In order to make all tourism products accessible to all kinds of tourists, especially People with Disabilities (PwDs), Ministry of Tourism (MoT) will strongly enforce accessibility provisions in all the centrally-approved tourism projects. This information was divulged by Sujit Banerjee, Secretary – Tourism, Government of India at the inauguration of a two-day conference on Inclusive Tourism, ‘Accessible Transportation and Tourism,’ held in the capital. The conference, which concluded yesterday, was organised by Svayam, an NGO, in conjunction with MoT and Transport Department, Government of Delhi. “We have decided not to give central financial assistance to projects which do not have facilities for differently- abled people. Incredible India cannot be called incredible if our destinations are not accessible to all kinds of people,” he informed.
The Secretary informed that MoT had started recognising efforts of the private sector in this regard by instituting awards at the National Tourism Awards. He also informed that the core committee comprising people from Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Transport, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), |