Lok Sabha Question No. 421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Senior Citizens in Jharkhand
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.421 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## SENIOR CITIZENS IN JHARKHAND

## 421. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the total population of senior citizens in Jharkhand, district-wise;
- b) the number of senior citizens who have availed old age pension in Jharkhand, district-wise, as on date;
- (c) the number of old age homes in Jharkhand, district-wise;
- (d) the detailed steps taken by the Government for protection of rights and welfare of senior citizens; and
- (e) the achievements made under such initiatives for Jharkhand; as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As per Census 2011 there are 23,56,678 senior citizens in Jharkhand  Details of district wise population of senior citizens in Jharkhand are at Annexure-I

Development there are 9,92,852 beneficiaries in Jharkhand. The central government releases the funds to StatesMUTs for IGNOAPS. The State/UT   Governments disburse the pensions/ financial assistance to the beneficiaries identified by them: The Central  Government does not maintain district/block/village-wise data of disbursement of pensions/ financial assistance in respect of the States:

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment provides financial assistance in the form of in aid for running and maintenance 0f,inter alia, senior citizen homes (old age homes) to implementing  agencies (IAs) such Registered Societies /Trusts/  Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) etc under grant

Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) Under IPSrC there are 02 Senior Citizen Homes in Jharkhand one each in Purbi Singhbhum and Deoghar districts.

Under  IPSrC the beneficiary  senior citizens are provided with   free  of cost   shelter; health facilities, nutritional support, entertainment facilities etc. Old Age Pension is provided to Below Poverty Line (BPL) senior citizens under IGNOAPS. Under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) free of cost assistive devices are provided to BPL senior citizens, in camp mode. Details of camps held in Jharkhand till now are at Annexure-II:

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## Annexure-[

## District wise population of senior citizens in Jharkhand, as per Census,2011

| No.   | District             | Total     |
|-------|----------------------|-----------|
|       | Bokaro               | 1,36,252  |
| 2     | Chatra               | 67,832    |
| 3 .   | Deoghar              | 1,11,557  |
| 4     | Dhanbad              | 1,64,511  |
| 5 .   | Dumka                | 1,03,156  |
| 6.    | Garhwa               | 1,05,140  |
| 7 .   | Giridih              | 1,67,030  |
| 8.    | Godda                | 99,277    |
| 9     | Gumla                | 85,058    |
| 10.   | Hazaribagh           |           |
|       | Jamtara              | 62,453    |
| 12_   | Khunti               | 40,743    |
| 13.   | District Kodarma (03 | 51,651    |
| 14    | Latehar              | 47,311    |
| 15    | Lohardaga            | 32,937    |
| 16    | Pakur                | 48,726    |
| 17    | Palamu               | 1,53,996  |
|       | Pashchimi Singhbhum  | 89,637    |
| 19    | Purbi Singhbhum      | 1,87,921  |
| 20_   | Ramgarh              | 58,391    |
| 21_   | Ranchi               | 2,10,243  |
| 22    | Sahibganj            | 68,385    |
|       | Saraikela-Kharsawan  | 87,509    |
| 24_   | Simdega              | 52,854    |
|       | Grand Total          | 23,56,678 |

## Annexure-IL

## UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO421TOBE\_ANSWERED ON 1907.2022

## Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)Distribution \_Camp Completed

| SNo   | District            |   No of Beneficiaries |   No of Appliances |   Value of Appliance in Lakhs of Rupees_ |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|
|       | Gumla               |                    21 |                 63 |                                     1.49 |
| 2     | Godda               |                    96 |                156 |                                     4    |
| 3     | Bokaro              |                  1726 |               4942 |                                   124.68 |
|       | Palamu              |                    17 |                 27 |                                     0.86 |
| 5     | Koderma             |                    86 |                282 |                                     8.47 |
|       | Pashchimi Singhbhum |                   260 |                698 |                                    20.15 |