Lok Sabha Question No. 320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Welfare of Senior Citizens
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Hibi Eden

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## WELFARE OF SENIOR CITIZENS

## 320. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being implemented and the steps taken by the Government for providing social  security  including payment of pension, provision of  accommodation and medical care facilities for the welfare of senior citizens;
- especially from Kerala for more funds under these schemes, if so, the details thereof; StatelUTwise and the total funds released by the Union Government in this regard the last three years; during
- (c) whether with the   implementation of the Maintenance  and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act; 2007, if s0, the details along with the steps taken by the Government for the effective implementation; and
- details thereof including the number of old age homes functioning in the country, and StateMUT-wise? region

## ANSWER

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

- (a): To counter social, health and economic problems of senior citizens, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implements National Programme for Health Care of Elderly (NPHCE);Ministry of Rural Development administers Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS); Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is implementing the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) and   Ministry of Finance   implements Pradhan Mantri Vandana   Yojana   (PMVVY) Details of these Schemes are at Annexure-I. Vayo

(b) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has not received any requests from the State Governments for more funds during the last 3 years. However, details  of funds released to implementing agencies, StatelUT wise during the last 3 years, are at Annexure-II:

(c): As per the Report on Functioning and Effectiveness of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents Delhi, the Act has been implemented satisfactorily. All the States and UTs have notified the Act for implementation, and have taken all the consequential steps like notification of Maintenance Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals under the Act, Maintenance Officers, and Rules (excepting Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh; where only Rules have not been notified):

(d): We.f: 01.04.2021 the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (TPSrC) has been subsumed under the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) to provide for at least one old age home in each district of the country, as per the Section 19 of the MWPSC Act; 2007,by the end of 2025-26. With a view to achieve this objective the methodology of selecting new projects of Old Home has been revised. As per the new guidelines, the Statel UT Governments are required to conduct surveys ad identify Districts where no old age home exist for setting up of new homes under AVYAY. Details of Old Age Homes already functioning under Age Gap

## ANNEXURE-I

## Welfare 0f

## Details of\_Schemes and Programmes\_being implemented by Government of India

## Department of Social Justice and Empowerment Atal Abhyudaya Yojana (AVYAY) Vayo

AVYAY brings together articulation of each of the current schemes, future plans; strategies and targets and maps it with schemes/programmes, accountabilities, financials and clear outcomes. This Plan takes care of the top four needs of the senior citizens viz financial security, food, health care and human interaction /life of dignity. It also includes the facets of safety/protection and general wellbeing of the elderly beginning from awareness generation and sensitization of the society.

