Build unisex toilets for the disabled: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed all ministries and states to construct unisex toilets for the disabled in each block covered under the Swachh Bharat Mission and get its accessibility tested by disabled persons.

The idea is to provide disabled people with the easy access of toilets as regular toilets do not have the required facilities for wheelchair users.

Modi has also asked the officials why government websites have not yet been made disabled-friendly and instructed the officials to get the work done at the earliest.

The move comes after a review on the government’s ‘Accessible India programme’ for the disabled was done last week.