Lok Sabha Question No. 1007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Establishment and Maintenance of Old Age Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat, Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1007 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

## ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OLD AGE HOMES

1007. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE: SHRI BHOLANATH (BP. SAROJ):

## Will the Minister of SOCLAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased t0 state:

- (a) the existing guidelines/norms for establishment/ construction ad maintenance of old age homes in the country;
- (6) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding the need of old age homes; if So, the details thereof and the action taken thereto;
- (c) the steps that have been taken by Government to provide health benefits and relief measures to the elderly persons; and
- (d) the budgetary allocation for old age homes and the amount that has been utilized till date?
- (e) whether there is a shortage of old age home in view of the increasing number of senior citizens in Uttar Pradesh; if SO, the details thereof;
- the number of old age home that have been opened/constructed in the country the last three years; State-wise residing in each of these old age homes, location-wise; and during
- (g) whether any fresh   proposal for   opening these old age homes are pending with the Government; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR VIRENDRA KUMAR)

(a): The Ministry is implementing the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (TPSrC), a part of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYA Y) (formerly National Action Plan for Senior Citizens (NAPSIC)) , under  which  financial  assistance is provided to implementing  agencies such as

NGOs/ Voluntary organizations (VOs) etc: for running and maintenance of, inter alia, senior citizen homes (Old Age Homes): The normslguidelines laid down for running and maintenance of old age homes under IPSrC are given at Annexure [

(b): A survey has been conducted online through e-Anudaan portal to assess whether at least one Senior Citizen Home in each district is available across the Country: A notification dated 12,07.2021 was issued for inviting applications  from the eligible organization for 104 GAP districts under the scheme.

(c): Norms have been   prescribed in the scheme for treatment and care of the residents including their health in Senior Citizen Homes   for Under IPSIC, financial assistance is also given for maintenance of Continuous Care Homes for  Senior citizens afflicted with Alzheimer' s/ Dementia

(d): The budgetary allocation for IPSrC is Rs. 272.00 crore for the financial year 2021-22 and revised budgetary allocation is Rs. 150.00 crore. Out of which Rs. 44.80 crore has already been released.

(e) (f}: As per Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act 2007, State Governments may establish and maintain old age homes beginning with at least one in each Uttar Pradesh details of number of Senior Citizen Homes/Old Age Homes opened and number of elderly   persons   residing in these old age homes the last three years are   given at Annexure-II during

(g): The applications for opening new old age homes received with respect to the notification dated 12.07.2021 have been scrutinized,

## Establishment and Maintenance of Old Age

## Standards Norms for Old age homes

- Land- The land for the old age home should be adequate to comply with the Floor-Area Ratio (FAR) as prescribed by the relevant urban body/State Government: In the case of semiurban/rural areas, the State Government shall provide adequate land for setting up of an old age home of requisite capacity such that there is adequate land for recreation, gardening, further expansion etc,
2. Living Space ~The old age home shall have minimum area per resident as per the following norms:
- Area of bedroom/dormitory per resident (7.5 sq mtr)
- (iii) There shall be hygienic toilet and bath facilities one per 10 residents
- (ii) There shall be a separate bed for each resident
- (iv) The living area Or carpet area per resident ie; Including 1) above plus ancillary areas like (12 sq: mtr)
- Facilities Every  institution funded   under this   scheme following facilities: being
- Residential area comprising rooms/dormitories-separately for men and women;
- (iii) Electricity, fans and heating arrangement for residents (as necessary);
- (ii) Adequate Safe drinking water and for ancillary purposes
- (iv) Kitchen-cum-store and office;
- (vi) Recreation facilities, television, newspaper and an adequate collection of books;
- (v) Dining hall;
- (vii) Activities for keeping the residents productively occupied;
- (ix) Should be barrier-free with provision of ramps and handrails, and where necessary, lifts etc.
- (viii) First aid, sick and primary healthcare facilities bay
- 4 Operational Standards: Following minimum standards shall be followed by the implementing agencies for the projects under the Scheme:
- Nutrition adequate quantity, quality, variety in food stuff (as per local conditions) containing an average of 1700 calories and 50 grams protein to be provided to the beneficiaries, every good
- Medical facilities/ Medicare- The project should have first aid kit (as advised by Doctor); glucometer; BP monitoring machine, weighing machine and medicines, as prescribed by a Doctor: As far as possible, the residence of the Doctor should be near the project, Regular Health Camps to be organized by implementing agencies in coordination

