Lok Sabha Question No. 365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

## GOYER}IMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIALJUSTICE AIID EMPOWERMENT

## LOKSABHA

## ATAL VAYO ABIIYTIDAY YOJANA

365. SHRI NAYEEN JINDAL:

## will the Minister  of socIAL JUSTICE  AND EMPOWERMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and number of senior citizens assisted  or rehabilitated  under various components of Atal Vayo Abhyuday  Yojana (AVYAY)  since Financial  Year 2020-21' State and year-wise;
- (b) the details  and number  of senior citizen Homes,  Day care centers,  or continuous  car€ Homes have been sanctioned or upgraded  under AVYAY during the last five years since 2020, State and  Year-wise;
- (c)  the number  of senior citizens enrolled under AVYAY's  online  portal and those who have availed services through the Senior care Aging Growth  Engine  (SAGE) initiative,  State  and year-wise;
- (d) the details and steps taken by the Govemment to implernent AVYAY across States and union Tenitories,  and the details  of its major sub-schemes  or components;  and
- (e) whether the Government  is considering  to expand the scope of AVYAY  to include mental health services,  telemedicine,  and home-based  care for the elderly, if so, the details thereofl

## AI\ISWER

## MIMSTER  OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE  AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRTB.L.YERMA)

- (a)to(d):MinistryofSocialJusticeandEmpowermentisimplementinganumbrclla scheme,namelyAtalVayoAbhyudayYojana(AVYAY)fortheWelfareofSeniorCitizens across  the county. The details of components of the scheme are as follows-
- i.IPsrcflntegratedProgrammeforSeniorCitizens)-UnderIPSC,grant-in-aidis provided to the organisations  for maintenance of senior citizen homes  (Sr.ClD' continuous  care homes  (ccH), mobite medicare units (MMU) and  physiotherapy clinics. The objective of the scheme is to improve  the quality  of life of the Senior Cirizens,especiallyindigentseniorcitizensbyprovidingbasicamenitieslikeshelter' food,medicalcareandentertainmentopportmitiesandbyencouragingproductive and active  ageing. The statewise number of beneficiaries  assisted  under IPSrC during last  five  years from FY 2020-21 is enclosed at Annexure-I.  The details of old Age Homesprovidedfinancialassistanceduringthelastfiveyears,year-wiseandStatewise is at Annexure'Il.

TJNSTARRED  QTJESTION  NO.365 TO BE AI\SWERED  ON 02.12.2025

- ii. SAPSTC (Stete Action Plan for Senior Citizens)-  The Govemment of India perc€ives  a major and critical role of all Stat€/  UT Govemments in welfare of senior citizens.  Each StatdUT is expected to plan taking into account their local considerations  and frame their own State Action Plans for the welfare of their senior citizens. Under SAPSC, the Ministry releases funds to StatesAJTs  for implementation of their action  plans. SAPSTC is being implemented  since  FY 2019-20.
- iii. RW (Rrshtriya Vayoshri Yojana)- The scheme  aims for providing Physical Aids and Assisted  Living Devices  for Senior Citizens  below  poverty  line and with the family income  not exceed  to Rs. 15,000/-per month. The scheme is being implemenkd since 2017. The statewise information of number of beneficiaries assisted under IPSC during last five years from FY 2020-21  is enclosed  at Annexuro-Ill.
- iv. Elderline-  The National  Helpline for Sr Citizens  (14567)  is to  genelate awareness about the Act, schemes & prognmmes  being executed by different Central & State Govemments  and to provide platform  to redress  grievances  of Sr Citizens across the country.
- v. Training of Geriatric care Givers- The main objective is to bridge the gap in supply and increasing  demand in the field of geriatic caregivers  so as to provide more professional services to the senior  citizens and also to  qeate  a cadre of professional care givers  in the field of geriatics.
- vi. other Initiatives  for senior citizens- ln order to solve the problems of healthy  and productive ageing, several initiatives  are being done across the country. The proposed initiatives are aimed'at involving  the elders in building  up knowledge  which can be usefirl  for the societY  as a whole.
- vii. Seniorcare  Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE)- The main objective  is to promote  outof-the-box and innovative  solutions  for the commonly  faced  problems,  innovative start- ups would be identified  and encouraged  for developing products,  processes and services  for the welfare of the elderly.  Nine companies across Hyderabad,  Bangalore, Delhi,  and Jaipur - working  in areas from  geriatric  care and dialysis  to mobile diagrostics,  senior travel, digital witls, exoskeletons, healthcare  services, apparel, and brain health - were sanctioned  under the SAGE initiative and have served roughly 10,000-15,000  seniors  in the past two years

