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Date: 19-Mar-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Draft notification of RPwD (Amendment) Rules 2024 incorporating Accessibility standards and guidelines for Banking Sector

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 a draft amendment to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. This amendment incorporates accessibility standards and guidelines for the banking sector.

Key Changes

  • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024 are introduced.
  • The amendment adds a new clause (p) to sub-rule (1) of rule (15) in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
  • Clause (p) mandates accessibility standards and guidelines for the Banking Sector as specified in the Department of Financial Service, Ministry of Finance notification number F. No. 7/32/2022-BOA-I, dated February 2, 2024.
  • The draft rules will be taken into consideration after 30 days from the date the gazette is made available to the public.
  • Objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules can be submitted to Shri Ram Charan Meena at rcmeena.79@gov.in.

Impact Analysis

Persons with Disabilities

  • Action Item: Submit feedback and suggestions to Shri Ram Charan Meena within the 30-day period to ensure their concerns are considered.

Banking Sector

  • Action Item: Submit feedback and suggestions to Shri Ram Charan Meena within the 30-day period if there are concerns about the feasibility or cost of implementation.

Government (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment & Ministry of Finance)

  • Action Item: Develop a monitoring mechanism to track the progress of banks in implementing the accessibility standards and guidelines.

Key Entities Referenced

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The principal legislation that this notification seeks to amend. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: The rules framed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, which are being amended by this notification. Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance: The government body that issued the notification number F. No. 7/32/2022-BOA-I, dated February 2, 2024, specifying the accessibility standards and guidelines for the banking sector. Shri Ram Charan Meena, Under Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The contact person for submitting objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-19032024-253232 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D9H0x3x2x0 24-253232 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.ं 205] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, माच च19, 2024/फाल्ग नु 29, 1945 No. 205] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024/PHALGUNA 29, 1945 सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय (दिव्ागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 18 माच,च 2024 सा.का.जन. 219(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 करन े का ह,ै इसके द्वारा प्रभाजित होन े िाले संभाजित व्जियों की सचू ना 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 प्रजतयााँ 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 में उपरोि जिजनर्िष्टच अिजध की समाजि से पूिच दकसी भी व्जि से प्राि होने िाली आपजत्तयों और सुझािों पर केंर सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया िाएगा; 2108 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 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 ईमले द्वारा भेिा िा सकता ह।ै मसौिा जनयम 1. संजिि िीर्कच और जिस्ट्तार.- (1) इन जनयमों को दििय् ांगिन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयम, 2024 कहा िाएगा । (2) ये रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे। 2. दििय् ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म,ें जनयम (15) म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (ण) के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत खडं अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाचत:् - (त) बैंककंग िेत्र के जलए अजभगम्पयता मानक और दििाजनििे िैसा दक जित्तीय सेिाएं, जित्त मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना संख्या फा. स.ं 7/32/2022-BOA-I, दिनांक 2 फ़रिरी, 2024 में जनर्िष्टच ह|ै [फा. सं. I-12012/7/2022-AIC] रािीि िमाच, 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 थ े और िीएसआर 175 (ई), दिनांक 8th माचच, 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 18th March, 2024 G.S.R. 219(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, 2024. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 2. In the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, in rule (15), in sub-rule (1), after clause (o), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(p) Accessibility standards and guidelines for Banking Sector as specified in the notification of the Department of Financial Service, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, vide notification number F. No. 7/32/2022-BOA-I, dated the 02nd February 2024” [F. No. I-12012/7/2022-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. 175(E), dated the 8th March, 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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