GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1415
TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022
ELDER CARE FACILITIES
1415. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:
Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the steps being taken to improve infrastructure and expertise to support the health and welfare of our elderly; and
(b) the number of elder care facilities and their capacity, State-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)
(a) & (b): The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) under which grant in aid is provided to implementing agencies (IAs) like NGOs/ Voluntary Organisations for running and maintenance of Senior Citizen Homes (Old Age Homes), Continuous Care Homes, etc. for providing free of cost shelter, nutrition, medicare and entertainment to indigent senior citizens. Under IPSrC minimum standards have been incorporated to be followed in the senior citizen homes. To improve monitoring of these homes, Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) has been set up and CCTV cameras have been made mandatory in the premises of these homes. The Scheme of IPSrC has provision of doctors, nurses, yoga therapist, and first aid kits in these homes. Details of State/UT wise projects under IPSrC are at Annexure-I.
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is also implementing a Scheme namely Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) under which assistive devices are provided free of cost to senior citizens suffering from age related disabilities/ infirmities. Earlier only BPL senior citizens were eligible for benefits under RVY. The criteria has been widened to include those senior citizens whose monthly income is less than Rs 15,000/-. Details of State/ UT wise distribution camps held are at Annexure-II.
Under “National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly” of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare funds are sanctioned, as the State proposals, for the following:-
i. Development of minimum 10 bedded geriatric ward (both male and female) in each District Hospital (DH) through new construction/ extension/ renovation,
ii. Out Patient Department (OPD) set-up at District Hospital (DH), Community Health Centre (CHC), Primary Health Centre (PHC),
iii. Equipment for OPD, ward, physiotherapy units/ services at DH and CHC,
iv. In Regional Geriatric Centres (RGCs) at 19 Medical Colleges funds sanctioned for infrastructure development of minimum 30 bedded ward, speciality OPD and physiotherapy unit,
v. In the two National Centres for Ageing (NCA) at Madras Medical College, Chennai and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi funds sanctioned for development of minimum 200 bedded ward, speciality clinics, physiotherapy unit, diagnostics, etc.
vi. Modules alongwith facilitator guides developed for ‘comprehensive geriatric assessment and care delivery’ for 3 cadres – Medical Officers (MO), staff nurses and community based workers of DHs and CHCs. State level training of trainers conducted to develop master trainers for below district trainings.
vii. Under Ayushman Bharat Health Welfare Centres (HWC) 5 sets of modules developed for geriatric care training of Medical Officers (MO), Staff Nurse, ASHA, ANM etc. At PHCs and HWCs National and State level Training of Trainers conducted.
viii. Orientation trainings of State and District level functionaries of all Non Communicable Disease (NCD) programmes to sensitize them about NPHCE and geriatric issues.
State/UT wise details of DHs, PHCs, CHCs, Regional Medical Colleges etc are at Annexure-III.
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Annexure-I
Annexure to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Question No. 1415 for 26.07.2022 regarding ‘Elder Care Facilities’
State/UT-wise projects under IPSrC
Sl. No. State/ UT No. of Projects
1 Andhra Pradesh 70
2 Gujarat 8
3 Kerala 3
4 Bihar 1
5 Haryana 13
6 Maharashtra 41
7 Odisha 83
8 Uttarakhand 1
9 Chhattisgarh 3
10 Himachal Pradesh 1
11 Jharkhand 2
12 Manipur 32
13 Puducherry 2
14 Punjab 2
15 Rajasthan 12
16 Telangana 21
17 Tripura 2
18 Goa 2
19 Karnataka 38
20 Madhya Pradesh 13
21 Meghalaya 2
22 Nagaland 2
23 Tamil Nadu 72
24 Arunachal Pradesh 1
25 Assam 39
26 Delhi 4
27 Mizoram 2
28 Uttar Pradesh 33
29 West Bengal 29
TOTAL 534
Annexure-II
Annexure to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Question No. 1415 for 26.07.2022 regarding ‘Elder Care Facilities’
Details of distribution camps under held under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana State/UT wise
TOTAL (from 2017-18 to 2022-23) as on 22.07.2022
