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Date: 01-Jul-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Final RPwD (Amendment) Rules,2024 incorporating Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities reagarding

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

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Description of the Gazette Notification

  • This gazette notification announces an amendment to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. The amendment adds a new clause (o) to sub-rule (1) of rule 15, incorporating accessibility guidelines and standards for higher education institutions and universities.
  • The amendment incorporates accessibility guidelines and standards specified in a notification from the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India (F. No. N-11018/01/2024 dated 19th January, 2024).

Key Changes

  • Addition of clause (o) to sub-rule (1) of rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
  • Incorporation of accessibility guidelines and standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities as specified in the Ministry of Education's notification (F. No. N-11018/01/2024 dated 19th January, 2024).
  • The amendment follows a public consultation process initiated on February 1st, 2024, with objections and suggestions received by March 5th, 2024.

Impact Analysis

Higher Education Institutions and Universities

  • Improved accessibility for students and staff with disabilities.

Students and Staff with Disabilities

  • Greater independence and participation in academic and professional life.

Government

  • Improved fulfillment of the government's commitment to disability rights and inclusion.

Suggested Action Items

  • The government should provide clear guidelines and support to institutions to facilitate compliance.

Key Entities Referenced

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016): The primary legislation governing the rights of persons with disabilities in India. This gazette notification amends the rules under this Act. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: Rules framed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. These rules are amended by this notification. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities): The ministry responsible for issuing this notification. Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India: The entity that issued the notification (F. No. N-11018/01/2024 dated 19th January, 2024) containing the accessibility guidelines and standards incorporated into the amendment. Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 89(E) dated 1st February 2024: The initial notification that published the draft rules for public consultation. Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 343(E) dated 20th June 2024: Previous amendment to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-01072024-255061 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D1H0x7x2x0 24-255061 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.ं 335] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, िुलाई 1, 2024/आषाढ 10, 1946 No. 335] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 1, 2024/ASHADHA 10, 1946 सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय (दिवय ागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 25 िून, 2024 सा.का.जन 358(अ).—िबदक भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खडं 3, उप-खंड (i) में प्रकाजित दिनांक 1 फरिरी, 2024 की अजधसूचना संख्या. सा.का.जन 89 (अ.) के माध्यम स े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 (I) म ें संिोधन के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का एक मसौिा प्रकाजित दकया गया था जिसम ें उि अजधसूचना िाली आजधकाररक रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनता को जिस तारीख से उपलब्ध कराई गई थी, उस तारीख से तीस दिनों की समाजि से पहले, इससे प्रभाजित होने की संभािना िाले सभी व्जियों से आपजियां और सुझाि आमंजत्रत दकए गए थे । और िबदक उि अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां 5 माच,च 2024 को िनता के जलए उपलब्ध कराई गई थी; और िबदक िनता स ेप्राि आपजियों और सुझािों पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया गया ह ै ; अब, इसजलए, दिव्ागं िन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उप-धाराओं (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रिि िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केंद्र सरकार दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 म ें आगे और संिोधन करने के जलए एतिद्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाचत्:- 3879 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ- (1) इन जनयमों को दिव्ांगिन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयमािली, 2024 कहा िाए। (2) य ेआजधकाररक रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे। 2. दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 म,ें जनयम (15) म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (ढ) के पश् चात् जनम्नजलजखत खडं को अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाचत:् - “(ण) दिनांक 19 िनिरी, 2024 की अजधसूचना संख्या फा.सं.एन.11018/01/2024 के माध्य म से उच् चतर जििा जिभाग, जििा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना में यथा जिजनर्िचष् ट उच् चतर िैिजणक संस्ट् थानों और जिश् िजिद्यालयों के जलए सुगम् यता दििाजनिेि और मानक।’’ [फा. सं. I-14002/3/2022-एआईसी] रािीि िमाच, संयुक् त सजचि नोट: दिव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 को दिनांक 15 िून, 2017 की अजधसूचना संख्या. सा.का.जन. 591(अ.) के माध्यम से भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप खडं (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था और दिनांक 20 िून, 2024 की सा.का.जन. 343 (अ.) 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 25th June, 2024 G.S.R. 358(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules to amend sub-rule (1) of rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were published, as required by sub-section (1) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), vide G.S.R. 89 I, dated the 1st February 2024 in the Official 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 containing the said notification was made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said notification were made available to the public on the 5th March, 2024; And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public were 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 (n), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “(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 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. 343 (E) , dated the 20th June, 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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