424-presn india railways accessibility quotient

8/20/2019 424-Presn India Railways Accessibility Quotient

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Indian Railways – AccessibilityQuotient

Presented by:

Ms. Abha Negi

Svayam – an initiative of SJ Charitable Trust

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National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2006: The NationalPolicy recognizes that Persons with Disabilities are valuable human resource

for the country and seeks to create an environment that provides them equal

opportunities, protection of their rights and full participation in society.


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INDIA • India is the seventh biggest country in

the world;

• Total area of India is estimated to be3,2!,2"# s$uare %ilometer;

• &o'ulation of India ( )2)#*2 million +as

'er ensus 2#))-;

• .ence, it is very im'ortant to develo'seamless accessible 'ublic trans'ort


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Indian Railways – Span &Importance

• /argest rail networ% in Asia andthe world0s second largest underone management;

• Indian 1ailways are a multigauge, multitraction system

covering over one hundredthousand trac% %ilometers;

• arries near about 3# million'assengers daily;

• 1eaches to the remotest of 'art

of the country ;• The above results in

increasing its demand yearafter year.


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Increase in Demand of

Indian Railways v/s Airlines

No. of

Passengers

(in illions!

"ear

#$$%&$# #$$#&$' #$$'&$ #$$&$)

1ailways #43 "4!) ))2 "!Airlines )2) )332 )"" ))!


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*uburban Rail5uburban rail usage has shar'ly increased over the 'ast6ve decades, with a )"fold growth in 'assenger %m of

travel +Indian 1ailways 2##)-*


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• +rowing Po,ulation( Increased in urban'o'ulation from 72 million in )4) to 2million in 2##) and is estimated to bearound "# million by the year 2#2)

• -tension of cities far beyond old cityboundaries

• Increased rban tri,s ( # million tri'swill need to be catered 'er day, whereasonly 3! million tri's are being 'rovided bythe available rail and bus mass trans'ortfacilities

• *cattered residential and commercial

develo,ment without necessaryinfrastructure

Reason for Increase in Demand


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1ountry

2illion

,assengers "ear

8a'an 22*7! 2#)#

India *#3 2#)#

9ermany )*4 2#)#

&eo'le0s 1e'ublic of hina )*7 2#))

:nited ingdom )*33 2#)#


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1hallenges faced by IndianRailways

• 6vercrowding, low fre7uency andlac8 of universal design

• 9ac8 of :nancial resources

• 9ow ,er&ca,ita income ( 23 'ercentof Indian urban 'o'ulation living in'overty

• -tremely low fares 3 Due to !#=

+as 'er the ensus 2#))- of Indian'o'ulation living in rural area

• isuse of 1oach for Disabled


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Need for 2arrier&free Rail*ystem


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Disabled Peo,le in India• Disability was included in the census

for the 6rst time in 2##)

• As 'er 1ensus #$$%, 2*2= of the'o'ulation was disabled

This 6gure is contested byorgani>ations wor%ing in the 6eldwhich estimate India?s total disabled'o'ulation at a''ro@imately si ,ercent or ;$ million

As 'er the recent


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Po,ulation trend3 India

5enior iti>ens com'rise = of

India?s 'o'ulation, and the :N'redicts that by 2##, about 37million Indians will be aged # orover;

The number of 'eo'le over # isgrowing at "= 'er annum; the

'o'ulation as a whole is growing at)= 'er annum;

3* million 'eo'le will be over )##years old by 2##( over half will livein Asia*

urrently 7"= of older 'eo'le live inless develo'ed regions, by 2## this6gure will rise to #=;


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The lin8 between age anddisability

• There is a strongcorrelation between ageand disability;

• Two thirds of disabled,eo,le are seniors.

.ence, the growing 'o'ulation over 7# that is 'roected toreach )!! million by 2#2 together with India?s 'o'ulation of!# million 'ersons with disabilities is the main reason to ma%eaccessibility of the trans'ort system a to' 'riority


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+lobal ,o,ulation trends3 Ageing

B Cur world is, after all, ageing ra'idly, 'rimarily due to increasedlifes'ans and declining fertility rates* E The Fconomic Timesdated 2)*#2*)2*

BGe are at a brin% of an ageing world, and we are not 're'ared*Hr* rian ennedy, FC of the uc% Institute for 1esearch onAgeing*

BThis mega crisis +ageing 'o'ulation- will start im'acting us inthe coming 2#years* Dr* Had Alwan, F@ecutive Director of theenter of Ageing 5ervices Techonologies*


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Provisions for ,eo,le with disability inIndian Railways

Indian Railways has extended a considerably large concession onthe ticket for the disabled traveller and one escort travelling withthem making the travel very cheap.


