NYAYA SIGNAL
Chandigarh · 2016 · Section 41

Section 41 — Access to transport.

THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016

41. Access to transport.—(1) The appropriate Government shall take suitable measures to  

provide,— 

(a) facilities for persons with disabilities at bus stops, railway stations and airports conforming to 

the accessibility standards relating to parking spaces, toilets, ticketing counters and ticketing 

machines; 

(b) access to all modes of transport that conform the design standards, including retrofitting old 

modes of transport, wherever technically feasible and safe for persons with disabilities, economically 

viable and without entailing major structural changes in design; 

(c) accessible roads to address mobility necessary for persons with disabilities. 

(2) The appropriate Government shall develop schemes programmes to promote the personal mobility 

of persons with disabilities at affordable cost to provide for,— 

(a) incentives and concessions; 

(b) retrofitting of vehicles; and 

(c) personal mobility assistance.

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