility standards being incorporated. G.S.R. 77, dated June 26, 2023: Notification of the Ministry of Rural Development that specifies the rural sector specific harmonized accessibility standards/guidelines.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-21072023-247516 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-21072023-247516 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.ं 423] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, िुलाई 21, 2023/आषाढ़ 30, 1945 No. 423] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2023/ASHADHA 30, 1945 सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय (दिव्ागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 21 िुलाई, 2023 सा.का.जन. 529(आ).—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 (दिव्ागं िन), कमरा नंबर 11 ए, 5िीं मंजिल, पंजडत िीनियाल अंत्योिय भिन, सीिीओ कॉम्प्लेक्स, लोधी रोड, नई दिल्ली, 110003 या rcmeena.79@gov.in पर ईमले द्वारा भेिा िा सकता ह।ै 4741 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] मसौिा जनयम 1. संजिि िीषकि और जिस्ट्तार.- (1) इन जनयमों को दिव्ागं िन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 कहा िाएगा । (2) ये रािपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे। 2. दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म,ें जनयम (15) म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (छ) के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत खडं अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाित्: - "(ि) ग्रामीण जिकास मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 77, दिनांक 26 िून 2023 म ें जनर्िष्टि संलग्र ग्रामीण ित्रे के जलए जिजिष्ट सुसंगत सुगमयता मानक/ दििाजनिेि" [फा. स.ं I-12012/1/2022-AIC] रािीि िमाि, संयुक् त सजचि नोि:- दिव्ांगिन अजधकार अजधकार जनयम, 2017 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) में अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 591 (असा. ), दिनांक 15 िून, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और िीएसआर 517 (ई), दिनांक 17 िुलाई, 2023 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 21st July, 2023 G.S.R. 529 (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 DeenDayalAntyodaya 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 (g), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(h) Rural Sector Specific Harmonised accessibility standards/guidelines as specified in the notification of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, vide number G.S.R 77, dated the 26th June 2023.” [F. No. I-12012/1/2022-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. 517 (E), dated the 17th July,2023. 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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