Samarth is a simple word that means capable & powerful. This initiative seeks a change that will make the world admire the true capability of people with disabilities. For Hyundai, mobility is not just about cars or transportation. Mobility is both a word that captures the essence of Progress for Humanity and also an act that opens infinite doors to a world of opportunities. That people with different abilities or with certain disabilities should have equal access to this world is a natural extension of what the company believes in and has delivered for decades.

Why Samarth

India’s diversified and vast population, people with one or more disabilities are not hard to come across. The 2011 population census data reveals disabilities to be around 26.8 million, constituting 2.21% of India’s total population. People working for rights of disabled and other social workers are of an opinion that these numerals provided in the census are in a very small percentage of the actual data. World Bank data for India suggests the number to be between 40-80 million. Inferences from the data secured from across the globe suggest that disabled persons in India are significant in comparison to other developed economies.

Despite significant proportion of the total population in India, persons with disabilities live a very harsh life.

India is still lagging behind in providing infrastructure to disabled persons despite several efforts and campaigns. It is high time that we work together to create a stress-free environment for such persons and break the barriers with the aim of changing negative attitudes about persons with disabilities by turning it into a positive recognition of their attributes, skills and their sole rights.

The initiative is a step towards changing that very attitude by addressing challenges and finding solutions.