To ensure that instead of a rigid national norm, the states define it in terms of their geographical, social and cultural realities. The Model Rule (4) indicates these realities, like difficult terrain, risk of landslides, floods, lack of roads, and in general, danger to young children where the 1 km and 3 km norm could be reduced. For children of small hamlets, it could mean free transportation by extending the distance limits, or residential schools. The Rules also prescribe that governments will have to take responsibility to ensure children with disabilities are helped to reach school, as also to ensure that social and cultural barriers, like low caste children and young girls not being able to access their schools due to social interference, are taken care of. The model rules for neighbourhood and access could be further improved by the state governments in terms of their realities.