Due date for 2021 Harmonised Guidelines draft inputs is over.

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar]

Draft : https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf#page=19  - A compressed ~9MB version is hosted online at http://bit.ly/2021-hg-draft ( The original is 83 MB file - The first 18 pages have not rendered properly, maybe because not in English or unicode. Either way it's all messages and acknowledgements. Exception is the first page, inaccessible. Pasting OCRed version here as well as inaccessible NIUA document content.https://niua.org/intranet/sites/default/files/1464.pdf )

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Government of India
Central Public Works Department
Office of ADG (Works)
Room No. 306, A Wing Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi- 110011
Phone: 23062138 ; 23061401, Fax : 23061396D
email: adg-ar...@nic.in

F.No. :6/25/2019/ADG (Works)
Date: 12.08.2021
Office Memorandum
Subject: Seeking comments on draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal Accessibility in India- 2021’

The draft of ‘Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal Accessibility in India-
2021’ has been prepared after stakeholder consultations. Now the draft is being put up
in public domain for seeking comments.

The comments may be submitted up to 27-08-2021 at the email id:
bose.a...@gov.in.

Encl: As above

ADG (Works)

CPWD Nirman Bhawan
(Through CPWD Website)

To all concerned.
ADG (Works)


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF URBAN AFFAIRS

Hitesh Vaidya
Director

Date: 12/08/2021
Ref. No: NIUA/BASIIC/D-17

Subject: Seeking comments on the draft “Harmonised Guidelines & Standards for Universal Accessibility in India”

The draft of the “Harmonized Guidelines & Standards for Universal Accessibility in India"
has been prepared under the Building Accessible, Safe and Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC)
programme at the National Institute of Urban Affairs. The programme is supported by the Foreign
Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK Government. The revision process of the
guidelines was undertaken in partnership with the Department of Architecture, Indian Institute
of Technology, Roorkee and Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

An inclusive approach was taken in the revision of the document, which included conducting
perception surveys, public consultations, and focused group discussions with persons with
(different) disabilities, elderly, women, caregivers, and children through different stages.
The draft document is now available on the public domain for further comments and suggestions.
The comments may be submitted by 27.08.2021 at the following email id - uchou...@niua.org,
kba...@niua.org

The report can be downloaded from https://cpwd.gov.in/WriteReadData/other_cir/50837.pdf

Hitesh Vaidya
Director, NIUA
1st Floor, Core 4B, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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