Question

Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is associated with
1. Disabled Persons
2. Child Health Care
3. Women Empowerment
4. Under Privileged People

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Disabled Persons

The correct answer is Disabled Persons.

• Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is the nationwide campaign for achieving universal accessibility for all citizens including Persons with Disabilities, to be able to gain access and live independently.
• It was launched in 2015.
• The Accessible India Campaign comprises the following key components:-
  • Create Mass Awareness
  • Capacity Building
  • Interventions (Technology solutions, Legal framework, Resource generation)
  • Leverage corporate sector efforts including CSR resources.
  • Leadership endorsements
• Section 44, 45 and 46 of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act, 1995 deals with non-discrimination in transport, non-discrimination on the road and non-discrimination in the built environment, respectively.
• All the Establishments, appropriate Governments and the local authorities are mandated by these provisions of the PwD Act to take, within the limits of their economic capacity, measures for providing easy accessibility for persons with disabilities in a non-discriminatory manner.