- with the District Administration. Arrangements is required to be made with the nearest Government hospital for emergency medical care
- Recreation At each centre the implementing agency must provide Books, 3-4 Magazines, 2-3 newspapers (in regional/ local language) Outings at nearby places (2 in a month)- religious/ cultural, Games like caroms, chess, cards, one cable connection; One computer with internet connection: All projects should have a separate Ioom for Teading for the residents
- Implementing agencies shall ensure that the services of minimum staff as prescribed in
- Security- necessary security arrangements to be made in the projects by the implementing agencies. Arrangement is required to be made with the nearest Police Station for security requirements.
- Clothing Keeping in view local climate, weather conditions and traditional norms all the residents must be provided with 4 of 'clothing in a year: pairs
- Rooms Properly ventilated rooms with sufficient space between the beds of the beneficiaries for their easy movement, Provision for storage of the belongings of the beneficiaries should be available in the homes. Floors should be anti-slippery. For destitute couples separate room may be provided as far as possible:
- Bathrooms and toilets -Each project should have separate toilets for females and males. There should be at least one toilet with western style fixed removable commodes. Each Home should have ramp facilities and for easy access to the residents at bathrooms and toilets, wherever required. Bathrooms and toilets must have anti-slippery tiles and railings for hand support; railings-
- Hygiene and Sanitation- All the rooms, veranda/ courtyard and kitchen must be cleaned at least 2 times a Bathrooms and toilets must be cleaned at least 3 times a Disinfectants must be used for infection control and ensure a sanitized environment: Hand washing facilities are prominently located. Hygiene measures (cleanliness of rooms; mosquito control measures) waste segregation needs to be followed day: day. and

## IPSrC during the last 3 years

## 1. 2018-19

|    |              | DDistricts   | No: of Sr CHs   |   No. of beneficiaries |
|----|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|    | MMaharashtra | A urangabad  |                 |                     50 |
| 2  | Tamil Nadu   | Thoothukudi  |                 |                     25 |
|    |              | KKrishnagiri |                 |                     25 |
|    | Total        |              |                 |                    100 |

## 2 2019-20

| SL; No:   | State              | DDistricts           | No. of Sr CHs No. of beneficiaries   | No. of Sr CHs No. of beneficiaries   |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | JArunachal Pradesh |                      |                                      | 75                                   |
| 2         | JAssam             | [Barpeta             |                                      | 25                                   |
|           |                    | [Odalgiri            |                                      | 25                                   |
|           |                    | KKamrup Metropolitan |                                      |                                      |
|           |                    | Dhemaji              |                                      | 251                                  |
| 3         | KGujarat           | Mehsana              |                                      | 25                                   |
| 4         | [Haryana           | Ambala               |                                      | 23                                   |
| 5         | KKarnataka         | Dharwad              |                                      | 50                                   |
|           |                    | Chamrajnagar         |                                      | 25                                   |
|           |                    | Yadgir               |                                      | 50                                   |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh     | Damoh                |                                      | 25                                   |
| 7         | Maharashtra        | Bhandara             |                                      |                                      |
|           |                    | KGondia              |                                      |                                      |
| 8         | KOdisha            | Nabarangapur         |                                      | 50                                   |
|           |                    | BBalangir            |                                      |                                      |
|           |                    | [Rayagada            |                                      | 50                                   |
|           |                    | PPuri                |                                      | 50                                   |
| 9         | Rajasthan          |                      |                                      | 251                                  |
|           |                    | FSawai Madhopur      |                                      | 251                                  |
|           |                    | Sikar                |                                      | 251                                  |
| 10        | TTamil Nadu        | Chennai              |                                      | 501                                  |
| 11        | [elangana          | Nirmal               |                                      | 251                                  |
|           | [Total             |                      | 27                                   | 970                                  |

