Lok Sabha Question No. 1541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Old Age Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1541 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023

## OLD AGE HOMES

1541. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

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

- (a) the total number of old age homes running in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of funds allocated for Old Age Homes during the last three years; and
- (c whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending in areas of Old Homes has consistently declined over the last years and if SO, the details thereof? Age

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Department of Social Justice and   Empowerment is   implementing   Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens(IPSrC), a component of the scheme of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana(AVYAY), under Organizations for running and maintenance of Senior Citizens' Continuous Care Homes, etc,, for providing facilities, like, shelter; nutrition, medicare and entertainments  free of cost to indigent senior citizens. The State/Union Territory-wise details of presently 603 Senior Citizens' Homes (Old Age Homes) assisted under the IPSrC across the country are at Annexure
- (b): The details of grant-in-aid released to the Non-Governmental/ Voluntary Organizations under the IPSrC the last three years are as under: during
- (c): The broad framework for Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) has been provided in Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII ofthe Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. Schedule VII of the Act indicates the eligible activities that can be undertaken by the companies as CSR. Item No: (iii) of Schedule VII of the Act includes setting up of old age homes (senior citizen homes); care centres and such other facilities for senior citizens: day

| Year                         |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Fund released (Rs: in Lakhs) |   12258.3 |    9319.9 |   7231.38 |

Under the Act, CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the Company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation ofits CSR committee The Government does not issue any specific direction to the companies to spend in any particular activity:

All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA2I registry is available in public domain made by the companies in the MCA2I registry; the details of CSR expenditure on the Senior Citizens Welfare Activity (including Old Age Home activity) for the last 3 years is as follows: filings -

| Development Sector      |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Senior Citizens Welfare |     52.33 |     56.47 |     76.23 |

(data upto 31.3.2023 . Source: Corporate Data Management Cell)

Note: The companies are required to file CSR details for 2022-23 on or before 31.3.2024.

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## Annexure to reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1541 regarding Old Age Homes

## [PSrC

| StatelUT          | No. of Senior Citizen Homes   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 68                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2                             |
| Assam             | 35                            |
| Bihar             | 9                             |
| Chhattisgarh      | 3                             |
| Delhi             | 3                             |
| Goa               | 2                             |
| Gujarat           | 10                            |
| Haryana           | 13                            |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 2                             |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 13                            |
| Jharkhand         | 4                             |
| Karnataka         | 39                            |
| Kerala            | 5                             |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 33                            |
| Maharashtra       | 49                            |
| Manipur _         | 38                            |
| Meghalaya         | 2                             |
| Mizoram           | 4                             |
| Nagaland          | 5                             |
| Odisha            | 80                            |
| Puducherry_       | 2                             |
| Punjab            | 1                             |
| Rajasthan         | 26                            |
| Tamil Nadu        |                               |
| Telangana         | 19                            |
| Tripura_          | 2                             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 39                            |
| Uttarakhand       | 2                             |
| West Bengal       | 27                            |
| Grand Total       | 603                           |