About Sugamya Bharat Apk This crowd sourcing Mobile Applicati | UPSC PIB NEWS
About Sugamya Bharat Apk
This crowd sourcing Mobile Application is a means for sensitising and enhancing accessibility in the 3 pillars of the Accessible India Campaigne. built environment, transportation sector and ICT ecosystem in India.
The app provides five main features, 4 of which are directly related to enhancing accessibility, while the fifth is a special feature meant only for Divyangjan for COVID related issues.
This crowd sourcing will serve the two-fold purpose of generating sensitisation and awareness about the need for accessibility and also bring in a perceptible change in accessible features being provided in built-up spaces, the transportation sector and other services to the disabled.
The app is available in Hindi and English and several other Indian languages.
The App is made accessible for ease of use for persons with disabilities also with features such as font size adjustment, colour contrasting option, text to speech, and having an integrated screen reader in Hindi and English.
The App will be monitored through a Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD).
The PMU will forward the complaints received through the App to Appropriate Authorities across India.
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