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The Indian Railways have provided a separate compartment for

the disabled passengers at the end of the train next to the guard van.

"Conti#$


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• The attempts have been made by Indian Railways to incorporate the accessibility featuresat some of the railway stations (like Delhi railway station and gra !antt railway station"such as earmarked parking for the wheelchair users# accessible entrance# waiting room with accessible toilet and above all inter connectivity of all the platforms with the ramp.

"Conti#$


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Accessible toilet at the,latform

Ram, at theentrance

Accessible ?eatures at Railway *tation4 New Delhi

Drin8ing


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Accessible ?eatures at Railway *tation4 New Del

Provision of +olf 1art on Platform No. %for intra&,latform movement for the,assengers with reduced mobility


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Accessible ?eatures at Railway *tation4 Agra 1antt

Ram,s connecting various,latforms

Accessible toilet in thewaiting room

Ram, being used by coolies 9eveled surfaces


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2ut is this enough toma8e Indian

RailwaysAccessible to All @@@


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• The concession e@tended by Indian 1ailways is of no use if the railwaystations and rail coaches are not accessible and are often diJcult touse by 'eo'le with various disabilities due to various reasons li%e (

5te's at various 'laces

No information to 'assengersregarding train arrivalKde'arturesat res'ective 'latforms

/ac% of a''ro'riate directionalsignage to guide 'eo'le,


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/ac% of trained staL available

to assist disabled 'assengers

Absence of accessible toilets

:nleveled surfaces

Absence of amenities li%edrin%ing water fountains, etc*

"Conti#$


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• /ac% of 'rovision for inter'latform transfers for 'eo'le with disabilities 'utting their safety at $uestion* They are forced to use the railway trac%s for crossing hence increasing the ris% of accident*


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The coach for disabled does not facilitate inde'endent anddigni6ed access to a user as the com'onent of manualassistance invariably remains due to(

:nleveled 'latform

Tactile warning bloc%s u'to the disabled coach onlyhence 'osing tri' ha>ard

/ac% of enforcement leadsto overcrowding


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“INITIATIVES FR !IFFERENT"#$A%"E! ERSNS

Indian Railways (as ta)en initiati*e to start manu+acturin,specially desi,ned coac(es (a*in, earmar)edcompartments and toilets adopted to t(e needs o+ w(eelc(air borne-di.erently$abled persons/ Eac( di.erently$

abled compartment pro*ided in speci0ed coac(es (as abert(in, capacity +or 1 passen,ers includin, twoattendants alon, wit( toilet and ot(er amenities/ IndianRailways (as so +ar manu+actured 2344 suc( speciallydesi,ned coac(es/ It will be t(e endea*our o+ t(e Railways

to (a*e one suc( coac( in eac( mail-e5press train/ E.ortsare bein, made to ensure ease o+ access to plat+orms and


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*o called accessible coaches

6vercrowding in the coach fordisabled

Toilets in the coach fordisabled ,eo,le

Person with locomotivedisability :nding it dicult toenter the train due to high

9evel diBerence of the,latform and the coachdoes not facilitateinde endent and di ni:ed


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• New coaches to based on the universaldesign which would be accessible to allincluding the elderly and the disabled*

• It is im'ortant that even the eisting coachesshould be retro:tted to ma%e themaccessible in a time bound manner*

• 1ailway stations at the rural belts to bemade accessible

The


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% Platforms to be made accessible by (.aving ram's at all the entrances to therailway stationInterconnecting ram's within the railwaystation for safe inter 'latform transferInstallation of elevators and travelators

instead of escalatorsDesignated unise@ toilet on each 'latform

%Availability of Information

% *ensitiCation of staB

%aintenance and re'air of e@isting facilities

"Conti#$


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1onclusion

% Accessibility refers to 'eo'le?s ability toreach to the goods, services and activities,which is the ultimate goal of most trans'ortactivity*

%Accessibility and mobility are directly lin%edto each other and hence it is im'ortant thattrans'ort 'lanning should be based onaccessibility*

% Accessibility must not be seen as an isolated'olicy

%It must become a nonnegotiable 'art of


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A nation7s de*elopment is alsomeasured by t(e ease wit( w(ic( itinte,rates elderly & disabled into t(emainstream society/


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