Lok Sabha Question No. 550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Functioning of Old Age Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2017

## FUNCTIONING OF OLD AGE HOMES

## 550. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of old age homes functioning in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government provides any  financial assistance to the State Governments/NonGovernmental Organisations (NGOs) for construction and maintenance of Old Age Homes;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  of  grants/financial  assistance  given  to  them  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the proposals received from the State Governments including Assam/NGOs for construction/ maintenance of Old Age Homes, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the follow-up action taken by the Government during the said period;
- (f) whether these Old Age Homes are also receiving any external financial aids; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA )

(a)  to  (c):  This  data  is  not  centrally  maintained  in  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and Empowerment.  However,  this  Ministry  is implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  of Integrated  Programme  for  Older  Persons  (IPOP)  under  which  grants-in-aid  are  given  for running and maintenance of inter alia , Old Age Homes, Day Care Centres, Mobile Medicare Units, Multi Facility Care Centre for Older Widows etc. The main objective of the Scheme is to improve the quality of life of Older Persons by providing basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care and entertainment opportunities etc. Implementing agencies eligible for assistance under the Scheme are Panchayati Raj Institutions/Local Bodies, Non-Governmental Voluntary Organizations, Institutions or Organizations set up by Government as autonomous/subordinate bodies, Government Recognized Educational Institutions, Charitable Hospitals/Nursing  Homes,  and  Recognized  Youth  Organizations  such  as  Nehru  Yuvak Kendra Sanghathan (NYKS) and in exceptional cases the State Governments/UT administrations.

Total  428  projects  of  the  Old  Age  Homes,  including  47  projects  sanctioned  during  last three years, are receiving grant under the Scheme of IPOP.

The  Scheme  of  IPOP  does  not  have  provisions  for  providing  financial  assistance  for construction of Old Age Homes, etc. However, the details of financial assistance provided for running and maintenance of Old Age Homes during last 3 years and number of beneficiaries lodged therein, is  at Annexure-I.

(d)  and  (e):  This  Ministry  has  started  online  processing  of  Grant-in-Aid  proposals  of  the implementing  agencies  from  the  F.Y.  2014-15.  However,  no  proposal  has  been  received through online for construction of Old Age Homes from State/ UT Governments/ NGOs, etc. Details of proposals received from the State/UT Governments for running and maintenance of Old Age Homes, is at Annexure-II.

The release of grant in aid is an ongoing process. Proposals recommended by the State Governments Grant-in-aid Committee are processed for release of grant as per the norms and guidelines of the Scheme, subject to completeness of proposals in all respects and availability of funds etc.

(f) and (g): This data is not centrally maintained in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 550 for 19.12.2017 regarding

## 'FUNCTIONING OF OLD AGE HOMES ".

Statement  showing  the  number  of  Old  Age  Homes  assisted  and  funds  released  under  the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons during the last three years.

|     | Name of the State   | 2014-15                       | 2014-15                           | 2015-16                       | 2015-16                           | 2016-17                       | 2016-17                           |
|-----|---------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| No. | Name of the State   | No. of Old Age Homes assisted | Grant Released# (Rupees in Lakhs) | No. of Old Age Homes assisted | Grant Released# (Rupees in Lakhs) | No. of Old Age Homes assisted | Grant Released# (Rupees in Lakhs) |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh      | 47                            | 279.66                            | 56                            | 278.22                            | 86                            | 482.71                            |
| 2   | Bihar               | 1                             | 2.43                              | 1                             | 1.22                              | 2                             | 10.60                             |
| 3   | Chhattisgarh        | 0                             | 0                                 | 1                             | 13.85                             | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 4   | Goa                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 5   | Gujarat             | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 1                             | 1.24                              |
| 6   | Haryana             | 1                             | 3.76                              | 4                             | 19.81                             | 6                             | 23.11                             |
| 7   | Himachal Pradesh    | 1                             | 4.88                              | 0                             | 0                                 | 1                             | 3.98                              |
| 8   | Jammu and Kashmir   | 0                             | 0.00                              | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 9   | Jharkhand           | 0                             | 0.00                              | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 10  | Karnataka           | 17                            | 88.12                             | 33                            | 332.21                            | 35                            | 185.53                            |
| 11  | Kerala              | 0                             | 0.00                              | 4                             | 16.62                             | 6                             | 24.40                             |
| 12  | Madhya Pradesh      | 3                             | 18.22                             | 4                             | 28.66                             | 4                             | 11.19                             |
| 13  | Maharashtra         | 4                             | 21.88                             | 16                            | 133.00                            | 24                            | 90.13                             |
| 14  | Odhisa              | 23                            | 89.70                             | 33                            | 280.09                            | 43                            | 237.52                            |
| 15  | Punjab              | 1                             | 2.21                              | 2                             | 5.85                              | 1                             | 2.42                              |
| 16  | Rajasthan           | 2                             | 10.29                             | 3                             | 16.44                             | 1                             | 1.24                              |
| 17  | Tamil Nadu          | 32                            | 152.83                            | 47                            | 330.49                            | 78                            | 497.70                            |
| 18  | Telangana           | 7                             | 32.77                             | 9                             | 41.24                             | 20                            | 104.71                            |
| 19  | Uttar Pradesh       | 5                             | 18.83                             | 9                             | 31.93                             | 12                            | 62.73                             |
| 20  | Uttarakhand         | 3                             | 7.32                              | 3                             | 7.31                              | 7                             | 39.85                             |
| 21  | West Bengal         | 15                            | 73.43                             | 13                            | 79.94                             | 30                            | 147.69                            |
| UTs | UTs                 | UTs                           | UTs                               | UTs                           | UTs                               | UTs                           | UTs                               |
| 22  | A &NIslands         | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 23  | Chandigarh          | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |

|                  |                     | 2014-15                       | 2014-15                           | 2015-16                       | 2015-16                           | 2016-17                       | 2016-17                           |
|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.           | Name of the State   | No. of Old Age Homes assisted | Grant Released# (Rupees in Lakhs) | No. of Old Age Homes assisted | Grant Released# (Rupees in Lakhs) | No. of Old Age Homes assisted | Grant Released# (Rupees in Lakhs) |
| 24               | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 25               | Daman and Diu       | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 26               | Lakshadweep         | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 27               | Delhi               | 1                             | 2.33                              | 2                             | 9.80                              | 1                             | 7.49                              |
| 28               | Puducherry          | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| NE Region States | NE Region States    | NE Region States              | NE Region States                  | NE Region States              | NE Region States                  | NE Region States              | NE Region States                  |
| 29               | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                             | 0                                 | 1                             | 1.13                              | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 30               | Assam               | 12                            | 65.35                             | 11                            | 91.54                             | 20                            | 95.40                             |
| 31               | Manipur             | 9                             | 51.57                             | 17                            | 132.93                            | 15                            | 94.08                             |
| 32               | Meghalaya           | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 33               | Mizoram             | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 34               | Nagaland            | 1                             | 1.13                              | 1                             | 8.10                              | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 35               | Sikkim              | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0                                 | 0                             | 0.00                              |
| 36               | Tripura             | 2                             | 9.58                              | 3                             | 867                               | 3                             | 14.07                             |
| Total            |                     | 187                           | 936.29                            | 273                           | 1869.05                           | 396 #                         | 2137.79                           |

# includes Old Age Homes assisted (by releasing of grant in aid) for previous years, too.

## Annexure referred to in reply to Paras (d) and (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 550 for 19.12.2017 regarding 'FUNCTIONING OF OLD AGE HOMES'.

Details of proposals received and grant released, State-wise, under the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) for the year 2014-15.

|   S. No. | Name of State       |   New Cases received |   New Cases approved by the Screening Committee |   Ongoing Cases received |   Grant released (in numbers) |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                    3 |                                               0 |                       30 |                            30 |
|        2 | Bihar               |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh        |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|        4 | Goa                 |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        5 | Gujarat             |                    5 |                                               2 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        6 | Haryana             |                    1 |                                               1 |                        4 |                             4 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh    |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        8 | Jammu and Kashmir   |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        9 | Jharkhand           |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       10 | Karnataka           |                    5 |                                               1 |                       25 |                            25 |
|       11 | Kerala              |                    2 |                                               1 |                        1 |                             1 |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh      |                    1 |                                               1 |                        3 |                             3 |
|       13 | Maharashtra         |                   13 |                                               5 |                       14 |                            13 |
|       14 | Odisha              |                    0 |                                               0 |                       30 |                            30 |
|       15 | Punjab              |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|       16 | Rajasthan           |                    5 |                                               1 |                        2 |                             2 |
|       17 | Tamil Nadu          |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       18 | Telangana           |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       19 | Uttar Pradesh       |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       20 | Uttarakhand         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       21 | West Bengal         |                    0 |                                               0 |                       11 |                            11 |
|       22 | A &NIslands         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       23 | Chandigarh          |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       24 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       25 | Daman and Diu       |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       26 | Lakshadweep         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       27 | Delhi               |                    0 |                                               0 |                        2 |                             2 |
|       28 | Puducherry          |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       29 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       30 | Assam               |                    4 |                                               0 |                       12 |                            12 |
|       31 | Manipur             |                    2 |                                               1 |                       11 |                            11 |
|       32 | Meghalaya           |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       33 | Mizoram             |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       34 | Nagaland            |                    1 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       35 | Sikkim              |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       36 | Tripura             |                    1 |                                               0 |                        2 |                             2 |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Paras (d) and (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 550 for 19.12.2017 regarding 'FUNCTIONING OF OLD AGE HOMES'.

