Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Implementation of RVY
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF RVY

## 769. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the number of beneficiaries registered under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY), State-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries registered under RVY in Jharkhand, district-wise, especially in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts;
- (c) the funds dispersed and utilised under the Yojana in Jharkhand so and far;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure holistic integration of all eligible people into the Yojana?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a): The details of the number of beneficiaries registered under the scheme of 'Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana' , State-wise, is at Annexure:
- (b): 07 distribution camps have been organised in the districts of Jharakhand, wherein, aids & appliances have been provided to 3[97 beneficiaries The district-wise details are at Annexure-I
- (c): Under the Scheme, there is no provision to allocate the funds to the State/UT Administrations. Funds are directly released to the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO)' under the administrative control of this Ministry, as a sole implementing agency of the Scheme. ALIMCO has distributed the aids & appliances having the cost value of Rs 287.34 lakh in Jharkhand.
- (d): The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment  launched the scheme on 01.04.2017 for providing physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to BPL category. The scheme has been revised in the F.Y. 2020-2/. After the revision; the assisted-living devices are being provided to the senior citizens belonging to the BPL category and also to the senior citizens with monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/-

All the districts of the nation have been   selected  for implementation of RVY. The   scheme is implemented in two steps in the districts:

- Assessment Camp: In the assessment camp, ALIMCO identifies the beneficiaries, suffering from the age related disabilitylinfirmity, for required aids & appliances.
- Distribution Camp: The aids & appliances are provided to the identified beneficiaries post assessment camp:

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 769 to be answered on 07.02.2023 (Data as on 02.02.2023)

## RVY: State-wise Beneficiaries Covered

| SNO               | StatelUT                    | TOTAL   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
|                   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 342     |
| 2                 | Andhra Pradesh              | 7703    |
| 3                 | Arunachal Pradesh           | 1896    |
|                   | Assam                       | 6165    |
|                   | Bihar                       | 7205    |
|                   | Chandigarh                  | 0       |
| 6                 | Chhattishgarh               | 4807    |
| 8                 | Dadar_and Nagar Haveli      | 0       |
| 9                 | Daman                       | 285     |
| 10                | Diu                         | 265     |
|                   | Delhi                       | 3693    |
| 12                | Goa                         | 2407    |
| 13                | Gujarat                     | 5582    |
| 14                | Haryana                     | 5538    |
| 15                | Himachal Pradesh            | 430     |
|                   | Jammu and Kashmir           | 1328    |
| 17                | Jharkhand                   | 3197    |
| 18                | Karnataka                   | 5977    |
| 19                | Kerala                      | 4182    |
| 20                | Lakshadweep                 | 528     |
| 21                | Madhya Pradesh              | 19763   |
| 22                | Maharashtra                 | 96207   |
| 23                | Manipur                     | 5584    |
| 24                | Meghalaya                   | 980 1   |
| 25                | Mizoram                     | 364     |
| 26                | Nagaland                    | 2990    |
| 27                | Odisha                      | 3561    |
|                   | Puducherry                  | 1529    |
| 29                | Punjab                      | 3277    |
| 30                | Rajasthan                   | 14403   |
| 31                | Sikkim                      | 2618    |
|                   | Tamil Nadu                  | 2195    |
| 33                | Telangana                   | 5202    |
| 34                | Tripura                     | 7351    |
| 35                | Uttarakhand                 | 5395    |
| 36                | Uttar Pradesh               | 47057   |
| 37                |                             | 101     |
| West Bengal Total | West Bengal Total           | 288928  |

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 769 to be answered on 07.02.2023 (Data as on 02.02.2023)

Jharkhand: Beneficiaries covered in distribution Camp

|       | District       | No of Beneficiaries   |
|-------|----------------|-----------------------|
|       | Gumla          | 21                    |
| 3     | Godda          | 96                    |
|       | Bokaro         | 1726                  |
|       | Palamu         | 17                    |
|       | Koderma        | 86                    |
|       | West Singhbhum | 260                   |
|       | Khunti         | 99]                   |
| Total | Total          | 3197                  |