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Notification finalizing amendment to rule 15(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, to add accessibility standards for the banking sector as a recognized guideline.

Detailed Summary

By notification G.S.R. 361(E) dated 2nd July 2024, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)), exercising powers under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), notified the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024, effective from publication, after considering public objections and suggestions invited on a draft published vide G.S.R. 219(E) dated 19th March 2024; the amendment inserts a new clause (p) in rule 15(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, incorporating the "Accessibility standards and Guidelines for Banking Sector" specified by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance vide Notification No. F.No. 7/32/2022-BOA-I dated 2nd February 2024; the principal Rules of 2017 were originally notified vide G.S.R. 591(E) dated 15th June 2017 and were last amended vide G.S.R. 358(E) dated 25th June 2024; the notification (F. No. I-12012/7/2022-AIC) is signed by Rajeev Sharma, Joint Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02072024-255092 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 338] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2024/ASHADHA 11, 1946 3903 GI/2024 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd July, 2024 G.S.R. 361(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. 219 (E), dated the 19th March 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 containing the said notification was made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the Official Gazette in which the said notification were made available to the public on the 19th 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) 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 (o), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(p) Accessibility standards and Guidelines for Banking Sector, as specified in the notification in the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India vide Notification no. F.No. 7/32/2022-BOA-I dated the 2nd February, 2024". [F. No. I-12012/7/2022-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. 358 (E), dated the 25th June, 2024.

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