Lok Sabha Question No. 2248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Ashram for Widows/Old People
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2015

## ASHRAM FOR WIDOWS/OLD PEOPLE

## 2248:  SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any provision to set up and maintain Ashram for widows/old people and to provide them basic facilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including Uttar Pradesh along with funds released by the Government in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year; State/UT-wise;
- (c) the laid down norms for setting up of new Ashram;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up new Ashram for widows/old people, and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Women and Child Development do not provide grants to set up and maintain Ashrams for widows/old people.  However, the Ministry is implementing two shelter based Central Sector Schemes namely viz. Swadhar and Short Stay Home for rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances who are without any social and economic support. The main objectives of the scheme is to provide primary needs of shelter, food,  clothing  and medical care. The scheme also provides for skill training and counselling. The implementing agencies eligible for assistance are social welfare / women and child welfare, Departments of State Governments, Women Development Corporations and Voluntary Organisations.

The number of Swadhar and Short Stay Homes State and UT wise along with the number of inmates is at Annexure - I . Details of the grants released to the implementing agencies under these two schemes in the last three years and current year including Uttar Pradesh are at Annexure - II and Annexure - III.

Apart  from  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development,  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  is implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Integrated  Programme  for  Older  Persons  (IPOP)  under  which grants-in-aid are given for running and maintenance of inter-alia, Old Age Homes, Day Care Centres, Mobile Medicare  Units,  Multi  Facility  Care  Centre  for  Older  Widows  etc.  The  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and Empowerment also does not provide grants to set up and maintain Ashrams for widows/old people. Further Section 19 (1) of the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, mandates that the State Government may establish and maintain such number of Old Age Homes at accessible places as it may deem necessary in a phased manner beginning with atleast one in each district to accommodate minimum of 150 senior citizens who are indigent. Pursuant to this provision, it is for the State Governments to make assessment of requirement of Old Age Homes keeping in view the number of senior citizens in each district.

The number of old age homes under Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) of Ministry of Social Justice  &  Empowerment and  the  details  of  grants  released  to  the  implementing  agencies  including  Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and current year are at Annexure - IV .

- (b) to (e) Does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART(b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2248

## FOR 11.12.2015 REGARDING ASHRAM FOR WIDOWS/OLD PEOPLE State/UT wise list of Swadhar

## Homes and Short Stay Homes

| S. No   | Name of States       |   Number of Swadhar Homes |   Capacity of the Home | Number of Short Stay Homes   | Capacity of the Home   |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar    |                         0 |                      0 | 0                            | 0                      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh       |                        13 |                    775 | 36                           | 1080                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    |                         0 |                      0 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 4       | Assam                |                        16 |                    800 | 12                           | 360                    |
| 5       | Bihar                |                         3 |                    150 | 13                           | 390                    |
| 6       | Chandigarh           |                         0 |                      0 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh         |                         3 |                    150 | 3                            | 90                     |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                         0 |                      0 | 0                            | 0                      |
| 9       | Daman & Diu          |                         0 |                      0 | 0                            | 0                      |
| 10      | Delhi                |                         0 |                      0 | 2                            | 60                     |
| 11      | Goa                  |                         0 |                      0 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 12      | Gujarat              |                         4 |                    210 | 3                            | 90                     |
| 13      | Haryana              |                         4 |                    100 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh     |                         0 |                      0 | 0                            | 0                      |
| 15      | Jammu and Kashmir    |                         3 |                    150 | 2                            | 60                     |
| 16      | Jharkhand            |                         2 |                    100 | 2                            | 60                     |
| 17      | Karnataka            |                        33 |                   1950 | 29                           | 870                    |
| 18      | Kerala               |                         3 |                    150 | 5                            | 150                    |
| 19      | Lakshadweep          |                         0 |                      0 | 0                            | 0                      |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh       |                        14 |                    750 | 16                           | 480                    |
| 21      | Maharashtra          |                        47 |                   2350 | 34                           | 1020                   |
| 22      | Manipur              |                        18 |                    800 | 6                            | 180                    |
| 23      | Meghalaya            |                         0 |                      0 | 0                            | 0                      |
| 24      | Mizoram              |                         1 |                    100 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 25      | Nagaland             |                         2 |                    350 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 26      | Odisha               |                        45 |                   2350 | 32                           | 960                    |
| 27      | Puducherry           |                         0 |                      0 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 28      | Punjab               |                         0 |                      0 | 2                            | 60                     |
| 29.     | Rajasthan            |                        11 |                    550 | 3                            | 90                     |
| 30      | Sikkim               |                         0 |                      0 | 1                            | 30                     |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu           |                        14 |                    750 | 34                           | 1020                   |
| 32      | Tripura              |                         0 |                      0 | 4                            | 120                    |
| 33      | Telengana            |                        13 |                    775 | --                           | --                     |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh        |                        40 |                   3050 | 37                           | 1110                   |
| 35      | Uttarakhand          |                         4 |                    500 | 6                            | 180                    |
| 36      | West Bengal          |                        18 |                    900 | 33                           | 990                    |
|         | Total                |                       311 |                  17760 | 322                          | 9660                   |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART(b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2248 REGARDING ASHRAM FOR WIDOWS/OLD PEOPLE (Fund released under Swadhar Scheme )

