Lok Sabha Question No. 1558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: National Institute of Social Defence (NISD)
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2016

## 1558. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL DEFENCE (NISD)

## SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: a) the details and total  number of candidates who have taken the Certificate Course in

Geriatrics Care under the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) in the past one year;

- (b) whether has data on of these candidates   after completion of the course and if so, the details thereof;
- whether the NISD collaborate with hospitals,  elderly care centres and other institutions to provide job placement to candidates enrolled in PG Diploma in Geriatric Care and its certificate courses; day
- (d) if so, the details of the institutes it collaborates with; and
- (e) whether the Government has created an awareness programme to ensure that citizens are aware of and can  avail of home care by NISD certified specialists and if So, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

- (a) National  Institute of Social  Defence (NISD) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Social Justice &  Empowerment. It conducts   various   capacity building and training programmes in the field of old age care, prevention of abuse and other social defence issues. drug

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

The details of the certification courses in Geriatric courses in Geriatric Care conducted by NISD and its collaborative agencies during the last one year (2015-16) are given below:

| Name of the Course                                                   |   No of Candidates |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 6 months Certificate course on Geriatric Care                        |                 60 |
| 3 Months Certificate Course on Geriatric Care For Bedside Assistance |                512 |
| Total                                                                |                572 |

- (b)This data is not centrally maintained.
- (c) & (d) Yes; Madam. The details are furnished in Annexure-I.
- (e) At present; NISD enrols candidates for Geriatric Care Courses through advertisements in leading Newspapers. The Institute participates in various Health Camps, Melas, Trade Fairs etc. to generate awareness about the training programmes conducted by the NISD the Regional Resource Training Centres (RRTCs) in the field of Geriatric care and the availability of trained personnel. and being

Further, during the field training, the candidates visit old age homes, care centres etc. and interact with community members NISD communicates with various institutions working in the field of old age care for job placement of the trained candidates. Accordingly, such agencies/institutions have been approaching NISD for recruitment from time to time. day

## List of Institutions/Hospitals collaborating with NISD to provide Job placement to candidates trained in Geriatric Care & its certificate courses:

|   No | Name of the Institution Agency                     |
|------|----------------------------------------------------|
|   01 | Helpage India, New Delhi                           |
|   02 | New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), New Delhi  |
|   03 | Healers at Home, Delhi                             |
|   04 | Delhi Sharvan Seva Vridha Ashram Samiti, New Delhi |
|   05 | Samvedna Senior Care Pvt: Ltd. Gurgaon, Haryana    |
|   06 | Cloud n Care; New Delhi                            |
|   07 | Ashray Home Health Care, New Delhi                 |
|   08 | Dr_ Wellness Pvt: Ltd, New Delhi                   |
|   09 | Globe Bonitas, Delhi New                           |
|   10 | Portea Medical Organization, New Delhi             |
|   11 | Gharunda Old Age New Delhi home,                   |
|   12 | Goduli Old Age home, New Delhi                     |

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