Lok Sabha Question No. 4876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA

## 4876. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (2) whether it is a fact that the present population of senior citizens in the country is around 130 million and is expected to reach 175 million by 2026;
- (6) ifso, whether nearly 8 per cent of the senior citizens suffer from some sort of disabilities related to old agelage related physical impairments;
3. the status of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) and the support provided by the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO) since 2017, State-wise; and (c)
4. (d) the time by which all elderly economically weaker people with special needs in the country will be covered under RVY?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per Census 2011, population of Senior Citizens (people '60 years and above) is 10.38 crore in the country. The projected population of Senior Citizens 60+ years of the country for 2026 (as on Olst March) is expected to be 17.32 crore, as per the report of Technical Group o Population Projections constituted by the National Commission on Population: aged'( aged
- (b): As per Census 2011, the number of senior citizens suffering from any disability in their old age is 53,76,619 which is approximately 5.18 percent of total population of senior citizens (10.38 crore).
- (c): The Justice and   Empowerment has . successfully   launched the 'Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)' on  01.04.2017 with the objective to provide with such physical aids and assisted devices which can restore near normalcy in the bodily functions to the senior citizens belonging to BPL category who are suffering from age related disabilities/  infirmities. Under the Scheme, assisted devices such as Sticks, Elbow Crutches, Walkers/ Crutches, Tripodsl/ Quadpods, Hearing Aids, Wheelchairs, Artificial Dentures, Spectacles are provided free of cost to the targeted group: The Scheme is implemented by the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO)" under the administrative control of this Ministry, as & sole implementing agency. Since citizens   belonging to BPL  Category till date. The   State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries is at Annexure-I. living living Walking being
- (d): Implementation of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana is a continuous process, it is not feasible to indicate a definite time period.

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UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4876 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

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## Annexure-l

## State-wise Total Number of Beneficiaries Benefited under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana as on 13.07.2019

| S.NO.                      | States/UTs                  | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1                          | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 342                    |
| 2                          | Andhra Pradesh              | 5396                   |
| 3                          | Arunachal Pradesh           | 384                    |
| 4                          | Assam                       |                        |
| 5                          | Bihar                       | 1926                   |
|                            | Chandigarh                  | 0                      |
|                            | Chhattishgarh               | 711                    |
| 8                          | Dadar and Nagar Haveli      | 0                      |
|                            | Daman and Diu               |                        |
| 10                         | Delhi:                      | 3451                   |
| 11                         | Goa                         | 2407                   |
| 12                         | Gujarat                     | 4166                   |
| 13                         | Haryana                     | 2174                   |
| 14                         | Himachal Pradesh            | 194                    |
| 15                         | Jammu and Kashmir           | 0                      |
| 16                         | Jharkhand                   | 1860                   |
| 17                         | Karnataka                   | 1350                   |
| 18                         | Kerala                      | 962                    |
| 19                         | Lakshadweep                 | 528                    |
| 20                         | Madhya Pradesh              | 15004                  |
| 21                         | Maharashtra                 | 21527                  |
| 22                         | Manipur                     | 0                      |
| 23                         | Meghalaya                   | 7291                   |
| 24                         | Mizoram                     | 0                      |
| 25                         | Nagaland                    | 2661                   |
| 26                         | Odisha                      |                        |
| 27                         | Puducherry                  | 1529                   |
| 28                         | Punjab                      | 1434                   |
| 29                         | Rajasthan                   | 6917                   |
| 30                         | Sikkim                      | 1814                   |
| 31                         | Tamil Nadu                  | 1415                   |
| 32                         | Telangana_                  | 1920                   |
| 33                         | Tripura                     | 795                    |
| 34                         | Uttarakhand                 | 2637                   |
| 35                         | Uttar Pradesh               | 10260                  |
| 36                         | West Bengal                 | 0                      |
| Total No. of Beneficiaries | Total No. of Beneficiaries  | 101055                 |

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