Lok Sabha Question No. 2680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Implementation of RVY
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2680 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF RVY

2680. SHRI TRVS RAMESH:

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

- (a) the number of people covered under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) in the last three years; State-wise;
- b) whether have been taken to collaborate with the   Department   of  Science and Technology on initiatives of Technology Interventions for Disabled and Elderly (TIDE) to enhance the scheme; and
- (c) if the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor? SO,

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) (1,40,637) senior citizens have been provided support: The details State-wise, are at Annexure:
- (6) & (c): ALIMCO, the implementing agency for Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) for elderly and ADIP Scheme for disabled has collaborated with the Department of Science and Technology on initiatives of Technology Interventions for Disabled and Elderly (TIDE) for undertaking in-house production of interline Braille slate.

## LOK SABHA

| answered on 02.08.2022 State-wise total number Of beneficiaries under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) during_the_Financial Year 2019-20 to 2021-22   | answered on 02.08.2022 State-wise total number Of beneficiaries under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) during_the_Financial Year 2019-20 to 2021-22   | answered on 02.08.2022 State-wise total number Of beneficiaries under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) during_the_Financial Year 2019-20 to 2021-22   | answered on 02.08.2022 State-wise total number Of beneficiaries under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) during_the_Financial Year 2019-20 to 2021-22   |
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|                                                                                                                                                      | States/UTs                                                                                                                                           | Number of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                              | Number of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                                                                                              | 2020-21                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                      |
| Indaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      | 1,001                                                                                                                                                |
| 3Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 943                                                                                                                                                  | 299                                                                                                                                                  | 569                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4Assam                                                                                                                                               | 316                                                                                                                                                  | 1679                                                                                                                                                 | 2323                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                      | 496                                                                                                                                                  | 837                                                                                                                                                  | 1305                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6kChhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                      | 2,073                                                                                                                                                | 1310                                                                                                                                                 |
| Dadara& Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                      | 76                                                                                                                                                   | 265                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8pDelhi                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 9kGoa                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| IOGujarat                                                                                                                                            | 1,961                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1Haryana _                                                                                                                                           | 1,609                                                                                                                                                | 158                                                                                                                                                  | 907                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                      | 236                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                    | 247                                                                                                                                                  | 114                                                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                      | 346                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                      |
| ISKKarnataka                                                                                                                                         | 418                                                                                                                                                  | 532                                                                                                                                                  | 3273                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16Kerala                                                                                                                                             | L646                                                                                                                                                 | 664                                                                                                                                                  | 910                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1 7Ladakh                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18[akshadweep                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 19Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 818                                                                                                                                                  | 2,022                                                                                                                                                | 1591                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                      | 3.434                                                                                                                                                | 41282                                                                                                                                                |
| 21Manipur                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                      | 4,170                                                                                                                                                | 387                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22Meghalaya                                                                                                                                          | 2510                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 23MMizoram                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      | 364                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      | 317                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      | 289                                                                                                                                                  | 1,920                                                                                                                                                |
| 26Puducherry                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 27Punjab                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                      | 1,343                                                                                                                                                | 383                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                      | 71                                                                                                                                                   | 1364                                                                                                                                                 |
| 29Sikkim                                                                                                                                             | 804                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 30Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                         | 780                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 31Telangana                                                                                                                                          | 592                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                      | 1130                                                                                                                                                 |
| 32[ripura                                                                                                                                            | 1,158                                                                                                                                                | 3,226                                                                                                                                                | 1233                                                                                                                                                 |
| 33 Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 21,474                                                                                                                                               | 2,429                                                                                                                                                | 8829                                                                                                                                                 |
| 34Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                        | 1404                                                                                                                                                 | 1,034                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                      |
| 35WWest Bengal                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                      | 101                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                      |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                | 44,833                                                                                                                                               | 25,133                                                                                                                                               | 70,671                                                                                                                                               |