Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Implementation of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana

Posted On: 18 MAR 2020 5:50PM by PIB Delhi

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a Central Sector Scheme namely “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” (RVY) on 1st April, 2017 with the objective to provide the senior citizens, living below poverty line and suffering from any of the age related disability/ infirmity, with such assisted living devices which can restore near normalcy in their bodily functions, overcoming the disability/ infirmity manifested. Devices viz. walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers/crutches, tripods/quadpods, hearing aids, wheelchairs, artificial dentures and spectacles are provided free of cost to senior citizens belonging to BPL category who suffer from age related disabilities/infirmities such as low vision, hearing impairment, loss of teeth and loco-motor disabilities in the camp mode.

The Scheme is implemented through the ‘Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO)’, (a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) as the sole implementing Agency. The Scheme of RVY is entirely funded from Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund (SCWF). So far, total 138 distribution camps have been organised across the country under RVY.

As on 13.03.2020, the details of the total number of beneficiaries, State-wise, under the scheme since its inception is given below:-

   
 
           

S.NO.

States/UTs

No. Of Beneficiaries

 

F.Y. 2017-18

F.Y. 2018-19

F.Y. 2019-20

 

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

0

342

0

 

2

Andhra Pradesh

2720

2676

1007

 

3

Arunachal Pradesh

0

384

943

 

4

Assam

0

0

316

 

5

Bihar

1665

261

496

 

6

Chandigarh

0

0

0

 

7

Chhattisgarh

0

711

0

 

8

Dadar and Nagar Haveli

0

0

0

 

9

Daman and Diu

0

0

0

 

10

Delhi

1480

1971

0

 

11

Goa

2407

0

0

 

12

Gujarat

2760

861

1961

 

13

Haryana

1611

563

1609

 

14

Himachal Pradesh

76

118

0

 

15

Jammu and Kashmir

0

0

247

 

16

Jharkhand

21

1839

0

 

17

Karnataka

0

1320

1048

 

18

Kerala

687

275

1646

 

19

Lakshadweep

0

528

0

 

20

Madhya Pradesh

3980

11024

818

 

21

Maharashtra

3126

18401

0

 

22

Manipur

0

0

0

 

23

Meghalaya

1822

5469

2510

 

24

Mizoram

0

0

0

 

25

Nagaland

0

2661

0

 

26

Odisha

0

0

1352

 

27

Puducherry

1529

0

0

 

28

Punjab

0

1434

0

 

29

Rajasthan

4210

2707

5298

 

30

Sikkim

0

1814

804

 

31

Tamil Nadu

0

1415

150

 

32

Telangana

0

1473

592

 

33

Tripura

795

0

1158

 

34

Uttarakhand

1100

1537

1404

 

35

Uttar Pradesh

4080

5831

21447

 

36

West Bengal

0

0

0

 

Total

34069

65615

44806

 

 

This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

                                                                                                          

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