(Rupees in lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of States           | Amount released 2012-13   | Amount released 2013-14   |   Amount released 2014-15 |   Amount released 2015- 2016 as on 8.12.2015 |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh           | 88.51                     | 184.77                    |                     93.78 |                                        41.2  |
| 2.       | Assam                    | 112.96                    | 97.98                     |                    128.91 |                                        11.5  |
| 3.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 4.       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 5.       | Bihar                    | 0                         | 33.01                     |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 6.       | Chandigarh               | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 7.       | Chhatisgarh              | 7.11                      | 7.17                      |                      7    |                                         5.26 |
| 8.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 9.       | Delhi                    | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 10.      | Gujarat                  | 44.46                     | 27.75                     |                     19.2  |                                         4.85 |
| 11.      | Goa                      | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 12.      | Haryana                  | 21.98                     | 9.07                      |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh         | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                | 21.40                     | 7.79                      |                     28.58 |                                         0    |
| 15.      | Jammu & Kashmir          | 0                         | 20.23                     |                      5.99 |                                         9.71 |
| 16.      | Karnataka                | 293.17                    | 270.96                    |                    268.04 |                                        30.14 |
| 17.      | Kerala                   | 15.61                     | 16.10                     |                     20.79 |                                         0    |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep              | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh           | 126.93                    | 114.58                    |                     76.12 |                                        34    |
| 20.      | Maharastra               | 321.02                    | 301.49                    |                    279.06 |                                        15.84 |
| 21.      | Mizoram                  | 3.10                      | 8.64                      |                      2.51 |                                         2.48 |
| 22.      | Manipur                  | 165.14                    | 148.52                    |                    106.63 |                                        34.2  |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 24.      | Nagaland                 | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 24.      | Odisha                   | 465.96                    | 16.20                     |                    104.86 |                                       235.18 |
| 25       | Punjab                   | 1.60                      | 1.80                      |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 26       | Puducherry               | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 27       | Rajasthan                | 47.53                     | 58.65                     |                     23.35 |                                         9.36 |
| 28       | Sikkim                   | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu               | 101.82                    | 120.63                    |                     38.53 |                                        12.49 |
| 30.      | Telangana                | -                         | -                         |                     74.85 |                                        47.78 |
| 31.      | Tripura                  | 0                         | 0                         |                      0    |                                         0    |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh            | 402.73                    | 144.39                    |                    247.03 |                                       253.49 |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand              | 48.39                     | 0                         |                     60.91 |                                         3.63 |
| 34.      | West Bengal              | 73.73                     | 128.81                    |                     74.18 |                                        25.78 |
|          | Total                    | 2363.15                   | 2018.55                   |                   1660.32 |                                       776.89 |

ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART(b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2248

## FOR 11.12.2015 REGARDING ASHRAM FOR WIDOWS/OLD PEOPLE under Short Stay Home

## (Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State     | Amount released 2012-2013   | Amount released 2013-2014   |   Amount released 2014-2015 |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh        | 340.07                      | 332.17                      |                       85.23 |
| 2.        | Assam                 | 108.85                      | 116.29                      |                       90.36 |
| 3.        | A & N Islands         | 0                           | 0                           |                        0    |
| 4.        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 14.96                       | 9.28                        |                        8.52 |
| 5.        | Bihar                 | 51.73                       | 217.99                      |                       51.74 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh            | 2.28                        | 5.01                        |                        4.46 |
| 7.        | Chattishgarh          | 17.45                       | 35.44                       |                       23.06 |
| 8.        | Dadrar & Nagar Haveli | 0                           | 0                           |                        0    |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu           | 0                           | 0                           |                        0    |
| 10.       | Delhi                 | 14.71                       | 18.63                       |                        2.71 |
| 11.       | Gujarat               | 20.02                       | 21.41                       |                        8.69 |
| 12.       | Goa                   | 4.37                        | 7.03                        |                        0.19 |
| 13.       | Haryana               | 34.50                       | 9.98                        |                        7.63 |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh      |                             | 0                           |                        0    |
| 15.       | Jharkhand             | 15.04                       | 8.16                        |                       10.7  |
| 16.       | Jammu & Kashmir       | 12.49                       | 11.98                       |                        6.03 |
| 17.       | Karnataka             | 311.63                      | 246.54                      |                       14.6  |
| 18.       | Kerala                | 31.68                       | 40.60                       |                       15.26 |
| 19.       | Lakshadeep            | 0                           | 0                           |                        0    |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh        | 148.45                      | 139.29                      |                      114.55 |
| 21.       | Maharashtra           | 272.29                      | 275.42                      |                      126.91 |
| 22.       | Manipur               | 60.26                       | 40.16                       |                       42.17 |
| 23.       | Mizoram               | 7.92                        | 4.68                        |                        9.02 |
| 24.       | Meghalaya             | 0                           | 0                           |                        0    |
| 25.       | Nagaland              | 14.63                       | 7.76                        |                        6.19 |
| 26.       | Odisha                | 312.94                      | 309.37                      |                      173.43 |
| 27.       | Punjab                | 23.01                       | 14.82                       |                       11.29 |
| 28.       | Puducherry            | 2.23                        | 10.07                       |                        2.32 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan             | 28.85                       | 23.44                       |                       19.88 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                | 4.84                        | 5.83                        |                        3.87 |
| 31.       | Tamilnadu             | 333.37                      | 343.57                      |                      234.21 |
| 32.       | Telangana             | -                           | -                           |                      130.14 |
| 33.       | Tripura               | 37.45                       | 44.24                       |                       23.85 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh         | 344.38                      | 342.27                      |                      249.49 |
| 35.       | Uttrakhand            | 49.21                       | 63.99                       |                       42.13 |
|           | West Bengal           | 240.44                      | 281.89                      |                      146.76 |
|           | TOTAL                 | 2860.05                     | 2987.31                     |                     1810.16 |

