Lok Sabha Question No. 1141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Construction of Old Age Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.+1141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF OLD AGE HOMES

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

- (a) the   prescribed normsle (guidelines for   construction/maintenance in the country;
- (b) the number of old age homes opened with number of the elderly living in each of these old-age homes during the last five years in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and along
- (c) whether any new proposal is pending with the Government to open more old age homes in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

(a) to (c) This Ministry provides financial assistance to NGOsl Voluntary organisations etc. for running and maintenance homes   (old age    homes) under the Atal Abhyudaya Yojana  The norms guidelines for the scheme are at Annexure I Vayo

Statel UT wise details, including Uttar Pradesh, regarding number of new old age homes financially assisted during the last five years, along with number of the elderly living in each of these old-age homes is at Annexure-II.

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## Standards Norms for Old age homes

- 1 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 up of an old age home of requisite capacity such that there is adequate land for recreation, gardening, further expansion etc. setting
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 area Or carpet area per resident i.e Including (i) above plus ancillary areas like kitchen, dining hall, recreation room, medical room etc. but excluding verandahs, corridors etc (12 sq. mtr) living
- 3 Facilities Every institution funded under this scheme shall have further the following facilities: being
- (ii) Adequate Safe drinking water and for ancillary purposes
- Residential area comprising rooms/dormitories-separately for men and women;
- (iii) Electricity, fans and heating arrangement for residents (as necessary);
- Dining hall;
- (iv) Kitchen-cum-store and office;
- (vi) Recreation facilities, television, newspaper and an adequate collection of books;
- (viii) First aid, sick and primary healthcare facilities bay
- (vii) Activities for keeping the residents productively occupied;
- (ix) Should be barrier-free with provision of ramps and handrails; and where necessary, lifts etc.
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
- ii. Medical facilities/ MedicareThe   project should have first   aid kit (as advised by Doctor), glucometer, 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
- iii, Recreation At each centre the implementing agency must 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 & separate room for reading for the residents:
- V Securitynecessary 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.
- iv. Implementing agencies shall ensure that the services of minimum staff as prescribed in the Scheme are in available in each project
- Clothing Keeping in view local climate, weather conditions and traditional norms all the residents must be provided with 4 of 'clothing in a pairs year:
- viii: 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 facilities and  railings   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;
- vii, 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.
- ix. 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) and waste segregation needs to be followed. day. day.

## 5. Monitoring methodology:

- Progress reports on the portal
- (iii) Observation of performance through live tracking of projects (CCTVYWeb portal of the Department/ Website of implementing agencies.
- (ii) Inspections carried out by representatives of the Project Monitoring unit (PMU)
- (iv) Monthly  monitoring through  Project  Management  Committee Secretary and Half yearly progress monitoring through Steering Committee;
- (vi) Third party evaluation may be conducted on regular intervals through a reputed Agency working in the field of ageing in accordance with Government of India instructions issued from time to time. The Third Party will be selected by the Plan/ Statistics Division of the Ministry as per the General Financial Rules
- (v) Annual progress monitoring by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment:
- (vii) The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and NISD would formulate and establish any further monitoring mechanisms for effective implementation of various activities under the Scheme.

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## Annexure-II

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## 1. 2017-18

| SL No:   | State/ UT      | District   | No: of Sr.CHs   |   No: of beneficiaries |
|----------|----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|          | Gujarat        | Bhavnagar  |                 |                     25 |
|          |                | Vadodara   |                 |                     25 |
| 2        | Madhya Pradesh | Satna      |                 |                     25 |
|          |                | Sheopur    |                 |                     25 |
|          |                | Mandsaur   |                 |                     25 |
| 3        | Odisha         | Sonapur    |                 |                     25 |
|          |                | Bargarh    |                 |                     25 |
|          |                | Nabrangpur | 1               |                     25 |
|          |                | Bhadrak    | 1               |                     25 |
|          |                | Khandhmal  |                 |                     25 |
|          |                | Baleshwar  | 1               |                     25 |
|          | Puducherry     | Karaikal   | 1               |                     25 |
|          |                | Puducherry | 1               |                     25 |
| Total    | Total          | Total      | 13              |                    325 |

## 2. 2018-19

|    |                              | DDistricts   | No: of Sr: CHs   |   No: of beneficiaries |
|----|------------------------------|--------------|------------------|------------------------|
|    | Maharashtra |Aurangabad |              |                  |                     50 |
| 2  | Tamil Nadu                   | Thoothukudi  |                  |                     25 |
|    |                              | KKrishnagiri |                  |                    251 |
|    | Total                        |              |                  |                    100 |

## 3 2019-20

| SL No:   | IState             | Districts           |          |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------|----------|
| 1        | Arunachal [Pradesh | ISiang              | 75       |
| 2        | Assam              | [Barpeta_           | 251      |
|          |                    | Odalgiri            | 251      |
|          |                    | Kamrup Metropolitan | 70       |
|          |                    |                     | 59       |
|          |                    | Dhemaji             |          |
| 3        |                    | Mehsana             | 251      |
| 4        | [Haryana           | Ambala              | 251      |
| 5        | KKamataka          | Dharwad             | 50       |
|          |                    | [Chamrajnagar       | 251      |
|          |                    | Yadgir              | 50       |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh     | Damoh               | 251      |
| 7        | Maharashtra        | Bhandara            |          |
| 8        | Odisha             | Nabarangapur        |          |
|          |                    | Balangir            |          |
|          |                    | Rayagada            |          |
|          |                    | Puri                | 50| |
| 9        | Rajasthan          | [odhpur             | 25       |
|          |                    | SawaiMadhopur       | 251      |
|          |                    | Sikar               | 251      |
| 10       | Tamil Nadu         | Chennai             |          |
| 11       | [Telengana         | Nirmal              |          |
|          | Total              |                     | /970     |