2. AVYAY is an umbrella scheme, effective since 1st April 2021, has following schemes under it, namely:
2. Scheme of Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (TPSrC): Setting up of Homes to improve the quality of life of the Senior Citizens, especially indigent senior citizens by providing basic amenities like shelter; food, medical care and entertainment opportunities and by encouraging productive and active ageing:
3. State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC): The Government of India perceives a major and critical role of all State Governments in partnering and implementing this Action Plan for welfare Each   StatelUT  is   expected to plan and strategize taking into account their local considerations and frame their own State Action Plans for the welfare of their senior citizens:
4. Rashtriya Vayoshri   Yojana' (RVY): A scheme for  providing physical Aids and Assisted living devices to Senior Citizens
5. Poshan Abhiyan for Elderly
6. Livelihood and Skilling Initiatives for Senior Citizens Senior Able Citizens for ReEmployment in Dignity (SACRED); Action Groups Aimed at Social Reconstruction (AGRASR Groups) Elderly SelfHelp groups
7. Promoting silver economy
8. Channelizing CSR funds for Elderly care
9. Scheme for Awareness Generation and   Capacity   Building for welfare of Senior Citizens Training; Awareness, Sensitization, Setting up of National Helpline for Senior Citizens.
10. 3 Under the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (TPSrC), grants upto 100% of project cost are given for running and maintenance the following projects:-
11. Senior Citizens' Homes   for 25 destitute   Senior Citizens to provide food, care and shelter:
12. (iii) Continuous and Homes   for  senior citizens  afflicted with Alzheimer's diseasel Dementia for a minimum of 20 Senior Citizens who are seriously ill requiring continuous nursing care and respite Or those who are afflicted with Alzheimer's diseasel Dementia.
13. (ii) Senior Citizens' Homes for 50 Elderly Women including those under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) to provide food, care and shelter:
14. (iv) Mobile Medicare Units to provide medical care to the Senior Citizens living in rural, isolated and backward areas.
15. (vi) Regional Resource and Training Centres (RRTCs) monitors and provides technical support; advocacy, networking, training ad capacity building for effective delivery of service by the Centres for Senior Citizens, funded by the Ministry:
16. Physiotherapy Clinics for Senior Citizens for a minimum of 50 Senior Citizens per month:
17. 4 Under the Scheme, assistance is sanctioned to the following agencies subject to the terms and conditions laid down by this Ministry: -
18. Non-Governmental/ Voluntary Organizations;
19. Priority to be given to the State Governments UT Administrations for supporting the projects under the Scheme of IPSrC through Registered Societies/ Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) Local bodies, in the vicinity of Hospitals, as far as possible;
20. Institutions or Organizations set up by Government as autonomous/ subordinate bodies;
21. Government Recognized Educational Institutions, Charitable Hospitals/ Nursing Homes, and recognized organizations such as Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) youth

5. Under State Action Plan  for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC), the Government of India perceives a major and critical role of all State Governments in partnering and implementing the Action Plan for welfare of senior citizens. Appreciating the critical and significant role of States/UTs, each State/UT is expected to plan and strategize taking into account their local considerations and frame their own State Action Plans for the welfare of their senior citizens. This State Action Plan may comprise a long-term strategy for five years as well as Annual Action Plans and this Department shall release funds to the StatesMUTs for formulation and implementation of their State Action Plans.

## 6. Rashtriya Vayoshri  Yojana (RVY): Scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-Living Devices for Senior Citizens

The Scheme of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) has been formulated by Ministry of Social Justice  and  Empowerment   with an  objective to provide aids and assisted  living devices viz  walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers/crutches, tripods/quadpods, hearing aids, wheelchairs, artificial dentures and spectacles, free of cost to senior citizens belonging to BPL category who suffer from age related disabilitieslinfirmities such as low vision, hearing FY. 2020-21. Under the revised Scheme, the criteria of selection of beneficiaries have been extended to include not only those senior citizens belonging to BPL category but also senior citizens with monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/- and who suffer fiom age related disabilities/infirmities as mentioned above.

Under the revised Scheme of RVY, the number of devices hitherto provided has been increased. At present;, following are the items that have been included for distribution:

- (4) Tripods/Quadpods (5) Hearing Aids (6) Artificial Dentures, and (7)

(1)Walking sticks (2) Elbow crutches (3) Walkers/Crutches,

- (1) Wheelchairs, (2) Wheel Chairs with Commode, (3) Chair/Stool with Commode, (4) Silicon Foam Cushion; (5) Knee Brace, (6) Spinal Support; (7) Cervical Collar; (8) Lumbosacral Belt (LS); (9) Walker/Roalator with Brakes, (10) Walking Stick with Seat;
2. (iii) Silicon Insole   (Complete Foot/Ankle) and (iv) Insole Pressure Point Relief:
- (11) Foot Care Kit:- (i) Flexi Gel Socks, (ii) Socks Cusion Sandal,
4. with
5. Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly: This is a new Scheme to address the nutritional deficiencies in the senior citizens, especially indigent elderly. The objective of the Scheme is to provide oe nutritious, hot and cooked meal during the (mid-day), through Gram Panchayats and Urban Municipalities. day
8. Livelihood and   Skilling Initiatives for Senior CitizensA new scheme with following two components: -
7. Senior\_ Able Citizens for\_Re-Employment in\_Dignity\_(SACRED senior looking for stable employees with experience. The Human resources cells of many private enterprises seek experienced but stable   persons in certain   positions bringing these people together by virtual matching of preferences. Many
8. (ii) Action Groups Aimed at Social Reconstruction (AGRASR Groups): Elderly Self Help groups The Senior Citizens are encouraged to form Self-Help Groups (SHGs), which will provide them with a platform to share the time constructively with each other: To attain financial assistance under the scheme SHGs will function as Action Groups Aimed at Social Reconstruction (AGRASR Groups) Assistance  under this Scheme to any SHG will be independent of assistance under any other scheme of the Ministry and an SHG can choose to avail assistance under any one Or more Scheme(s):
9. 9\_ Promoting Silver Economy This is also a new scheme launched with an objective to encourage the entrepreneurs for to think about the problems of the elderly ad come out with innovative solutions The Government aims to achieve the objective by providing upto Rs. 1 crore as financial assistance through equity participation, through an open invitation on a namely Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) portal
10. Channelizing CSR funds for Elderly careThis is also a new scheme with an objective to channelize the CSR funds in an appropriate manner for elderly care projects Under Schedule VII of Section 135 of the Companies Act, setting up old age homes, care centres and such facilities for Senior Citizens is an approved item for CSR funding day
11. Scheme for Awareness Generation and Capacity Building for welfare of Senior Citizens - Components like the National Helpline for Senior Citizens, Research, awareness,
12. (a) Generic Items:
- (6) Special Items:

sensitization etc. for the welfare of senior citizens, spreading awareness and sensitizing the youth and other sections of the society towards the issues related to the elderly:

## Other\_Initiatives\_of Dlo\_Social Justice and Empowerment

- 1 National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999: National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP) had been announced in January 1999 to reaffirm the commitment to ensure the wellbeing of the older persons. The Policy envisaged State support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter and other needs of older persons; equitable share in development, protection abuse and exploitation; and availability of services to improve the quality of their lives: The primary objectives were to encourage individuals to make provision for their own as well as their spouse's old age; to encourage families to take care of their older family members; to enable ad support voluntary and non-governmental  organizations to supplement the care provided by the family; to provide care and protection to the vulnerable elderly people; to provide adequate healthcare facility to the elderly; to promote research and training facilities to train geriatric care givers and organizers of services for the elderly; and to create awareness regarding elderly persons to help them lead productive and independent live. against
- 2 The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act; 2007: The MWPSC Act; 2007 had been enacted in December   2007 to ensure need based maintenance for   parents and senior citizens and their welfare. The Act  provides for Maintenance of Parents/ senior citizens by children/ relatives made  obligatory and justiciable through Tribunals, Revocation of transfer of property by senior citizens in case of neglect by relatives, Penal provision for abandonment of senior citizens, Establishment of Old Age Homes for Indigent Senior Citizens, Adequate medical  facilities and security for Senior Citizens.

In order  to make the Maintenance   and Welfare of  Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act; 2007 more contemporary to the needs of senior citizens at   large, amendments; such as,  adoption of uniform age criteria to define a senior citizens" Senior Citizens Care HomesMMulti-service Care Centres, rating of agencies providing Home Care services to senior citizens etc. have been proposed. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 11.12.2019. Day

- 3\_ Senior Citizens' Welfare Fund (SCWF): In pursuance of the Budget Announcement; 2015-16,a "Senior Citizens' Welfare Fund" has been created to be utilized for such schemes, for promoting financial security of senior citizens, healthcare and nutrition of senior citizens, welfare of elderly widows, schemes relating to Old Homes, Short Stay Homes and Care of senior citizens etc. for the promotion of the welfare of senior citizens  The Fund comprises of the unclaimed amounts transferred by every institution holding such fund in the Schemes including Small Savings and other Saving Schemes of the Central Government such as Post Office Savings Accounts, Post Office Recurring Deposits Accounts etc\_, Accounts of Public Provident Funds and Accounts of Employees Provident Fund, that remain unclaimed for a of seven from the date of the account declared as inoperative account: Day Age being period years
4. National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSrC): In pursuance of the National Policy for Older  Persons   (NPOP); 1999, a National Council for was constituted in 1999 to oversee implementation of the Policy and to advise the Government in the formulation and implementation of policy and programmes for the The National Council for Older Persons (NCOP) has been reconstituted and renamed as National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSrC) in 2012. The mandate of NCSrC is to advise Central and State Governments on the entire   gamut  of  issues related to welfare of senior citizens   and is the Chairperson of the Council. aged.
5. National Award 'Vayoshreshtha Samman' : Every   year; this  Ministry   confers National Award Vayoshreshtha   Samman in recognition of their contribution to the   society. This is in order to showcase the Government s concern for senior citizens and its commitment towards senior citizens with the aim of strengthening their legitimate place in the society. The   Vayoshrestha Samman award started since 2005, which was upgraded to the status of National Award in 2013. The Awards are are presented to the awardees given
6. Observance of International of Older Persons (IDOP): On lst October every year; this Ministry  observes International  Day for Older Persons by conferring National Award   * Vayoshreshtha to eminine  senior citizens and institutions  involved in rendering distinguished services for the cause of elderly persons, especially indigent senior citizens  Further, Health Camps, Inter-generational walkathons etc  are organised in different States with active participation of Senior Citizens, Youth, Celebrities and Media-persons etc. Day

## 1. Ministry of Rural Development:

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Ministry of Rural   Development   NSAP is a social  securitylsocial welfare   programme bread winner, belonging to below poverty line household  Old age pension is provided under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) to persons belonging to below poverty line (BPL) household. Central assistance of Rs: 200/- per month is provided to the persons of 60-79 years of age and Rs. 500/- per month to the persons of age of 80 years This Scheme is implemented by the StatesMUTs  Identification of beneficiaries; sanction and disbursement of benefit under the schemes is done by the StatesMUTs. A total of 221 lakh is the targeted beneficiaries under IGNOAPS. The Scheme is implemented in all States/ UTs in rural as well as urban areas: aged

2010-11 is State   oriented  program with the basic  thrust to provide   comprehensive and dedicated health care facilities to the elderly persons above 60 year of age at various level of primary, secondary and tertiary health care.

- I Secondary Geriatric\_Care\_Services The program commenced with 100 th In the 12 plan period 421 districts and in 2019-2020, 114 districts were additionally sanctioned to provide dedicated geriatric OPD, IPD, Physiotherapy and lab services. Presently all 713 Health districts have been sanctioned for geriatric primary & secondary care services of OPD, 10 bedded Geriatric Ward, Physiotherapy and laboratory services: period
- II Tertiary levelactivities\_of NPHCE renamed as 'RashtriyaVaristh Jan Swasthya   Yojana' in 2016-17. As Centres (RGCs) in selected Medical Colleges of 18 States, are sanctioned for tertiary care   service   delivery under  NPHCE in the  form of specialized OPD's, 30 bedded wards in RGC including earmarking beds in various specialties like urology, orthopedics, ophthalmology etc, manpower development & research activities. Presently OPD services are being provided through 18 RGCs, inpatient services in 16 RGC $, Physiotherapy in 14 centers & laboratory services in 13 centers.

Two National Centre for Ageing (NCA) has also been developed as centre of Excellence for Geriatric Care services. 200 bedded NCA at Madras Medical College, Chennai has been developed and operational for Covid ward and another NCA at AIIMS, New Delhi is in advance state of Construction.OPD services are expected to initiate by October 2021. A 250 Bedded Geriatric Care and Rehabilitation Centre is sanctioned at PGI chandigarh:

Progress in Operationalization of the Programme activities 2020-21

(As per Progress Report- April to December, 2020)

| S   |                                                        |            | Operational   | Operational   | Operational            | Operational         |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| No  | Institutions                                           | Sanctioned | OPD           | Indoor wards  | Physiotherapy services | Laboratory services |
|     | RGCs                                                   | 19         | 18            | 16            | 14                     | 13                  |
| 2   | District hospitals                                     | 718        | 584           | 507           | 445                    | 539                 |
| 3   | CHCs                                                   | 4869       | 3111          |               | 1131                   | 2408                |
| 4   | PHCs                                                   | 18407      | 10180         |               |                        |                     |
| 5   | SCs providing home based care & supportive appliances_ | 90719      | 14201         | 14201         | 14201                  | 14201               |

Daily Geriatric OPD services are being provided in 584 DH, 3111 CHCs and 10180 PHCs along with special OPDs in 18 RGCs. Inpatient services are provided in 507 DH, along with 16 RGCs. Physiotherapy services are provided in 445 DH, 1131 CHCs along with 14 RGCs Laboratory services are being provided in 539 DHs, 2408 CHCs, along with 13 RGCs being being

Geriatric care service provision in 2019-20

| SN.   | Services                                   | RGCs   |   Distt: Hospitals _ |    CHCs | PHCs    | SCs     | Total       |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
|       | OPD care services                          | 133545 |              7567744 | 7016670 | 9032922 | 2843211 | 2,65,94,092 |
| 2     | In-door admissions                         | 9992   |               688966 |  269286 |         |         | 9,68,244    |
| 3     | Physiotherapy care_                        | 34637  |               754186 |  744964 |         |         | 15,33,787   |
| 4     | Lab Tests                                  | 230749 |              4215883 | 2348922 | 2275600 |         | 90,71,154   |
| 5     | No of Elderly Screened & given Health card |        |               599908 |  719021 | 526754  | 273850  | 21,19,533   |
| 6     | No of Elderly Provided Home care services  |        |                11157 |   92657 | 68674   | 68783   | 2,41,271    |
|       | No of Elderly Provided supportive devices  |        |                 4820 |   18006 | 7256    | 17502   | 47,584      |
| 8     | Cases referred                             |        |                32017 |   59202 | 65057   | 64119   |             |
| 9     | Cases died in hospitals                    |        |                17026 |    2156 | 384     |         | 19,566      |

Overall 265 lakhs elderly have been provided OPD, 9.68 lakhs  Indoor admissions, lakhs Leb. services respectively by all the operational District Hospitals and below.

V Training Modules: Three sets of Training modules for Medical Officers, Nurses and Community based workers to deliver Comprehensive Geriatric care has been developed: State level Training of Trainers of Medical Officers for Comprehensive Geriatric Care has been conducted at   Chhattisgarh,  Meghalaya, Haryana,  Punjab Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra generating approx 236 States level Master Trainers and 85 National Master\_Trainers: 27 for Medical Officer Module, 26 for Staff Nurses Module and 32 for module developed to train Community based workers.

VI NPHCE Website: An interactive and dynamic website cum MIS of the NPHCE program has been initiated through Center for Health Informatics (CHI) to provide comprehensive information along with data regarding Geriatric facilities and services available through-out the country. Www nphce nhpgovin

VII: IEC: Audio/ Video spots o different topics of elder care, materialfolder, posters etc. have   been   developed. The regional language  version of IEC print

## 3. MINISTRY OF FINANCE:

Ministry of Finance has launched a scheme namely *Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana' (PMVVY) to provide social security during old age and to protect elderly persons 60 and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions The Scheme enables old age income security for senior citizens through provision of assured pension/ return linked to the subscription amount based o Government guarantee to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) aged

- 2\_ PMVVY is open for subscription upto 31s March 2023 and offers an assured rate of return of 7.40% per annum for the year 2020-21 for policy duration of 10 years In subsequent years, while the Scheme is in operation full month 2023,there will be annual reset of assured rate of return with effect from April 1s of the financial year in line with applicable rate of return of Senior Citizens Saving Scheme (SCSS) upto a ceiling of 7.75% with   fresh   appraisal of the scheme on breach of this threshold at any point.
- 4 The Scheme is being implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) A total number of 5,83,208 subscribers are being benefited under the scheme as on 31st December; 2020.
- 3 The differential return; i.e. the difference between return generated by LIC and the assured returns would be borne by Government of India as subsidy on an annual basis. Pension is payable at the end of each period during the policy tenure of 10 years as per the frequency of monthlyl quarterlyl half-yearly as chosen by the subscriber at the time of purchase. Minimum purchase under the scheme is Rs. 1,62,162/- for a minimum pension ofRs. 1,000/- per month and the maximum purchase is Rs. 15 lakh per senior citizen for getting a pension amount of Rs. 9,250/price price

## 4

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Department of Urban Development has issued the Model Building Laws, 2016 (MBBL) prescribing standards for creation of elder friendly barrier free environment with reference to buildings, toilets etc. Urban Local Bodies shall implement the Policy Bye

by adopting the Model Building Bye Laws, 2016. Further; under Urban Bus Specification-I[ issued in 2013,the emphasis on buses financed by the Department of Urban Development is on procurement of low floor buses with proper  ramps   for easy access of the passengers   and proper for wheelchair to be placed in the bus for the benefit of disabled persons and senior citizens: All metro rail projects implemented/under implementation in the country are having disabled and elder friendly infrastructure such as proper ramps/lifts to the stations: There is a provision for reservation of seats in metro rail coaches for differently-abled persons and senior citizens. Further, Housing for Mission/Pradhan Mantri Awas  Yojana Guidelines have been  circulated to State/UTs to meet the demand of housing in their States/UTs, which interalia incorporates that while making the allotment; families with senior citizens should be given priority for allotment on ground floor or lower floors' space

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is implementing the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) with the aim to reduce poverty andvulnerability of urban poor households o sustainable basis. The Mission, inter-alia, aims at providing permanent shelter equipped with essential services to the urban homeless in a phased manner under the component of Shelters for Urban Homeless; irrespective of age.

## Annexure-II

## Welfare of Senior Citizens\_

Details of funds released to implementing agencies, State/UT wise during the last 3 years:

| No.   | States/Uts                         | Financial 2018-19   |   Financial 2019-20 |   Financial 2020-21 |
|-------|------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1176.81             |             1728.1  |             1548.91 |
| 2     | Bihar                              | 22.92               |                0    |               28.35 |
| 75    | Chhattisgarh_                      | 9.13                |               18.26 |               57.7  |
| 4     | Goa                                | 0.00                |                0    |               18.9  |
| 5     | Gujarat                            | 30.74               |               94.15 |              150.19 |
| 27    | Haryana_                           | 109.60              |              249.15 |              382.77 |
| 7     | Himachal Pradesh                   |                     |               46.12 |               27.08 |
| 8     | Jharkhand                          | 0.00                |                0    |               14.49 |
| 9     | Karnataka                          | 410.29              |             1281.76 |             1035.45 |
| 10    | Kerala                             | 54.53               |              101.47 |               59.94 |
| 11    | Madhya Pradesh_                    | 107.39              |              105.45 |              266.22 |
| 12    | Maharashtra                        | 833.75              |             1304.05 |             1301.16 |
| 13    | Orissa                             | 848.88              |             2137.67 |             1798.76 |
| 14    | Punjab                             | 31.27               |               12.46 |               50.81 |
| 15    | Rajasthan                          | 16.28               |               53.24 |              256.86 |
| 16    | Tamil Nadu                         | 997.41              |             1292.64 |             1358.98 |
| 17    | Telangana                          |                     |              385.16 |              410.5  |
| 18    | Uttar Pradesh                      | 105.89              |              308.85 |              549.94 |
| 19    | Uttarakhand                        | 67.25               |               32.19 |               45.92 |
| 20    | West Bengal                        | 267.42              |              495.05 |              653.74 |
| 21    | A & N Island                       | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 22    | Chandigarh                         | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 23    | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 24    | Lakshadweep                        | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 25    | Delhi                              |                     |               38.19 |               86.43 |
| 26    | Pondicherry                        | 1.80                |               37.11 |                2.2  |
| 27    | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0.00                |                0    |               59.09 |
| 28    | Assam                              | 498.22              |              298.92 |              977.67 |
| 29    | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 30    | Ladakh                             | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 31    | Manipur                            | 566.80              |              523.29 |             1052.11 |
| 32    | Meghalaya                          | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 33    | Mizoram                            | 0.00                |                0    |               19.17 |
| 34    | Nagaland                           | 18.90               |               55.25 |               13.9  |
| 35    | Sikkim                             | 0.00                |                0    |                0    |
| 36    | Tripura                            | 25.65               |               21.72 |               31.07 |
|       | Grand Total                        | 6507.40             |            10620.2  |            12258.3  |

## Annexure-L

## Welfare 0f Senior Citizens' raised by Hon ble MPShri Hibi Edenl

## State/UT-wise Senior Citizen Homes under Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana

| SL: No:               | States/ UTs                           | No. of Senior Citizen Home   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| REST OF COUNTRY (RoC) |                                       |                              |
|                       | Andhra Pradesh                        | 76                           |
| 2                     | Bihar                                 | 2                            |
| 3                     | Chhattisgarh                          | 7                            |
| 4                     | Goa                                   | 2                            |
| 5                     | Gujarat                               |                              |
| 6                     | Haryana                               |                              |
| 7                     | Himachal Pradesh                      |                              |
| 8                     | Jharkhand                             |                              |
| 9                     | Karnataka                             | 41                           |
| 10                    | Kerala                                | 5                            |
| 11                    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 20                           |
| 12                    | Maharashtra                           | 46                           |
| 13                    | Odisha                                | 95                           |
| 14                    | Punjab                                | 4                            |
| 15                    | Rajasthan                             | 18                           |
| 16                    | Tamil Nadu                            |                              |
| 17                    | Telangana                             | 21                           |
| 18                    | Uttar Pradesh                         | 37                           |
| 19                    | Uttarakhand                           | 3                            |
| 20                    | West Bengal                           | 30                           |
|                       | TOTAL RoC                             | 516                          |
|                       | UNION TERRITORIES (UTs)               |                              |
| 21                    | A & N Island                          |                              |
| 22                    | Chandigarh                            |                              |
| 23                    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli  and Daman & Diu |                              |
| 24                    | Lakshadweep                           |                              |
| 25                    | Delhi                                 | 4                            |
| 26                    | Puducherry                            |                              |

|             | States/ UTs                | No: of Senior Citizen Home   |
|-------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 27          | Jammu and Kashmir          | 0                            |
| 28          | Ladakh                     |                              |
|             | TOTAL UTs                  | 5                            |
|             | NORTH EASTERN REGION (NER) |                              |
| 29          | Arunachal Pradesh          | 3                            |
| 30          | Assam                      | 45                           |
| 31          | Manipur                    | 33                           |
| 32          | Meghalaya                  |                              |
| 33          | Mizoram                    | 2                            |
| 34          | Nagaland                   | 4                            |
| 35          | Sikkim                     | 0                            |
| 36          | Tripura                    | 3                            |
|             | TOTAL NE REGION            | 92                           |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL                | 613                          |

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