Under this initiative, all facilities for the differently-abled will be made available at 30 railway stations by April 1, 2022. Major railway stations include Egmore Chennai, Bandra, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mathura, Agra, Secunderabad and Jaipur.
Standard Chartered Bank has tied up with ‘Anuprayas and Samarthanam Trust’ to make 30 railway stations across the country accessible and easy for people with disabilities. This has been done under the “seeing is believing” initiative of the bank. The objective of this initiative is to make people with disabilities, wheelchair users and those who are hearing impaired to become self-reliant and help them to travel with dignity. Under this initiative, Thane station will be prepared first, while all facilities will be made available at 30 railway stations by April 1, 2022. Some of the major railway stations under this initiative include Egmore, Chennai, Bandra, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mathura, Agra, Secunderabad and Jaipur.
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Disabled will get these facilities
- Use of Braille signs on platforms and railings to identify platform numbers and facilities
- Boards with Braille signs for facilities such as male-female toilets
- Reflective strips on stairs for visually impaired people
- braille map of the station
- Braille Information Booklets at Inquiry Counters
- QR code to view video in sign language about the station
- Portable ramps and wheelchairs for boarding disabled coaches
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Making railway stations accessible to the differently-abled is a positive step: Karuna Bhatia
Commenting on the initiative, Karuna Bhatia, Head, Sustainability Department, Standard Chartered Bank of India, said, “Making railway stations accessible to persons with disabilities is a positive step towards being an inclusive organization. We always work for real change and this is one such program. However we still have a long way to go. As part of our ‘seeing is believing’ initiative, this project reflects our commitment to increase access and remove barriers for people with disabilities.”
Pancham Kajla, founder of Anuprayas, said, “It is necessary to ensure access to public places for persons with disabilities in the society. We thank Standard Chartered Bank for this initiative which is working for the people with disabilities.” Mahantesh GK, Founder Managing Trustee, Samarthanam Trust for the Divyang, said, “We have 30 railway stations across 16 states in the country. I thank Standard Chartered Bank for choosing us as an NGO partner to implement the initiative to make railway stations accessible to persons with disabilities.”
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