NATIONAL : The Government has said that five hundred ninety-seven Railway stations have been made Divyangjan-friendly by providing lifts and escalators.

The Railways Ministry said the Government is committed to making its railway stations and trains accessible for Divyangjans as part of the Accessible India Campaign.

To facilitate easy movement of elderly, sick, and Divyangjans, lifts and escalators are now provided at stations. The Ministry said that more than one thousand two hundred escalators have been provided at 372 stations up to December last year.