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

Final RPwD (Amendment) Rules, 2023 incorporating Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for MHA Specific Built Infrastructures and Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons and Disaster Mitigation Centers

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 the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024. This amendment incorporates accessibility standards and guidelines for specific built infrastructures and associated services for police stations, prisons, and disaster mitigation centers, as specified by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Key Changes

  • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 are amended.
  • A new clause (m) is inserted in sub-rule (1) of rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
  • Clause (m) mandates the implementation of Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for MHA Specific Built Infrastructures & Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons & Disaster Mitigation Centres.
  • These standards are defined in the Ministry of Home Affairs notification number I-34020/187/2020-Coord.I, dated January 2, 2024.
  • The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (June 19, 2024).

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders Affected

  • State Governments/Union Territories: Responsible for implementing the rules within their respective jurisdictions.

Suggested Action Items

  • Review and update the accessibility standards periodically to reflect best practices and technological advancements.

Key Entities Referenced

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The principal legislation that protects the rights and entitlements of persons with disabilities in India. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: The rules framed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, providing detailed guidelines for implementation of the Act. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The central government ministry responsible for the empowerment of persons with disabilities. Ministry of Home Affairs: The central government ministry responsible for internal security, including police stations, prisons, and disaster management. Notification No. I-34020/187/2020-Coord.I, dated January 2, 2024: The Ministry of Home Affairs notification specifying the Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for MHA Specific Built Infrastructures & Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons & Disaster Mitigation Centres.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-19062024-254810 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DLxx-xEG-I1D9E0x6x2x0 24-254810 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 311] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, िनू 19, 2024/ज्य ष्े ठ 29, 1946 No. 311] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2024/JYAISHTHA 29, 1946 सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय (दिवय ागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 22 माच,च 2024 सा.का.जन 334(अ).—िबदक भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में प्रकाजित दिनांक 25 िनिरी, 2024 की अजधसूचना संख्या. सा.का.जन 70 (असा.) के माध्यम स े सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मंत्रालय, दिव्ांगिन सिजिकरण जिभाग म ें भारत सरकार के दिव्ांगिन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा यथा अपेजित दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 के जनयम 15 के उप-जनयम (1) म ें संिोधन के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का एक मसौिा प्रकाजित दकया गया था जिसम ें आजधकाररक रािपत्र की उि अजधसूचना िाली प्रजतया ं िनता को जिस तारीख से उपलब्ध कराई गई थी, उस तारीख स ेतीस दिनों की समाजि से पहल,े इससे प्रभाजित होने की संभािना िाले सभी व्जियों स े आपजियां और सुझाि आमंजत्रत दकए गए थे । और िबदक उि अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां 30 िनिरी, 2024 को िनता के जलए उपलब्ध कराई गई थीं; और िबदक उि अजधसूचना के संबंध म ें प्राि आपजियों और सुझािों पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया गया था; 3634 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] अब, इसजलए, दिव्ांगिन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उप-धाराओं (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रिि िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 में संिोधन करन े के जलए एतिद्वारा आग ेऔर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथातच ्:- 1.संजिप् त िी्चक और प्रारंभ- (1) इन जनयमों को दिव्ांगिन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयमािली, 2024 कहा िाए। (2) ये आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे। 2. दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 म,ें जनयम (15) म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (ठ) के पश् चात् जनम्नजलजखत खंड को अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाचत:् - “(ड) गृह मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा दिनांक 2 िनिरी, 2024 के अजधसूचना संख्या आई-34020/187/2020- समन्िय.I के माध्यम स े पुजलस थानों, कारागारों और आपिा न् यूनीकरण केन् द्रों के जलए गृह मंत्रालय जनर्िष्च ट जनर्मचत अिसंरचनाओं और संबद्ध सेिाओं के जलए सगु म् यता मानक और दििाजनिदेशि को अजधसूचना म ेंजिजनर्िष्च ट दकया गया ह।ै ” [फा. स.ं आई-15/2/2023-एआईसी] रािीि िमाच, संयक्ु त सजचि नोट: प्रमुख जनयमों को दिनांक 15 िून, 2017 की अजधसूचना संख्या. सा.का.जन. 591(असा.) के माध्यम स े भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था और दिनाकं 08 माच,च 2024 की सा.का.जन. 175 (असा.) के िररए जपछली बार संिोजधत दकया गया था । MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (Department of Empowerment of Persons With Disabilities Divyangjan) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd March, 2024 G.S.R. 334(E).—WHEREAS a draft of certain rules to amend sub-rule (1) of rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 was published, as required by sub-section (1) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), vide notification of the Government of India the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities number G.S.R. 70 (E), dated the 25th January 2024 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i) inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry 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; AND WHEREAS, copies of the said notification was made available to the public on the 30th January 2024; AND WHEREAS, the objections and suggestions received in respect of the said notification have been considered by the Central Government; NOW, THEREFORE, 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), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on 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 (ℓ), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “(m) Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for MHA Specific Built Infrastructures & Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons & Disaster Mitigation Centres, as specified in the notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India vide notification number F. No. I-34020/187/2020-Coord.I., dated the 2nd January, 2024”. [F. No. I-15/2/2023-AIC] RAJEEV SHARMA, Jt. Secy. Note: The Principal rules 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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