(e): The Govemment is conscious of the growing need for stuctured  home-based care for senior citizens  and is taking  steps to strengthen service delivery under Atal Vayo Abhyuday yojana  (AVYAY). AVYAY already include components which aids in the mental  well being ofthe Elderly.  Every Senior Citizen Home being  assisted under Integrated  Program for Senior Citizens (IPSC) are required to mandatorily  engage Social Worker/Counsellor  and Yoga therapist. The Counsellor  engages with the resident beneficiaries  and  provides counselling aiding in improving mental  health.  Yoga Therapist also promotes  well being  by conducting  regular  yoga sessions of all the resident beneficiaries'

Also, companies supported under the SAGE initiative  are addressing seniors' mental  health' home-based care, and telemedicine  needs such as brain-health  platform  for early dementia detection,  trained  home-care  and nursing services; and telemedicine support  through its IoT' enabled  portable  diagnostic  device.

## to be answered on 02.12.2025 Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 365

## Number ofsenior citizens assisted under IPSrC durins  last 05 vears -

| States/UT         | 2020-21   | 202t-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 16275     | 21050     | 25850     | 22900     | 23200     |
| Bihax             | 50        | 0         | 0         | 400       | 350       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 150       | 225       | 50        | 225       | 325       |
| Goa               | 50        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Gujarat           | 1500      | 250       | 175       | 425       | 275       |
| Haryana           | tt75      | 1050      | 925       | 1700      | 1625      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 4850      | 25        | 25        | 75        | 100       |
| Jharkhand         | 75        | 100       | 150       | 250       | 300       |
| Kamataka          | 6370      | 1420      | 920       | 2340      | 2415      |
| Kerala            | 100       | r00       | 50        | 200       | 75        |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 475       | 450       | 375       | 750       | 675       |
| Maharashtra       | 6895      | 5915      | 5835      | t2160     | I1670     |
| Odisha            | 12895     | 12470     | 7350      | 14550     | 19850     |
| Punjab            | 675       | 600       | 600       | 0         | 0         |
| Rajasthan         | 5s0       | 750       | 375       | 975       | 600       |
| TamilNadu         | 21320     | 31895     | 16795     | 32940     | 337rs     |
| Telangana         | 5450      | 10050     | 350       | 15550     | 10875     |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 965       | 1595      | 1295      | 2290      | 2215      |
| Uuarakhand        | 75        | 25        | 50        | 100       | 75        |
| West Bengal       | 15300     | 15150     | 10100     | 20900     | 5875      |
| Delhi             | 125       | ,<        | 125       | 200       | 200       |
| Pondicherry       | 25        | 125       | 100       | 200       | 100       |
| Anrnachal Pradesh | 125       | 50        | 0         | 50        | 0         |
| Assam             | 29995     | 2s365     | 15475     | 25690     | 20865     |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 0         | 0         | 0         | 650       | 200       |
| Manipur           | 10750     | 10450     | 700       | 1975      | 16425     |
| Meghalaya         | 100       | 200       | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Mizoram           | 25        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Nagaland          | 50        | 50        | 50        | 275       | 325       |
| Tripura           | 50        | 0         | 25        | 50        | 100       |
| Grand Total       | 136440    | 139385    | 8774s     | 157820    | 152430    |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  no.365 to be answered on O2.12.2025

