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:-
- Development of minimum 10 bedded geriatric ward (both male and female) in each District Hospital (DH) through new construction/ extension/ renovation,
- Out Patient Department (OPD) set-up at District Hospital (DH), Community Health Centre (CHC), Primary Health Centre (PHC),
- Equipment for OPD, ward, physiotherapy units/ services at DH and CHC,
- In Regional Geriatric Centres (RGCs) at 19 Medical Colleges funds sanctioned for infrastructure development of minimum 30 bedded ward, speciality OPD and physiotherapy unit,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Annexure-I
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
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
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
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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