Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan Essay

Introduction

Accessible India Campaign or Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is an initiative program run by the Indian government to equally serve the differently-able people of the country. This program is launched to make disabled-friendly buildings and other public places. It was launched on 3^rd December in 2015 in New Delhi. This program is dedicated to the disabled community, that’s why it was launched especially on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Targets of this Campaign

This campaign targets to provide easy access for disabled people in the public places. As per the census of 2011, around 21 M Indians (2.21% of total population) are suffering from disability. Approximately fifty percent of the government buildings and twenty five percent of the government public transport vehicles are targeted to make them disabled friendly all over India till the end of 2016 or mid of 2017. Further developments with bigger targets regarding this programme will be continued in the following years. By 2018, almost overall environment will become more comprehensive for the people with disabilities. It has been estimated that by July 2016, international airports and railway stations in the country (coming under A1, A and B categories) will be completely ready for the use of disabled. It will offer them equal opportunities like other normal public.

There is plan to develop online websites and mobile apps, so that common public can upload their views regarding accessibility of any government building. Visually impaired disabled people will have access to special set-top boxes which will make their TV watching more convenient and easy. It has also been planned by next 5 years to train almost 200 disabled persons to speak in sign languages (a system of communication which uses visual gestures and signs to teach deaf people) through the government channels on TV. It targets private companies also to fulfill the ‘accessibility index’ standard for the differently-abled.

Conclusion

Private companies from different sectors (like textiles, manufacturing, etc) will be rated (one to ten) according to their investment in providing training and quality of facilities to differently able employees for their career growth. It is a big step taken by the government to bring disabled people also to the industry which has dual benefits like career growth of disabled and economic growth of country.

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