(a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to make
tourist spots and hotels accessible to differently-abled persons;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the number of differently-abled friendly tourist spots in the
country, State-wise?
(a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to make
tourist spots and hotels accessible to differently-abled persons;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the number of differently-abled friendly tourist spots in the
country, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM (SHRI SULTAN AHMED)
(a) to (c): Yes Sir. The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has advised all the
States/Union Territories (UTs) Administrations to mandatorily ensure
the creation of facilities for differently- abled persons in tourism
projects availing central financial assistance (CFA) from MOT. The
guidelines also provides for release of final installment of CFA to
States/UTs only after getting a certificate and other documents from
them regarding the provision of barrier free environment in the tourism
projects.
The guidelines of the MOT for classification of hotels have the
following provision for making the classified hotels accessible to
differently-abled person.
“Facilities for the differently–abled guests: dedicated room with
attached bathroom, designated parking, ramps, free accessibility in
public areas and at least to one restaurant, designated toilet (unisex)
at the lobby level, etc. All operational hotels will require to conform to
the requirements by 01.09.2010â€.