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• Civil Aviation Ministry Constitutes a Committee on the Rights of Passengers with Disabilities and Reduced MobilityThe Ministry of Civil Aviation has constituted a Committee on the ‘Rights of Passengers with Disabilities and Reduced Mobility’ under the Chairmanship of Shri G. Asok Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation to look into the problems of differently-abled-people or persons-with disabilities in undertaking air travel and give suggestions on how to improve the facilities to make their travel more convenient.

• The Committee has been asked to give its report in eight weeks for consideration of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The representatives of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airport Authority of India (AAI), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), representatives of airlines and organizations involved for working of persons with disability/reduced mobility will be the other members.

• The Committee will look into the different aspects related to differently-abled people and persons with disability. These include modification in the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) in view of the improved guidelines adopted in other developed countries and resolution of United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), inconvenience faced by persons with disabilities right from the stage of booking of tickets; arrival at the airport; checking-in, issues related to location and design of facilities like toilets, wheel chairs, check-in counters etc; issues at security checking. Boarding of aircraft; seating in aircraft; disembarking; collection of luggage etc would also be reviewed by the Committee.

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