## Number of Proiects of Senior Citizen Homes/Old  Aee Homes assisted durine last 05 Years:-

| S.No.   | States                                   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| I       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 2       | Andtua Pradesh                           | 84        | 76        | 75        | 74        | 74        |
| J       | Arunachal Pradesh                        | ')        | I         | I         | I         | I         |
| 4       | Assam                                    | 38        | 34        | 32        | 30        | 30        |
| 5       | Bihar                                    | I         | 0         | 0         | 9         | 9         |
| 6       | Chandigarh                               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                             | 3         | J         | 5         | J         | J         |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 9       | Delhi                                    | J         | .|   | I         | 2         | 2         |
| t0      | Goa                                      | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| II      | Gujarat                                  | 8         | 6         | 6         | 8         | l0        |
| t2      | Haryana                                  | t7        | ll        | ll        | t2        | t2        |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                         | ,,        | 1         | I         | ,)        | )         |
| t4      | Jammu and Kastmir                        | 0         | 0         | 0         | l3        | l3        |
| t5      | Jharkhand                                | 2         | 0         | 2         | 3         | J         |
| 16      | Kamataka                                 | 38        | 35        | 38        | 40        | 40        |
| t7      | Kerala                                   | J         | 1         | I         | 3         | .,        |
| 18      | Ladaktr                                  | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                           | 16        | l4        | t6        | 34        | 34        |
| 2t      | Maharashtra                              | 78        | 62        | 52        | 47        | 47        |
| 22      | Manipur                                  | 16        | 24        | 24        | 38        | 38        |
| 23      | Meghalaya                                | 2         | )         | )         | 2         | ')        |
| 24      | Mizoram                                  | 2         | 0         | 0         | 4         | 4         |
| 25      | Nagaland                                 | 0         | 0         | 0         | 5         | 5         |
| 26      | Odisha                                   | 84        | 99        | 86        | 82        | 82        |
| 27      | Puducherry                               | I         | 2         | 2         | 2         | 2         |
| 28      | Punjab                                   | 3         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 29      | Rajasthan                                | 21        | 24        | 26        | 26        | 26        |
| 30      | Sikkim                                   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 31      | TamilNadu                                | 75        | 76        | 74        | 72        | 70        |
| 32      | Telangana                                | 19        | l6        | t6        | t9        | 19        |
| JJ      | Tripura                                  | J         | J         | J         | 2         | , 43      |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                            | 34        | 34        | 37        | 40        | .,        |
| 35      | Uttaraffrand                             | ,)        | )         | )         | 2         |           |
| 36      | West Bengal                              | 28        | 25        | 26        | 28        | 28        |
|         | Total                                    | 607       | 553       | 531       | 603       | 606       |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to d) oflok Sabha Unstarred  Question  no.365 to be answered oa 02.12.2025  '

## Number ofsenior citizens assisted under RVY durine last 05 vears -

| sl. No.   | State Name                            | r'Y 2020.21   | F'Y 2021-22   | F"r 2022,,3   | [T 2023-24   | r"r 202445   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
| I         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands           | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 0            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                        | 431           | 431           | 667           | 243          | 1437         |
| J         | Arunaphal Pradesh                     | s68           | 568           | 0             | 49           | 389          |
| 4         | Assam                                 | 2318          | 2318          | 14610         | 2626         | 583          |
| 5         | Bihar                                 | 1305          | 1305          | 2634          | 6290         | 18406        |
| 6         | Chandigarh                            | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 128          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                          | 2329          | 2329          | 163           | 382          | 1452         |
| 8         | Delhi                                 | 29            | 29            | 188           | 862          | 2153         |
| 9         | Goa                                   | 0             | 0             | 0             | 86           | 2069         |
| l0        | Gujarat                               | 0             | 0             | 0             | 1702         | 2841         |
| ll        | Haryana                               | 1136          | I136          | 944           | l0l0         | 18592        |
| t2        | Himachal Pradesh                      | 0             | 0             | t2            | 229          | t4t4         |
| l3        | Jammu And Kashmir                     | 8             | 8             | I l4l         | 583          | 3164         |
| l4        | Jharkhand                             | 0             | 0             | 990           | 240          | 3532         |
| 15        | Kamataka                              | t23           | 123           | 2090          | 2439         | 7468         |
| 16        | Kerala                                | 911           | 9ll           | 0             | 10           | t57t         |
| t7        | Ladakh                                | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 323          |
| l8        | Lakshadweep                           | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 334          |
| l9        | Madhya Pradesh                        | 2426          | 2426          | 430           | 3480         | 4971         |
| 20        | Maharashtra                           | 6298          | 6298          | 63007         | 5145         | 13510        |
| 2t        | Manipur                               | 0             | 0             | t42t          | 756          | 1377         |
| 22        | Meghalaya                             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 34           | 303          |
| 23        | Mizoram                               | 364           | 364           | 0             | 0            | 1008         |
| 24        | Nagaland                              | 316           | 316           | 680           | 1784         | 843          |
| 25        | Odisha                                | 426           | 426           | 671           | 2630         | 4227         |
| 26        | Puducherry                            | 0             | 0             | 0             | 34           | 490          |
| 27        | Puniab                                | 752           | 752           | 257           | 707          | 4547         |
| 28        | Rajasthan                             | 475           | 475           | 883           | 4479         | 6543         |
| 29        | Silkim                                | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 289          |
| 30        | TamilNadu                             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 5            | 596          |
| 31        | Telangana                             | tt26          | tt26          | 2757          | 753          | 663          |
| 32        | Dadra And Nagar Haveli AndDamanAndDiu | 161           | 161           | 0             | 68           | 1r 14        |
| 33        | Tripura                               | 2046          | 2046          | 939           | tt22         | I l6l        |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                         | 17339         | 17339         | 2356          | 21901        | 44710        |
| 35        | Uttaralftand                          | 0             | 0             | 331           | 1583         | 60s          |
| 36        | West Bengal                           | l9            | 19            | 103           | 2099         | 1161         |
| Total     | Total                                 | 40906         | 40906         | 97274         | 63331        | 154174       |

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