## 4 2020-21

| No:   | (State    | District          | No: of Sr.CHs   | No: of beneficiaries   |
|-------|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|       | Arunachal | East Siang /Siang |                 | 50                     |
|       |           | West Siang        |                 | 501                    |
| 2     | Assam     | Baksha            |                 | 251                    |
|       |           | Bongaigaon        |                 | 501                    |
|       |           | Ihirang           |                 | 50                     |
|       |           | Dibrugarh         |                 | 251                    |
|       |           | DimaHasao         |                 |                        |

|    |                | KKarbiAnglong      | 50       |
|----|----------------|--------------------|----------|
|    |                | Kokrajhar          | 50       |
|    |                | Nalbari            | 50       |
|    |                | Tinsukia           | 50       |
|    |                | West Karbi         | 501      |
| 3  | IChhattisgarh  | IBalrampur         | 50       |
|    |                | IBilaspur          | 50       |
|    |                | Raigarh            | 50       |
|    |                | [Raipur            | 5o       |
|    |                | Sarguja            | 50       |
|    | Delhi          | North West         |          |
| 5  | Goa            | North Goa          | 50       |
|    |                | South Goa          | 50       |
| 6  | IGujarat       | Banaskantha        | 50       |
|    |                | [Dang              |          |
|    |                | GirSomnath         | 25       |
|    |                | Junagarh           | 25       |
|    |                | Morbi              | 50       |
|    |                | Patan              | 50       |
|    |                | Tapi               | 50       |
| 7  | [Haryana_      | Gurgaon_           | 251      |
|    |                |                    | 251      |
| 8  | IJharkhand     | PaschimSinghbhum   | 50       |
|    |                | PurbiSinghbhum     | 50       |
| 9  | Karnataka      | Bagalkot           | 50       |
|    |                | Koppal             |          |
|    |                | [Mysuru_           | 25       |
|    |                | Raichur            | 50       |
|    |                | Uttar Kannada      | 50       |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh | Malwa (SR_ Agar    | 251      |
|    |                | Barwani            | 50       |
|    |                | Hoshangabad        | 50       |
|    |                | Mandla             | 50       |
|    |                | Narsingpur         | 251      |
|    |                | Panna(SR)          | 251      |
|    |                | Ratlam             | 501      |
|    |                | Seoni              | 501      |
| 11 | Meghalaya      | RiBhoi             | 50| |
|    |                | West Jaintia Hills |          |

| 12   | Mizoram       | Kolasib           | 25   |
|------|---------------|-------------------|------|
|      |               | Lunglei           | 251  |
| 13   | Nagaland      | [Dimapur          | 50   |
| 14   | IRajasthan    | Alwar             |      |
|      |               | Bharatpur         | 501  |
|      |               | Bhilwada          | 50   |
|      |               | Bundi             | 50   |
|      |               | Dausa             |      |
|      |               | [Udaipur          | 50   |
| 15   | Tamil Nadu    | Coimbatore        | 251  |
|      |               | Dharampuri        |      |
|      |               | Kallakurichi      | 251  |
|      |               | KKanchipuram      | 251  |
|      |               | Ranipetai         | 251  |
|      |               | Tenkasai          |      |
|      |               | [Tirupatur_       |      |
| 16   | Uttar Pradesh | Balia             | 50   |
|      |               | Balrampur         | 251  |
|      |               | Banda             | 50   |
|      |               | Chandoli          | 25   |
|      |               | Chitrakoot        | 50   |
|      |               | Gautambudh Nagar  | 251  |
|      |               | Jhansi            | 50   |
|      |               | Kaushambi         |      |
|      |               | Lalitpur          |      |
|      |               | Mahoba            |      |
|      |               | Moradabad         | 251  |
|      |               | SantRavidas Nagar | 50   |
|      |               | [Sitapur          | 251  |
|      |               | Unnao             | 5o   |
| 17   | West Bengal   | Coochbehar        |      |
|      |               | DakshinDinajpur   |      |
|      |               | Malda             |      |
|      |               | Murshidabad       |      |
|      |               | North 24-Pargana  |      |
|      |               | PaschimBardhman   |      |
|      |               | Uttar Dinajpur    | 251  |
|      | Total         |                   |      |

## 5. 2021-22

|       |            | District       | No: of Sr.CHs   |   No: of beneficiaries |
|-------|------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|       | IKarnataka | [DakshinKannad |                 |                     50 |
|       |            | Udupi          |                 |                     25 |
| 2     | lMizoram   | Champhai       |                 |                    251 |
|       |            | Mamit          |                 |                    251 |
| Total | Total      | Total          |                 |                   1251 |

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