Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
Posted On:
02 FEB 2022 5:18PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment 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. The assisted-living devices under the scheme are provided to the senior citizens belonging to the BPL category and also to the senior citizens with monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/-. The Government aims to cover all the districts of the country under the Scheme.
The State and year-wise total number of beneficiaries identified under the scheme is at Annexure.
The following aids & assisted devices are provided under the scheme:
(i) Generic Items:
(1) Walking sticks (2) Elbow crutches (3) Walkers/Crutches, (4) Tripods/Quadpods (5) Hearing Aids (6) Artificial Dentures, and (7) Spectacles.
(ii) Special Items:
(1) Wheelchairs, (2) Wheel Chairs with Commode, (3) Chair/Stool with Commode, (4) Silicon Foam Cushion, (5) Knee Brace, (6) Spinal Support, (7) Cervical Collar, (8) Lumbosacral Belt (LS), (9) Walker/Roalator with Brakes, (10) Walking Stick with Seat, (11) Foot Care Kit:- (i) Flexi Gel Socks, (ii) Socks Cusion Sandal, (iii) Silicon Insole (Complete Foot/Ankle) and (iv) Insole with Pressure Point Relief.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sushri. Pratima Bhoumik in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 123 to be answered on 02.02.2022
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Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)
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S.NO.
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States/UTs
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No. Of Beneficiaries
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2017-18
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2018-19
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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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0
|
342
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0
|
0
|
0
|
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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2720
|
2676
|
1007
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0
|
1001
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0
|
384
|
943
|
299
|
569
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
0
|
0
|
316
|
1679
|
1444
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
1665
|
261
|
496
|
837
|
1305
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
7
|
Chhattishgarh
|
0
|
711
|
0
|
2073
|
815
|
|
8
|
Dadar and Nagar Haveli
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
Daman and Diu
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
76
|
0
|
|
10
|
Delhi
|
1480
|
1971
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11
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Goa
|
2407
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
2760
|
861
|
1961
|
0
|
0
|
|
13
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Haryana
|
1611
|
563
|
1609
|
158
|
688
|
|
14
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
76
|
118
|
0
|
236
|
0
|
|
15
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
0
|
0
|
247
|
114
|
8
|
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
21
|
1839
|
0
|
346
|
0
|
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
1320
|
418
|
532
|
3273
|
|
18
|
Kerala
|
687
|
275
|
1646
|
664
|
910
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
528
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3980
|
11024
|
818
|
2022
|
559
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
3126
|
18401
|
0
|
3434
|
3881
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4170
|
387
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
1822
|
5469
|
2510
|
0
|
0
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
364
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
2661
|
0
|
0
|
317
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
0
|
0
|
1352
|
289
|
1920
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
1529
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
0
|
1434
|
0
|
1343
|
383
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
4210
|
2707
|
5298
|
71
|
0
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
1814
|
804
|
0
|
0
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
1415
|
780
|
0
|
0
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
0
|
1473
|
592
|
0
|
1130
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
795
|
0
|
1158
|
3226
|
1233
|
|
34
|
Uttarakhand
|
1100
|
1537
|
1404
|
1034
|
0
|
|
35
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
4080
|
5831
|
21474
|
2429
|
8829
|
|
36
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West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
101
|
0
|
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Total
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34069
|
65615
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44833
|
25133
|
29016
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(Release ID: 1794768)
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