Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is a national campaign to ........

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Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is a national campaign to:

Provide the homeless with skill training and suitable sources of life

Promote sustainable livelihoods of the urban poor by facilitating easy to low cost finance

Achieve universal accessibility that will enable persons with disabilities to live independently

Rights for homeless widows and vulnerable section

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Also known as Accessible India Campaign, it is a nation-wide flagship campaign for achieving universal accessibility that will enable persons with disabilities to gain access for equal opportunity and live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life. It is under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. Main features are -

• Aims to enable persons with disabilities to gain universal access. equal opportunity for development, independent living and participation in an inclusive society In all aspects of life.
• The campaign has been drafted by Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) to which India is a signatory.
• Target set by the campaign: Envisages making all railway stations of Al. A & B categories and the international airports in the country fully accessible to the disabled by July 2016.
• Seeks to convert at least 10% of government owned public transport carriers in the country fully accessible carriers for disabled persons by March 2018.
• Meet at least 50% for Issuing all public documents by the Central and State Governments to meet accessibility standards for persons with disabilities by March 2018.