Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced that 100 smart cities would be created across India. Immediately after the announcement, HelpAge India wrote to the Prime Minister on the need for cities for aged and disabled persons and not only for smart people. Do we need smart cities or cities for all age groups? Is it universal design or design only for the young and the smart? We need to ponder and decide which way to go.
Similarly, in tune with universal design, the Finance Minister has allocated `300 crore in the recent Budget for assisted devices for the benefit of. . .