S. No. States/UTs No. of Camps/ Districts Total Beneficiaries Total Appliances Total Value of appliances (Rs. in lakh)
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 342 672 21.18
2 Andhra Pradesh 8 7,404 18,383 399.52
3 Arunachal Pradesh 5 2,195 7,647 232.97
4 Assam 8 6198 24681 604.76
5 Bihar 12 7205 22181 505.43
6 Chhattisgarh 14 4644 15525 266.71
7 Dadara and Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu 2 341 1384 38.14
8 Delhi 7 3,451 8,517 189.26
9 Goa 2 2,407 5,115 100.53
10 Gujarat 5 5,582 12,479 271.24
11 Haryana 12 4848 19624 331.19
12 Himachal Pradesh 5 430 1,254 33.76
13 Jammu & Kashmir 3 369 931 22.86
14 Jharkhand 7 3197 11719 287.34
15 Karnataka 10 5977 12772 260.80
16 Kerala 8 4182 6394 151.69
17 Ladakh - - - -
18 Lakshadweep 1 528 1,365 29.58
19 Madhya Pradesh 21 19435 55689 1286.08
20 Maharashtra 13 68651 343428 6627.16
21 Manipur 6 4557 19723 694.26
22 Meghalaya 5 9,801 31,775 935.61
23 Mizoram 1 364 1209 35.90
24 Nagaland 4 2990 8991 175.53
25 Odisha 6 3,561 6323 194.53
26 Puducherry 2 1,529 2,290 22.61
27 Punjab 7 3160 8900 238.31
28 Rajasthan 9 14236 41286 876.93
29 Sikkim 3 2,618 8,838 241.33
30 Tamil Nadu 7 2,195 3873 86.26
31 Telangana 8 3859 10040 235.03
32 Tripura 5 6412 18185 411.38
33 Uttar Pradesh 31 43623 147673 3276.82
34 Uttarakhand 11 5395 16292 375.74
35 West Bengal 1 101 366 9.28
TOTAL 250 251787 895524 19469.72
Annexure-III
Annexure to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Question No. 1415 for 26.07.2022 regarding ‘Elder Care Facilities’
Details of District Hospitals, Physiotherapy Units, Community Health Centres, Primary Health Centres
Sl. No. Name of the States DH sanctioned 10 bedded geriatric wards Physio Unit CHCs sanctioned Biweekly OPD Clinic Physio Unit PHCs sanctioned Weekly OPD Clinic Organized
1 Haryana 22 22 22 136 136 25 434 434
2 Himachal Pradesh 12 12 11 167 167 26 585 585
3 Punjab 22 22 22 152 152 0 427 427
4 Uttar Pradesh 75 45 44 822 128 37 3621 139
5 Uttarakhand 13 13 8 86 86 0 27 27
6 Bihar 38 38 6 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chhattishgarh 28 23 27 170 170 55 792 741
8 Jharkhand 24 12 12 81 21 0 149 29
9 Odisha 30 32 32 384 384 59 1323 1323
10 West Bengal 27 27 27 152 152 36 0 0
11 Goa 2 2 2 6 6 1 23 23
12 Gujarat 33 20 24 279 144 148 1110 394
13 Madhya Pradesh 51 51 51 334 0 0 1170 0
14 Maharashtra 36 21 21 455 393 28 1828 1453
15 Rajasthan 33 12 13 108 108 108 193 193
16 Andhra Pradesh 13 13 13 195 195 195 1145 1145
17 Karnataka 30 30 30 353 288 27 2329 1909
18 Kerala 14 14 14 227 227 227 839 839
19 Tamil Nadu 31 30 31 385 385 385 0 0
20 Telangana 30 8 8 101 82 1 887 887
21 Arunanchal Pradesh 25 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
22 Assam 33 21 14 198 157 0 997 541
23 Manipur 16 7 7 18 2 2 85 0
24 Meghalaya 11 8 8 28 28 0 114 114
25 Mizoram 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
26 Nagaland 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Sikkim 4 4 4 2 2 1 24 24
28 Tripura 8 7 7 22 22 0 113 113
29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 D & NH 1 3 3 4 4 2 15 15
Daman & Diu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Delhi 11 11 11 0 0 0 260 260
33 J&K - Kashmir 10 1 1 7 7 0 73 0
33a J&K - Jammu 10 3 6 5 5 2 17 4
34 Ladakh 2 2 2 7 3 3 32 16
35 Lakshadweep 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 4 4 4 4 4 4 39 39
Grand Total 725 547 514 4888 3458 1372 18651 11674
Details of Regional Geriatric Centres (RGC)
Sl.No Name of RGC Year of Sanction of RGC OPD Beds in wards Physiotherapy units Laboratory
1 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 2010-11 1 30 1 1
2 Govt. Medical College Guwahati 2010-11 1 30 1 1
3 Govt. Medical College Trivandrum 2010-11 1 30 1 1
4 Sampurnanda Medical College, Jodhpur 2010-11 1 30 1 1
5 AIIMS, New Delhi 2010-11 1 24 1 1
6 Grant Govt. Medical College, Mumbai 2010-11 1 30 1 1
7 Madras Medical College, Chennai 2010-11 1 40 1 1
8 Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Kashmir 2010-11 1 10 1 1
9 Gandhi Medical College Bhopal 2015-16 1 0 0 0
10 King George''s Medical University Lucknow 2015-16 1 0 1 1
11 Kolkata Medical College 2015-16 1 30 1 1
12 Nizam''s Institue of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 2015-16 1 34 1 1
13 SCB Medical College, Cuttack 2016-17 1 30 0 0
14 Agartala Medical College 2016-17 1 15 1 1
15 Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute Bengaluru 2016-17 1 30 0 0
16 BJ Medical College Ahmedabad 2016-17 1 30 0 0
17 Patna Medical College 2016-17 0 0 0 0
18 Rajendar Institue of Medical Sciences Ranchi 2016-17 1 30 1 1
19 Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Himahal Pradesh 2016-17 1 26 1 1
Total 18 449 14 14
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