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NEW DELHI, Sep 1: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said there is a need to build sustainable and universally accessible spaces and find policy solutions to accommodate persons with disabilities. The Minister for housing and urban affairs said around 70 per cent of those who need assistive technology did not have access to such a facility and called upon innovators to come up with solutions that are simple and widely accepted. Puri was speaking at an event organised […]
New Delhi, Sep. 1 (PTI): Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said there is a need to build sustainable and universally accessible spaces and find policy solutions to accommodate persons with disabilities. The minister of Housing and Urban Affairs also highlighted that around 70 per cent of those who need assistive technology did not have access to such a facility. Puri was speaking at an event organised to present the ‘Smart Solutions Challenge and Inclusive Cities Awards 2022’ here. Citing the 2011 census data, Puri said approximately 26.8 million people in India live wi...
With the aim to mainstream gender and disability inclusion in urban development, the Building Accessible, Safe and Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) programme of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing