Lok Sabha Question No. 2568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Old Age Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dushyant Singh, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2568 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

OLD AGE HOMES

## 2568. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH: SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has data on the number ofold age homes, including those funded by the Government and number of elderly people living in them as on date including the trends of elderly people joining therein between 2016 to 2021, if the details thereof; State-wise,yearwise and gender-wise; SO,
- (6) the fund allocated for new old age homes in last three years, year-wise and state-wise;
- the number of old age homes which are serving free of cost to elderly people and which are charging money for serving elderly people;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of cases of violence in the old age homes towards elderly people; if so, the details of such old age homes and number of cases registered and safeguards from the Government side in this context; and
- (e) the details of the elderly people who lost their lives, while staying at the old homes in the country?

## ANSWER

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

elderly are provided accommodation Details are in Annexure-I. The data of privately managed old age homes is not maintained by the Government

The details of funds released to NGOs/VOs for the new projects of Senior Citizen Homes under to ensure that the Government are mandated to admit indigent elders and run them free of cost

(d) & (e): No specific instance of violence in the old age homes has been brought to the notice of Government However; for the protection of life and property of Senior Citizens; the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued two detailed advisories dated 27.03.2008 and 30.08.2013 to all State Governments/UTs advising them to take immediate measures to ensure safety and security and for elimination of all forms ofneglect, abuse and violence against old persons through initiatives such as  identification of senior citizens , sensitization of police personnel regarding safety, security of older persons, regular visit of the best staff; up of toll free senior citizen helpline; setting up of senior citizen security cell; verification of domestic helps, drivers etc. The data  regarding loss of lives of Senior Citizens due to violence in Old Age Homes is not maintained centrally by the Ministry: setting

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ANNEXURE-I Annexure referred to\_in replyto the\_Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no2568 to be

## answered on 14.12.2021

|    | StatelUT          | No. of Senior Citizen] Homes   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|----|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|    | Andhra Pradesh    | 75                             | 2000                   |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 3                              | 150                    |
| 3  | Assam             | 40                             | 1295                   |
| 4  | Bihar             |                                |                        |
|    | Chhattisgarh      | 6                              | 275                    |
|    | Delhi             | 3                              | 100                    |
|    | Goa               |                                | 100                    |
|    | Gujarat           |                                | 375                    |
| 9  | Haryana           | 15                             | 375                    |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                | 50                     |
| 11 | Jharkhand         |                                | 100                    |
| 12 | Karnataka         |                                | 1195                   |
|    | Kerala            | 5                              | 125                    |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 19                             | 600                    |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 37                             | 1135                   |
| 16 | Manipur           | 30                             | 800                    |
| 17 | Meghalaya         |                                | 100                    |
| 18 | Mizoram           |                                | 50                     |
| 19 | Nagaland          |                                | 100                    |
| 20 | Odisha            |                                | 2500                   |
| 21 | Puduchergy        |                                | 25                     |
| 22 | Punjab            |                                | 75                     |
| 23 | Rajasthan         | 16                             | 600                    |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 66                             | 1795                   |
| 25 | Telangana         | 19                             | 475                    |
|    | Tripura           | 3                              | 75                     |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 28                             | 920                    |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 2                              | 50                     |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 26                             | 825                    |
|    | Total             | 551                            | 16290                  |

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## projects of Senior Citizen Homes:

| SL No:   | State             | 2020-21 (Rs. In actuals   | 2019-20   | 2018-19   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|          | Arunachal Pradesh | 3010708                   | 475000    |           |
| 2        | Assam             | 16431254                  | 1900000   |           |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      | 8172611                   |           |           |
|          | Delhi             | 1523562                   |           |           |
|          | Goa               | 1890329                   |           |           |
|          | Gujarat           | 8501021                   | 180000    |           |
|          | Haryana           | 1891193                   | 180000    |           |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | 7180917                   |           |           |
| 9        | Karnataka         | 6794933                   | 720000    |           |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh    | 9806823                   | 180000    |           |
| 11       | Maharashtra       | 808906                    | 450000    | 270000    |
| 12       | Meghalaya         | 4373035                   |           | 0         |
| 13       | Mizoram           | 1917038                   |           |           |
| 14       | Nagaland          | 1390013                   |           |           |
| 15       | Odisha            |                           | 1080000   |           |
| 16       | Rajasthan         | 10491428                  | 540000    |           |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu        | 12413103                  | 270000    | 360000    |
| 18       | Telangana         |                           | 180000    |           |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh     | 21405139                  |           |           |
| 20       | West Bengal       | 10029690                  |           |           |
|          | Total             | 128031703                 | 6155000   | 630000    |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## answered on 14.12.2021