Under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY), (1,40,637) senior citizens have been provided support. The details State-wise, are at Annexure.
ALIMCO, the implementing agency for Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) for elderly and ADIP Scheme for disabled has collaborated with the Department of Science and Technology on initiatives of Technology Interventions for Disabled and Elderly (TIDE) for undertaking in-house production of interline Braille slate.
Annexure
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Annexure referred to part (a) in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2680 to be answered on 02.08.2022
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State-wise total number of beneficiaries under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) during the Financial Year 2019-20 to 2021-22
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S. No.
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States/UTs
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Number of Beneficiaries
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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1
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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-
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-
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-
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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1,007
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-
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1,001
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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943
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299
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569
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4
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Assam
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316
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1,679
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2323
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5
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Bihar
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496
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837
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1,305
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6
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Chhattisgarh
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-
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2,073
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1310
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7
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Dadara& Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
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-
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76
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265
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8
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Delhi
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-
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-
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-
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9
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Goa
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-
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-
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-
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10
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Gujarat
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1,961
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-
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-
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11
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Haryana
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1,609
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158
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907
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12
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Himachal Pradesh
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-
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236
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-
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13
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Jammu & Kashmir
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247
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114
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8
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14
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Jharkhand
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-
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346
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-
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15
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Karnataka
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418
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532
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3273
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16
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Kerala
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1,646
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664
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910
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17
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Ladakh
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-
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-
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-
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18
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Lakshadweep
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-
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-
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-
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19
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Madhya Pradesh
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818
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2,022
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1591
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20
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Maharashtra
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-
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3,434
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41282
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21
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Manipur
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-
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4,170
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387
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22
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Meghalaya
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2,510
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-
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-
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23
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Mizoram
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-
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-
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364
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24
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Nagaland
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-
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-
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317
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25
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Odisha
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1,352
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289
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1,920
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26
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Puducherry
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-
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-
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-
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27
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Punjab
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-
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1,343
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383
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28
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Rajasthan
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5,298
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71
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1364
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29
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Sikkim
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804
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-
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-
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30
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Tamil Nadu
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780
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-
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-
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31
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Telangana
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592
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-
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1130
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32
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Tripura
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1,158
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3,226
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1233
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33
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Uttar Pradesh
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21,474
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2,429
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8829
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34
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Uttarakhand
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1,404
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1,034
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-
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35
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West Bengal
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-
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101
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-
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TOTAL
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44,833
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25,133
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70,671
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This information was given by The Minister of State Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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