Question : Old Age Homes

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
LOK SABHA


STARRED QUESTION NO. *475
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

OLD AGE HOMES

*475. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:
DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

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

(a) the number of Old Age Homes in the country, State-wise; and

(b) the amount sanctioned, released and utilized for the welfare of Senior Citizens and upkeep of Old Age Homes during the last three years, Scheme and Statewise?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)
(a) to (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. * 475 to be answered on 05.04.2022

(a) to (b): Under the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana Grants in Aid is provided to NGOs for maintaining (534) Senior Citizen Homes. The grant covers cost of providing food, shelter, healthcare facilities to the indigent senior citizens. The State-wise list of number of Senior Citizen Homes is given at Annexure-I. The State-wise details of funds sanctioned/released/utilised in the last 3 years is given at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE I
referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. *475 to be answered on 05.04.2022.
State-wise number of Senior Citizen Homes under IPSrC
Sl. No. State Name No. of Senior Citizen Homes
1 Andhra Pradesh 64
2 Arunachal Pradesh 3
3 Assam 39
4 Chhattisgarh 6
5 Delhi 3
6 Goa 1
7 Gujarat 11
8 Haryana 17
9 Himachal Pradesh 2
10 Jharkhand 4
11 Karnataka 40
12 Kerala 3
13 Madhya Pradesh 19
14 Maharashtra 36
15 Manipur 31
16 Meghalaya 2
17 Nagaland 2
18 Orissa 85
19 Puducherry 2
20 Punjab 1
21 Rajasthan 17
22 Tamil Nadu 65
23 Telangana 16
24 Tripura 1
25 Uttar Pradesh 35
26 Uttarakhand 1
27 West Bengal 28
Grand Total 534
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Annexure-II
referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question no. *475 to be answered on 05.04.2022.

Status of funds sanctioned /released /utilized cunder Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens

(Rupees in lakhs)
Sl. No. States/UTs 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
1 Andhra Pradesh 1176.81 1728.10 1548.91
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 59.09
3 Assam 498.22 298.92 948.62
4 Bihar 22.92 0.00 28.35
5 Chhattisgarh 9.13 18.26 72.28
6 Delhi 52.78 38.19 86.42
7 Goa 0.00 0.00 18.90
8 Gujarat 30.74 94.15 150.19
9 Haryana 109.60 249.15 382.77
10 Himachal Pradesh 8.31 46.12 27.09
11 Jharkhand 0.00 0.00 29.06
12 Karnataka 410.29 1281.76 1035.45
13 Kerala 54.53 101.47 59.94
14 Madhya Pradesh 107.39 105.45 266.22
15 Maharashtra 833.75 1304.05 1301.12
16 Manipur 566.80 523.29 1052.11
17 Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 29.05
18 Mizoram 0.00 0.00 19.17
19 Nagaland 18.90 55.25 13.90
20 Odisha 848.88 2137.67 1769.61
21 Pondicherry 1.80 37.11 2.20
22 Punjab 31.27 12.46 50.81
23 Rajasthan 16.28 53.24 256.86
24 Tamil Nadu 997.41 1292.61 1358.98
25 Telangana 245.38 385.16 410.50
26 Tripura 25.65 21.72 31.07
27 Uttar Pradesh 105.89 308.85 549.94
28 Uttarakhand 67.25 32.19 45.92
29 West Bengal 267.42 495.05 653.74
Grand Total 6507.40 10620.22 12258.27


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