'Sugamya Yatra' held at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station on International Wheelchair Day 2025
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities organised 'Sugamya Yatra' at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi, on International Wheelchair Day, 1 March 2025.
Summary
On International Wheelchair Day, 1 March 2025, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) and the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities organised 'Sugamya Yatra' at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi, to break myths about wheelchair users and promote accessibility. It included an accessibility walk, a simulation in which non-disabled people used wheelchairs, and a panel discussion. DEPwD Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal said the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan), launched in 2015, has been reactivated nationwide. DEPwD institutes such as NILD Kolkata, NIEPID Secunderabad, SVNIRTAR Cuttack and CRC Gorakhpur also held programmes for the day.
Key facts
- Date
- 1 March 2025 (International Wheelchair Day)
- Event
- Sugamya Yatra, Rajiv Chowk Metro Station
- Organisers
- DEPwD and Office of CCPD
- Campaign
- Accessible India Campaign (2015) reactivated
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Where was 'Sugamya Yatra' organised on International Wheelchair Day, 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi
DEPwD and the Office of the CCPD organised Sugamya Yatra at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi.