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Accessible India Campaign

Accessible India Campaign is a nationwide flagship campaign of Govt. of India (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) for achieving universal accessibility for all citizens including the elderly & persons with disabilities. The campaign focuses on Built Environment, Public Transportation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

Samarthyam is Empaneled Access Auditor with Government of India under Accessible India Campaign to promote its objective & targets: Office Memorandum No. B-16007/3/2023-SIPDA dated 24 Feb 2024 for a period of five years (Valid from 24 February 2024 to 23 February 2029). Since 2015, we have also supported the Government of India to develop the Strategy Paper of the campaign with indicators & timeline.

Under the campaign, Samarthyam has conducted access audits in 23 cities of India covering 12360 buildings and transport terminuses. Technical capacity building training for Central Public Works Department, State Public Works Department, engineers, architects and developers & contractors, etc. are also being organized to ensure that there is in-house technical expertise to audit and assess the built environment.

Samarthyam aims at universal access and inclusive mobility implementation with replicable, scalable and sustainable models. We undertake implementation strategies to provide user friendly and safe environment for persons with disabilities, including those with severe disabilities.

Standards/Guidelines notified under the Rights for Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017:

Samarthyam has authored the first National Accessibility Standards-Harmonised Guidelines and Space standards for Barrier Free Environment for Persons with Disabilities, 2016 which are referred to in space standards guidelines, codes and architectural manuals to make ‘Accessible & Empowered India’.

Guide Book on Making Schools Accessible for Children with Disabilities, UNICEF India, 2018
IRC: SP:117-2018, Manual on Universal Accessibility for Urban Roads & Streets, Indian Roads Congress, 2018
Urban Roads Manual, Indian Roads Congress, 2018
Guidelines on Health Services and Facilities for Women with Disabilities, USAID, 2016
Accessibility standards for persons with disabilities in Bus Body Code.
Accessibility standards for persons with disabilities in Indian Railways.

Co-authored, Part 3, National Building Code 2016, Bureau of India Standards, 2016
Design Guidelines for Safer Commute to Schools, Indian Roads Congress, 2022
Accessibility Code for Educational Institutions, Ministry of Education, Government of India, 2021
Accessibility Guidelines for Sports Complex and Residential Facilities for Sports Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of India, 2021
Access for All Guidelines, Concise Version of National Building Code 2016 with American Indian Foundation, 2019