{"id":347915,"date":"2025-10-13T17:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=347915"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:57:28","slug":"sugamya-bharat-app-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sugamya-bharat-app-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugamya Bharat App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)\u00a0launched the revamped \u2018Sugamya Bharat App\u2019 at the Purple Fest in Goa.\u00a0The revamped version builds upon the original app launched under the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About Sugamya Bharat App<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001W1GR.jpg?resize=395%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sugamya Bharat App \" width=\"395\" height=\"236\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"784\">It is a <strong>means for sensitising and enhancing accessibility<\/strong> in the built environment, transportation sector and ICT ecosystem in India.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"784\"><strong>Launched by:<\/strong> Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (<strong>DEPwD<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"784\"><strong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"637\">Purpose:<\/strong> To create a <strong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"679\">digitally inclusive India<\/strong> by making accessibility information and services easily available to persons with disabilities (PwDs).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"914\"><strong data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"798\">Vision:<\/strong> Serves as <strong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"846\">India\u2019s digital accessibility hub<\/strong> under the <strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"911\">Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\"><strong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"942\">Developed by: <\/strong>The app has been developed with the support of the SBI Foundation and in technical partnership with NAB Delhi, ISTEM, and Mission Accessibility.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\"><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\">The <strong data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"730\">Sugamya Bharat App<\/strong> has been redesigned with a <strong data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"805\">user-first and accessibility-first approach<\/strong> to serve as <strong data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"855\">India\u2019s digital accessibility hub<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is available in 23 languages.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\">It <strong>provides persons with disabilities easy access to information, government schemes, and services<\/strong>, thereby promoting digital inclusion and empowerment.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The app also features <strong data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1456\">curated job and education listings<\/strong> from <strong>both government and private sectors,<\/strong> specifically tailored for persons with disabilities.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\">The app is <strong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1782\">screen reader compatible<\/strong>, supports <strong data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1813\">voice navigation<\/strong>, and offers <strong data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"1852\">multi-language options<\/strong> to ensure accessibility for all users.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\">It is fully compatible with <strong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1953\">assistive technologies<\/strong> and available for download on both <strong data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2018\">Android and iOS platforms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\">The app includes an <strong data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1075\">accessibility mapping feature<\/strong> that allows users<strong> to locate and rate public places based on accessibility standards,<\/strong> encouraging community-driven data collection.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\">It offers a <strong data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1252\">comprehensive directory of government schemes, scholarships, benefits, and employment opportunities,<\/strong> eliminating the need to visit multiple websites or portals.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"944\">Through its <strong data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1600\">grievance redressal module<\/strong>, users can directly report issues related to inaccessible public infrastructure or services, promoting accountability and improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)\u00a0launched the revamped \u2018Sugamya Bharat App\u2019 at the Purple Fest in Goa.\u00a0The revamped version builds upon the original app launched under the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan). About Sugamya Bharat App It is a means for sensitising and enhancing accessibility in the built environment,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sugamya-bharat-app-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sugamya Bharat App<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,956,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-347915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-schemes-and-programs","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}