In a move to better the lives of the differently abled in India,
the Government of India, enacted the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016 ("Act"). After
almost a decade's wait, the Act came into effect on
30th December 2016 replacing the earlier act of 1995.
Pursuant to this Act, the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment issued the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules,
2017 ("Rules"). The Accessible India
Campaign or Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan, a nation-wide flagship program
launched by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3rd December
2015, was also launched with an aim to help serve the differently
abled of the country and achieve universal accessibility.
Some of the key areas that the Act focuses on to establish
standards of accessibility for the disabled are the physical
environment, transportation, information and communications,
including appropriate technologies and systems, and other
facilities and services provided to the public in
