Escalators Act News Today

The Uttar Pradesh Lifts and Escalators Act, 2024, passed in February, is yet to be enforced, causing delays in addressing lift accidents and mishaps in urban areas. Critics highlight the absence of penal provisions in the Act, labeling it as 'toothless' legislation.

Aside from AOA members, three officials of facility management firm and one of lift manufacturing firm also charge-sheeted for woman death in elevator accident

A month after eight workers died in an elevator crash in Greater Noida, the Uttar Pradesh government has finalised the draft of a bill making annual maintenance of elevators and insurance for their users mandatory.

In a first, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a law for insurance of passengers to make vertical transportation systems like lifts safer for users.This will include mandatory annual maintenance of elevators, their registration and ...

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According to officials aware of the issue, the draft of the law has been revised and sent and resent to the government several times over the last five years, but the final action is still awaited.

Lift And Escalators Act In Uttar Pradesh: The update was shared in the Assembly and comes in the wake of demands being raised for legislation to regulate the installation, maintenance and usage of lifts in the state, particularly in high-rise buildings.

The government of Haryana has exhibited foresight and demonstrated that it is the duty of every administration (state, centre) to adopt measures to safeguard the safety of the population.