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Date: 18-Jul-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

RPwD (Amendment) Rules, 2023 incorporating Guidelines on Accessible Sports Complex and Residential Facilities for Sports Persons with Disabilities

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 introduces the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2023, which amends the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
  • The amendment incorporates guidelines on accessible sports complexes and residential facilities for sportspersons with disabilities.

Key Changes

  • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 are amended by inserting a new clause (e) in sub-rule (1) of rule 15.
  • New clause (e) mandates compliance with the guidelines on accessible sports complexes and residential facilities for sportspersons with disabilities, as notified by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports) vide notification number 7-6/MYAS/MDSD/2021 dated 13th October, 2022, and as amended from time to time.
  • The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, which is July 18, 2023.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Government of India: Reinforces its commitment to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Suggested Action Items

  • Monitor updates and amendments to the guidelines and ensure ongoing compliance.

Key Entities Referenced

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The principal act providing for the rights and entitlements of persons with disabilities in India. (Act No. 49 of 2016) Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: The rules framed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, to implement the provisions of the Act. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The central ministry responsible for the empowerment of persons with disabilities. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan): A department under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, specifically focused on the empowerment of persons with disabilities. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports): The ministry responsible for sports-related matters, including the issuance of guidelines on accessible sports complexes and residential facilities for sportspersons with disabilities. Notification number 7-6/MYAS/MDSD/2021 dated 13th October, 2022: The specific notification issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports) containing the guidelines on accessible sports complexes and residential facilities for sportspersons with disabilities.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18072023-247413 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-18072023-247413 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.ं 411] नई ददल्ली, मगं लिार, िुलाई 18, 2023/आषाढ़ 27, 1945 No. 411] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2023/ASHADHA 27, 1945 सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय (ददवय ागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 17 िुलाई, 2023 सा.का.जन. 517(अ).—िबदक सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मंत्रालय, ददव्ागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग म ें भारत सरकार के ददव्ागं िन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा यथा अपेजित, ददनांक 28 अप्रैल, 2023 की अजधसूचना संख्या. सा.का.जन 335(असा.) के माध्यम स े ददव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 के जनयम 15 के उप-जनयम (1) के खंड (क) म ें संिोधन के जलए भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ें कजतपय जनयमों का एक मसौदा प्रकाजित दकया गया था जिसमें आजधकाररक रािपत्र की उि अजधसूचना िाली प्रजतया ं िनता को जिस तारीख स े उपलब्ध कराई गई थी, उस तारीख से तीस ददनों की समाजि से पहले, इससे प्रभाजित होने की संभािना िाले सभी व्जियों स े आपजियां और सुझाि आमंजत्रत दकए गए थे। और िबदक उि अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां 28 अप्रैल, 2023 को िनता के जलए उपलब्ध कराई गई थीं; और िबदक उि अजधसूचना के संबंध म ें िनता स े प्राि आपजियों और सुझािों पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया गया था; अब, इसजलए, ददव्ांगिन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उप-धाराओं (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रदि िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार ददव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म ें संिोधन करने के जलए एतदद्वारा आग ेऔर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाात:् - (1) इन जनयमों को ददव्ागं िन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 कहा िाएगा। (2) ऐसे संिोधन आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख स े लागू होंगे। 4607 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 2. ददव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 म,ें जनयम (15) म,ें उप-जनयम (1) म,ें खंड (घ) के पश्चात् जनम्नजलजखत खडं को अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाात्: “(ङ) ददनांक 13 अक्टूबर, 2022 की अजधसूचना संख्या 7-6/एमिाईएएस/एमडीएसडी/2021 के मध्यम स े युिा कायाक्रम और खले मंत्रालय )खेल जिभाग (म ेंभारत सरकार द्वारा जिकलांग व्जियों के जलए सुगम्य खले पररसर और आिासीय सुजिधाओं पर ददिाजनदेि, िैसा दक समय -समय पर संिोजधत दकया िाता ह,ै का अनुपालन करेंग:े ” [फा. स ं . 38-15/2022-DD-III] रािीि िमाा, संयुि सजचि नोट : ददव्ांगिन अजधकार जनयम, 2017 को ददनांक 15 िून, 2017 की अजधसूचना सख्ं या. सा.का.जन. 591(अ) के माध्यम स े भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था और ददनांक 13 िलु ाई, 2023 की सा.का.जन. 504(अ) के माध्यम स ेअंजतम बार संिोजधत दकया गया था। MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th July, 2023 G.S.R. 517(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. 335(E), dated the 28th April, 2023 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 were made available to the public on the 28th April, 2023; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public 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) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (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 (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(e) guidelines on accessible sports complex and residential facilities for sports persons with disabilities, notified by the Government of India in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports), vide notification number 7-6/MYAS/MDSD/2021 dated 13th October, 2022, as amended from time to time:” [F. No. 38-15/2022-DD-III] 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. 504 (E),dated the 13th 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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