Formulation of Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for infrastructure and services in Insurance Sector in pursuance of the provision under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-20082024-256498 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-20082024-256498 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 213] नई दिल्ली, मंगलवार, अगस्ट्त 20, 2024/श्रावण 29, 1946 No. 213] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024/SHRAVANA 29, 1946 वित्त मत्रं ालय (वित्तीय सिे ाएं विभाग) अविसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 20 अगस्त, 2024 फा. स.ं 16017/6/2022-बीमा-I.—जबकि किव्ांगजन अवििार अविवनयम, 2016 (2016 िा 49) िी िारा 40 म ें यह पररिल्पना िी गई ह ै कि िेंद्रीय सरिार, मुख्य आयुक्त, किव्ांगजन िे परामर् श स े किव्ांगजनों िे वलए वनयम तैयार िरेगी वजनम ें समुवचत प्रौद्योवगकियों और प्रणावलयों तथा र्हरी और ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों म ें जनता िो प्रिान िी गई अन्य सुवििाओं और सेिाओं सवहत भौवति िातािरण, पररिहन, जानिारी और संचार व्िस्था ति पहचं िे मानिों िो वनिाशररत किया जाएगा। और जबकि, वित्तीय सेिाए ं विभाग, वित्त मंत्रालय द्वारा बीमा क्षत्रे स े संबंवित सुवििाओं और सेिाओं ति किव्ांगजनों िी पहचं संबंिी आिश्यिताओं िो परू ा िरने िे उद्देश्य स े वहतिारिों और मुख्य आयक्तु , किव्ांगजन िे परामर् श स े"बीमा क्षत्रे म ेंबुवनयािी ढांच े और सेिाओं िे वलए सुगम्यता मानि और किर्ावनिेर्" तैयार किय ेगय े । अब, वित्तीय सेिाए ं विभाग, वित्त मंत्रालय एतद्वारा "बीमा क्षत्रे म ें बुवनयािी ढांचे और सेिाओं िे वलए सुगम्यता मानि और किर्ावनिेर्" िो अविसूवचत िरता ह ैऔर यह https://financialservices.gov.in पर उपलब्ि ह।ै प्रर्ांत िुमार गोयल, संयुक्त सवचि 5281 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Financial Services) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th August, 2024 F. No. 16017/6/2022 Ins.I.—Whereas section 40 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) envisages that the Central Government shall, in consultation with the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, formulate rules for persons with disabilities laying down the standards of accessibility for the physical environment, transportation, information and communications, including appropriate technologies and systems, and other facilities and services provided to the public in urban and rural areas; And whereas, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, with intent to address accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in respect of the facilities and services pertaining to Insurance Sector, in consultation with the stakeholders and office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, formulated the "Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for infrastructure and services in Insurance Sector"; Now, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance hereby notifies the "Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for infrastructure and services in Insurance Sector" and the same is available at https://financialservices.gov.in. PARSHANT KUMAR GOYAL, Jt. Secy. 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.