During the financial year 2015-16 sanction/released amount is Nil.

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## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART(b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2248 FOR  11.12.2015  REGARDING  ASHRAM  FOR  WIDOWS/OLD  PEOPLE(Fund  released  under  the  ( Integrated Programme for Older Persons Scheme )

(Rupees in lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of States    |   No of the old age homes assisted |   Amount released 2012-13 |   No of the old age homes assisted |   Amount released 2013-14 |   No of the old age homes assisted |   Amount released 2014-15 |   No of the old age homes assisted |   Amount released 2015- 2016 as on |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 76 |                    251.44 |                                 56 |                    251.36 |                                 47 |                    279.66 |                                 25 |                              73.53 |
| 2.       | Assam             |                                 12 |                     50.45 |                                  6 |                     37.77 |                                 12 |                     65.35 |                                  8 |                              31.3  |
| 3.       | A &N Islands      |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 4.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                  1 |                      4.08 |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 5.       | Bihar             |                                  4 |                     17.07 |                                  1 |                      4.86 |                                  1 |                      2.43 |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 6.       | Chandigarh        |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 7.       | Chhatisgarh       |                                  3 |                     12.22 |                                  1 |                      4.88 |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  1 |                               4.88 |
| 8.       | D &N Haveli       |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu     |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 10       | Delhi             |                                  2 |                      7.16 |                                  2 |                      9.04 |                                  1 |                      2.33 |                                  1 |                               3.95 |
| 11.      | Gujarat           |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 12.      | Goa               |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 13.      | Haryana           |                                  5 |                     17.15 |                                  8 |                     30.29 |                                  1 |                      3.76 |                                  4 |                              10.61 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                  2 |                      6.1  |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  1 |                      4.88 |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 15.      | Jharkhand         |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 16.      | J & K             |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 17.      | Karnataka         |                                 39 |                    197.59 |                                 15 |                     60.81 |                                 17 |                     88.12 |                                 25 |                             132.23 |
| 18.      | Kerala            |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  3 |                     10.14 |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  2 |                               4.24 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep       |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                  3 |                      6.15 |                                  1 |                      2.44 |                                  3 |                     18.22 |                                  3 |                              10.16 |
| 21.      | Maharastra        |                                 14 |                     70.78 |                                 17 |                     64.38 |                                  4 |                     21.88 |                                  4 |                              13.69 |
| 22.      | Mizoram           |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 23.      | Manipur           |                                  7 |                     43.02 |                                 11 |                     58.95 |                                  9 |                     51.57 |                                  7 |                              27.17 |
| 24.      | Meghalaya         |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 25.      | Nagaland          |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  1 |                      1.13 |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 26.      | Odisha            |                                 27 |                    105.89 |                                 38 |                    164.11 |                                 23 |                     89.7  |                                 21 |                              72.56 |
| 27       | Punjab            |                                  1 |                      3.05 |                                  2 |                      4.27 |                                  1 |                      2.21 |                                  2 |                               3.37 |
| 28       | Puducherry        |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 29       | Rajasthan         |                                  1 |                      4.88 |                                  4 |                     14.25 |                                  2 |                     10.29 |                                  3 |                               8.97 |
| 30       | Sikkim            |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                 45 |                    202    |                                  7 |                     19.89 |                                 32 |                    152.83 |                                 17 |                              89.93 |
| 32.      | Telangana         |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  7 |                     32.77 |                                  5 |                              14.18 |
| 33.      | Tripura           |                                  2 |                      7.78 |                                  0 |                      0    |                                  2 |                      9.58 |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 15 |                     56.16 |                                  6 |                     31.54 |                                  5 |                     18.83 |                                  2 |                               4.78 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand       |                                  3 |                     14.18 |                                  4 |                     19.51 |                                  3 |                      7.32 |                                  0 |                               0    |
| 36.      | West Bengal       |                                  7 |                     19.72 |                                 25 |                     98.57 |                                 15 |                     73.43 |                                  7 |                              23.16 |
|          | Total             |                                269 |                   1096.87 |                                207 |                    887.06 |                                187 |                    936.29 |                                137 |                             528.71 |