Lok Sabha Question No. 1608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Employment Exchange Portal for Senior Citizens
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1608 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2021

## EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE PORTAL FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

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

- (a) whether number of senior citizens in the country have increased over the years;
- (6) if so, the estimated senior citizens living in the country, StatelUT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to start a dedicated employment exchange portal, namely, Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (SACRED) for elderly;
- (d) if so, the details thereof with the features thereof; and along
- (e) the time by which the new senior citizens employment exchange is likely to be started?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): in the country  increased over the years. The population of the senior citizens during the last three census is given below

in millions)

| Year                         |   1991 |   2001 |   2011 |
|------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Population of Senior Citizen |     57 |     77 |    103 |

The State/UT wise   details of the population  of senior  citizens, as   per Census 2011 is at Annexure.

- (c) to (e): The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a portal named 'Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (SACRED) o Ist October; 2021, which provides an IT platform to the  Senior Citizen employment  seekers and the employment providers together: An individual senior citizen will oneself registered on the portal with his relevant education, experience, skills and the areas of interest: job provider can also register on the portal. The interested and eligible senior citizens can apply for the job a8 per the matching criteria ofhishher eligibility on the portal https:Ilsacred.dosje-gov.in/. bring get Any

Statc-wisc Agcd\_population (60+ as per\_Census 2011

| S.No:   | STATE/UT          | Total Population (approx Persons   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|         | 2                 | 3                                  |
| 1_      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 8278241                            |
| 2       | A & N ISLANDS     | 25424                              |
| 3_      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 63639                              |
| 4       | ASSAM             |                                    |
| 5       | BIHAR             | 7707145                            |
| 6_      | CHANDIGARH        | 67078                              |
| 7 _     | CHHATTISGARH      | 2003909                            |
| 8       | D & N HAVEHI      | 13892                              |
| 9_      | DAMAN & DIU       | 11361                              |
| 10.     | NCT OF DFLHI      | 1147445                            |
| 11.     | GOA               | 163495                             |
| 12.     | GUJARAT           | 4786559                            |
| 13.     | HARYANA           | 2193755                            |
| 14.     |                   | 703009                             |
| 15.     | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 922656                             |
| 16.     | JHARKHANI)        | 2356678                            |
| 17.     | KARNATAKA         | 5791032                            |
| 18.     | KFRALA            | 4193393                            |
| 19.     |                   | 5270                               |
| 20_     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 5713316                            |
| 21_     | MAHARASHTRA       | 11106935                           |
| 22      | MANIPUR           | 187694                             |
| 23_     | MEGHALAYA         | 138902                             |
| 24      | MIZORAM           | 68628                              |
| 25_     | NAGALAND          | 102726                             |
| 26.     | ODISHA            | 3984448                            |
| 27_     | PUDUCHERRY        | 120436                             |
| 28.     | PUNJAB            | 2865817                            |
| 29_     | RAJASTHAN         | 5112138                            |
| 30_     | SIKKIM            | 40752                              |
| 31_     | TAMII, NADU       | 7509758                            |
| 32      | TRIPURA           | 289544                             |
| 33.     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 15439904                           |
| 34      | UTTARAKHAND       | 900809                             |
| 35      | WEST BENGAL       | 7742382                            |
|         | TOTAL             | 103836714                          |