Lok Sabha Question No. 4533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Financial Assistance to Old Age Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4533 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OLD AGE HOMES

## 4533. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released any financial assistance to old age homes during the Covidl9 Pandemic and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has set any target for establishing new old age homes in the country during the year 2020-21;
- if so, the amount of funds released to the implementing agercies for setting up new old age homes during the said period;
- (d) the details of basic facilities provided in these Old age homes; and
- the details of the number of old people registered in old age homes across the country since March 2020, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a): Yes, Sir: So far; & total of Rs. 82.80 Cr: has been released to the implementing agencies for running and maintenance of Senior Citizen Homes under the scheme of National Action Plan for Senior Citizens (NAPSrC):
- (b) & (c): Under the scheme of NAPSrC, a total of 166 new projects of Senior Citizen Homes have been recommended by the Screening Committee for the year 2020-21. This Department supports these Senior Citizen Homes   by   providing financial assistance for   running and maintenance. So a total of Rs. 6.77 Cr: has been released to new projects of Senior Citizen Homes during the year 2020-21. far,
- (d): Financial assistance is provided to the implementing agencies to improve the quality of life of Senior Citizens by   providing basic amenities like shelter; food, medical care, entertainment opportunities and by encouraging productive and active ageing
- (e): No such data is maintained centrally in this Ministry. However, the state-wise number of beneficiaries in Sr: Citizen Homes financially supported under NAPSrC are given at Annexure

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Number of beneficiaries of Sr. Citizen Homes supported under NAPSrC (as on 05.03.2021) : being

|    | State             |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|----|-------------------|------------------------|
|    | Andhra Pradesh    |                   2650 |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh |                     50 |
| 3  | Assam             |                   1350 |
| 4  | Bihar             |                     50 |
| 5  | IChhattisgarh     |                     50 |
|    | Delhi             |                    100 |
|    | lGujarat          |                    225 |
| 8  | Haryana           |                    675 |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  |                     50 |
| 10 | Karnataka         |                   1175 |
| 11 | Kerala            |                    100 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh    |                    375 |
| 13 | Maharashtra       |                   1775 |
| 14 | MManipur          |                   1725 |
| 15 | Mizoram           |                     50 |
| 16 | Orissa            |                   2500 |
| 17 | Pondicherry       |                     25 |
| 18 | [Punjab           |                     75 |
| 19 | Rajasthan         |                    400 |
| 20 | Tamil Nadu        |                   1850 |
| 21 | Telangana         |                    700 |
| 22 | [ripura           |                     25 |
| 23 | Uttar Pradesh     |                    750 |
| 24 | Uttarakhand       |                     75 |
| 25 | West Bengal       |                    900 |

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