## 3. 2020-21

| SL: No:   |                    | District           | No. of Sr CHs   | No. of beneficiaries   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| 1         | IArunachal Pradesh | East Siang         |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | West Siang         |                 | 50                     |
| 2         | IAssam             | Baksha             |                 | 25                     |
|           |                    | Bongaigaon         |                 | SC                     |
|           |                    | Chirang            |                 | 5C                     |
|           |                    | DDibrugarh         |                 | 25                     |
|           |                    | Dima Hasao         |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | KKarbi Anglong     |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | KKokrajhar         |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | NNalbari           |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Tinsukia           |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | West Karbi         |                 | 50                     |
| 3         | KChhattisgarh      | BBalrampur         |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Bilaspur           |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Raigarh            |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Raipur             |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | FSarguja           |                 | 50                     |
| 4         | [Delhi             | North West         |                 | 50                     |
| 5         | KGoa               | North Goa          |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | KSouth Goa         |                 | 50                     |
| 6         | IGujarat           | Banaskantha        |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Dang               |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Gir Somnath        |                 | 25                     |
|           |                    | [Junagarh          |                 | 25                     |
|           |                    | Morbi              |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Patan              |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Tapi               |                 | SC                     |
| 7         | [Haryana           | KGurgaon_          |                 | 251                    |
|           |                    | Vhajjar            |                 | 251                    |
| 8         |                    | PPaschim Singhbhum |                 | SC                     |
|           |                    | PPurbiSinghbhum    |                 | 50                     |
| 9         | Karnataka          | Bagalkot           |                 |                        |
|           |                    | KKoppal            |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Mysuru             |                 | 251                    |
|           |                    | Raichur            |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Uttar Kannada      |                 | 50                     |
| 10        | IMadhya Pradesh    | Malwa (SR) Agar    |                 |                        |
|           |                    | Barwani            |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Hoshangabad        |                 | 50                     |
|           |                    | Mandla             |                 |                        |
|           |                    | Narsingpur         |                 | 25                     |
|           |                    | [Panna(SR)         |                 | 25                     |

|    |                | JRatlam_             | sd   |
|----|----------------|----------------------|------|
|    |                | Seoni                |      |
| 11 | Meghalaya      | Ri Bhoi              | 50   |
|    |                | West Jaintia Hills   | 58   |
| 12 | Mizoram        | Kolasib              |      |
| 13 | Nagaland       |                      |      |
| 14 | RRajasthan     | Alwar                |      |
|    |                | Bharatpur            |      |
|    |                | BBhilwada            |      |
|    |                | [Udaipur             |      |
| 15 | {Tamil Nadu    | Coimbatore           |      |
|    |                | Dharampuri_          |      |
|    |                | [Kallakurichi        |      |
|    |                | KKanchipuram         |      |
|    |                | TTenkasai            | 50   |
|    |                | Tinpatur             | 50   |
| 16 | UUttar Pradesh | Balia                |      |
|    |                | BBalrampur           |      |
|    |                | Banda                |      |
|    |                | Chandoli             | 251  |
|    |                | Chitrakoot           |      |
|    |                | Gautambudh Nagar     | 33   |
|    |                | WJhansi              | 50   |
|    |                | Kaushambi            |      |
|    |                | Lalitpur             |      |
|    |                | Mahoba               |      |
|    |                | Moradabad            | 251  |
|    |                | FSant Ravidas Nagar_ |      |
|    |                | [Sitapur             | 25   |
|    |                | Unnao                | 50   |
| 17 | West Bengal    | Coochbehar           | 50   |
|    |                | [Dakshin Dinajpur    | 50   |
|    |                | Malda                | 50   |
|    |                | Murshidabad          | 50   |
|    |                | North 24-Pargana     | 50   |
|    |                | PPaschim Bardhman    |      |
|    |                |                      | 25   |
|    | Total          |                      |      |