Lok Sabha Question No. 1448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Old Age Homes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Adv Priya Saroj

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## GOVER}IMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY O['SOCIAL JUSTICE AI\D EMPOWERMENT

## LOKSABHA

## OLD AGE HOMES

## 1448. ADV PRIYA SAROJ:

## Wilt the Minister  of SOCIAL JUSTICE  AI\[D EMPOWERMENT  be pleased to stater

- (a) the number of Old Age Homes, Divyang Rehabilitation Centres,  and De-addiction Centres sanctioned  in Uttar Pradesh,  including  Jaunpur;
- (b) the total firnds allocated  and utilized  for these centres during 2023-2025;
- (c) whether independent  evaluations  have highlighted  gaps in staffing, accessibility, or service  quality;
- (d) the measures taken  to ensure  rural accessibility, especially for women, differently abled, and SC/ST elderly; and
- (e) the details of any pending  proposals from Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE  AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI  B.L.VERMA)

- (a): The number of Senior Citizen Homes, Divyang Rehabilitation  Centres, and Deaddiction  Centres  sanctioned in Uttar Pradesh, including Jaunpur is as under:

| Name of Scheme                                          | Category                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh   | Jaunpur   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|
| Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana(AVYAY)                       | Senior Citizen Homes under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSTC)                                                                               | 25              |           |
| National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) | lntegrated Rehabilitation Centers for Addicts (IRCA)-                                                                                                         | 2t              |           |
| National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) | DistrictDe-addictionCenters (DDACs)                                                                                                                           | 28              | 1         |
| National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) | Outreach and Drop-in Centers (ODICs)                                                                                                                          | 10              |           |
| National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) | Community based Peer Led Intervention (CPI) for early drug use prevention among Adolescents (CPLIs)                                                           | 05              |           |
| National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) | Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) through National Drug Dependence Ireafinent Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. | 23              |           |
| Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme(DDRS)          | Divyang Rehabilitation Cenhe                                                                                                                                  |                 |           |

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1448

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12,2025

(b): Total funds released to these Centres  during yeu 2021-24 and 2024-25 in the state of Uttar Pradesh including  Jaunpur are as under:

(In Crores)

|   S.No. | Financial Year   |   Funds released under AWAY | Funds released under NAPDDR   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | 2023-24          |                        7.97 | I 1.88                        |
|       2 | 2024-25          |                        8.75 | 16.74                         |

- (c): Third Party Evaluations of the schemes are mandatory  for continuation  of the schemes before  the beginning  of the new financial cycle.  Based on the observations  made in these evaluation studies,  necessary revisions  in the schemes are carried  out to make them more effective  by filling  up the gaps, if any.
- (d): Under the IPSrC component  of AVYAY scheme,  senior citizen  homes for elderly  are supported through  grants-in-aid  throughout  the country including  rural areas. Further, this scheme component also provides  for financial support to 50 bedded senior citizen homes exclusively  for elderly women. There  is, however, no separate caste based  categorization  in these senior  citizen homes.

Since  ,  'Works, lands and buildings vested  in or in the possession of the State' is a State subject,  and as per Sections  41, 44 and 45 of The Rights Of Person with Disabilities Act, 2016, the appropriate  governrnent  is responsible to take steps to ensure accessible  built infrastructure, transport  systems  and accessible  ICT for Divyangians and is also responsible to conduct regular  social audits including  in rural areas to ensure that different  schemes meet accessibility  requirements,  the details of StateAJTs are not being maintained centrally' To facilitate the StatesAJTs, the Department of Empowerment  of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) implements an Umbrella Scheme- Scheme for implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SIDPA) Act, 2016. It has a component- "scheme  for creation of Barrier Free Environment"  (GBFE Scheme)  through  which financial  assistance is provided to StateruT Govemments  on demand basis for creation  of barrier free environment  in existing govemment buildings and establishments as per receipt of compliant proposals.

In addition, to facilitate  appropriate  Govemments  and other service  providers in undertaking accessibility audits, DEPwD has empaneled access auditors in both the built environment and web/digital domains. As on date, DEPwD has empaneled  sixty (60) access auditors for the built environment and sixteen  (16) access auditors  for web accessibility.  The services  of these  empaneled  access auditors can be directly engaged by the concemed authorities including  the StateruT Govemments  on mutually agreed terms and conditions, for conducting  accessibility audits of both public and  private  infrastructues as per rcquirements

- (e): The Department of Social Justice  & Empowerment published 66 advertisement  dated 27.05.2025  vide which proposals for setting up DDACs  in 290 GAP Districts  were invited. A total of302  proposals against the advertisement  including 18 from the State of Uttar Pradesh have been received.  Also, State Action Plan from the State of Uttal Pradesh  seeking fimds to the tune of Rs. 13.19 cr. under  NAPDDR scheme has been received'

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