Final RPwD (Amendment) Rules,2024 incorporating Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities reagarding

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01072024-255061 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 335] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 1, 2024/ASHADHA 10, 1946 3879 GI/2024 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th June, 2024 G.S.R. 358(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules to amend sub-rule (1) of rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were published, as required by sub-section (1) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), vide G.S.R. 89 I, dated the 1st February 2024 in the Official Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in containing the said notification was made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said notification were made available to the public on the 5th March, 2024; And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public were considered by the Central Government; Now, Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, namely:- 1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, in rule 15, in sub-rule (1), after clause (n), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(o) Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities as specified, in the notification of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India vide notification number F. No. N-11018/01/2024 dated 19th January, 2024”. [F. No. I-14002/3/2022-AIC] RAJEEV SHARMA, Jt. Secy. Note: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 591 (E), dated the 15th June, 2017 and was last amended vide G.S.R. 343 (E), dated the 20th June, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.