Details of proposals received and grant released, State-wise, under the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) for the year 2015-16.

|   S. No. | Name of State       |   New Cases received |   New Cases approved by the Screening Committee |   Ongoing Cases received |   Grant released (in numbers) |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                    3 |                                               0 |                       57 |                            57 |
|        2 | Bihar               |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh        |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|        4 | Goa                 |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        5 | Gujarat             |                    2 |                                               1 |                        1 |                             0 |
|        6 | Haryana             |                    0 |                                               0 |                        4 |                             3 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh    |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|        8 | Jammu and Kashmir   |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        9 | Jharkhand           |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       10 | Karnataka           |                    8 |                                               3 |                       37 |                            37 |
|       11 | Kerala              |                    1 |                                               0 |                        3 |                             3 |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh      |                    2 |                                               2 |                        3 |                             2 |
|       13 | Maharashtra         |                   16 |                                               6 |                       14 |                            14 |
|       14 | Odisha              |                    0 |                                               0 |                       40 |                            39 |
|       15 | Punjab              |                    1 |                                               1 |                        3 |                             2 |
|       16 | Rajasthan           |                    3 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|       17 | Tamil Nadu          |                    2 |                                               1 |                       67 |                            67 |
|       18 | Telangana           |                    6 |                                               2 |                       17 |                            16 |
|       19 | Uttar Pradesh       |                    0 |                                               0 |                        5 |                             5 |
|       20 | Uttarakhand         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|       21 | West Bengal         |                    5 |                                               0 |                       20 |                            18 |
|       22 | A &NIslands         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       23 | Chandigarh          |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       24 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       25 | Daman and Diu       |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       26 | Lakshadweep         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       27 | Delhi               |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|       28 | Puducherry          |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       29 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       30 | Assam               |                   26 |                                               3 |                       11 |                            11 |
|       31 | Manipur             |                    1 |                                               0 |                       15 |                            15 |
|       32 | Meghalaya           |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       33 | Mizoram             |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       34 | Nagaland            |                    0 |                                               0 |                        1 |                             1 |
|       35 | Sikkim              |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       36 | Tripura             |                    1 |                                               1 |                        2 |                             2 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Paras (d) and (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 550 for 19.12.2017 regarding 'FUNCTIONING OF OLD AGE HOMES'.

Details of proposals received and grant released, State-wise, under the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) for the year 2016-17.

|   S. No. | Name of State       |   New Cases received |   New Cases approved by the Screening Committee |   Ongoing Cases received |   Grant released (in numbers) |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                    0 |                                               0 |                       51 |                            42 |
|        2 | Bihar               |                    0 |                                               0 |                       02 |                            02 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh        |                    0 |                                               0 |                       01 |                             0 |
|        4 | Goa                 |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        5 | Gujarat             |                   06 |                                              01 |                       01 |                            01 |
|        6 | Haryana             |                   02 |                                               0 |                       04 |                            03 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh    |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        8 | Jammu and Kashmir   |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|        9 | Jharkhand           |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       10 | Karnataka           |                    0 |                                               0 |                       38 |                            30 |
|       11 | Kerala              |                   03 |                                               0 |                        0 |                            04 |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh      |                   07 |                                              03 |                        0 |                            04 |
|       13 | Maharashtra         |                   04 |                                               0 |                       22 |                            15 |
|       14 | Odisha              |                   11 |                                              01 |                       32 |                            27 |
|       15 | Punjab              |                   01 |                                              01 |                       02 |                             0 |
|       16 | Rajasthan           |                    0 |                                               0 |                       01 |                            01 |
|       17 | Tamil Nadu          |                   03 |                                              02 |                       50 |                            48 |
|       18 | Telangana           |                   04 |                                              02 |                       11 |                            09 |
|       19 | Uttar Pradesh       |                   01 |                                              01 |                       12 |                            10 |
|       20 | Uttarakhand         |                    0 |                                               0 |                       05 |                            05 |
|       21 | West Bengal         |                    0 |                                               0 |                       16 |                            11 |
|       22 | A &NIslands         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       23 | Chandigarh          |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       24 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       25 | Daman and Diu       |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       26 | Lakshadweep         |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       27 | Delhi               |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       28 | Puducherry          |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       29 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       30 | Assam               |                    0 |                                               0 |                       10 |                            09 |
|       31 | Manipur             |                   06 |                                              01 |                       14 |                            10 |
|       32 | Meghalaya           |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       33 | Mizoram             |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       34 | Nagaland            |                   01 |                                              01 |                       01 |                             0 |
|       35 | Sikkim              |                    0 |                                               0 |                        0 |                             0 |
|       36 | Tripura             |                    0 |                                               0 |                       03 |                            02 |

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