CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -“Innovate for Accessible India” campaign has been launched jointly by Microsoft India and NASSCOM Foundation in partnership with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, National Research and Education Network, and Department of Science and Technology.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the Accessible India Campaign? About: It was launched by the Prime Minister of India on International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December 2015.

Detailed explanation-3: -Accordingly, the Campaign envisages providing features of accessibility in the three verticals of Built-up environment, Transportation sector and Information & Communication Technology ecosystem, for creation of an universal barrier free environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Microsoft India & NASSCOM Foundation launch Innovate for Accessible India campaign - Newz Hook | Disability News - Changing Attitudes towards Disability.

Detailed explanation-5: -Out of 1, 47, 152 selected government owned buses, 40, 984 (27.85%) buses have been made partially accessible and 9032 (6.13%) buses made fully accessible with provision of ramps and wide doors for wheelchair users. 584 State Government websites and 95 Central Government websites have already been made accessible.