Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Old Age Homes Operational In The Country
Posted On:
11 AUG 2021 3:55PM by PIB Delhi
551 Old Age Homes/Continuous Care Homes are being assisted across the country for which grant-in-aid is provided by the Ministry under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) which is a component of the scheme namely Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY). State wise details of Old age home are given at Annexure. Project-wise admissible financial assistance under the scheme is given below :
Project Type
|
Recurring Expenses
(Rs. In lakhs)
|
Non-recurring expenses
(Rs. In lakhs)
|
SrCH-25
|
25.04
|
3.09
|
SrCH-50
|
42.11
|
4.12
|
CCH
|
30.77
|
3.09
|
There is a provision in the scheme guidelines that so far as possible, beneficiaries of these Homes should be enrolled with Ayushman Bharat Health Scheme.
Annexure
State-wise number of Homes under the Scheme of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY):
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
Sr.CH-25
|
Sr.CH-50
|
CCH
|
Total
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
70
|
5
|
0
|
75
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
Assam
|
27
|
12
|
1
|
40
|
4
|
Bihar
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
Delhi
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
Goa
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
9
|
Haryana
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
29
|
9
|
1
|
39
|
13
|
Kerala
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
14
|
5
|
0
|
19
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
19
|
10
|
8
|
37
|
16
|
Manipur
|
28
|
2
|
0
|
30
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
20
|
Odisha
|
82
|
9
|
0
|
91
|
21
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
Punjab
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
16
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
59
|
6
|
1
|
66
|
25
|
Telangana
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
26
|
Tripura
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
18
|
9
|
1
|
28
|
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
19
|
7
|
0
|
26
|
|
Total
|
436
|
103
|
12
|
551
|
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
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