SC asks Centre to consider suggestions to make disabled-friendly rules more robust

New Delhi: In a significant order aimed at improving access for persons with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to consider "threadbare" the suggestions of experts and litigants to make lacunae-free robust rules to ensure that such people have easy access to public places and services.

The top court, on November 8, 2024, had directed the Centre to frame mandatory rules as required under Section 40 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016 for ensuring that public places and services accessible to persons with disabilities.