As per Census 2011 there are 23,56,678 senior citizens in Jharkhand. Details of district wise population of senior citizens in Jharkhand are at Annexure-I.

Under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) of Ministry of Rural Development there are 9,92,852 beneficiaries in Jharkhand. The central government releases the funds to States/UTs for IGNOAPS. The State/UT Governments disburse the pensions/ financial assistance to the beneficiaries identified by them. The Central Government does not maintain district/block/village-wise data of disbursement of pensions/ financial assistance in respect of the States.

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment provides financial assistance in the form of grant in aid for running and maintenance of, inter alia, senior citizen homes (old age homes) to implementing agencies (IAs) such as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) / Registered Societies /Trusts/ Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) / Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) etc under Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC). Under IPSrC there are 02 Senior Citizen Homes in Jharkhand – one each in Purbi Singhbhum and Deoghar districts.

Under IPSrC the beneficiary senior citizens are provided with free of cost shelter, health facilities, nutritional support, entertainment facilities etc. Old Age Pension is provided to Below Poverty Line (BPL) senior citizens under IGNOAPS. Under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) free of cost assistive devices are provided to BPL senior citizens, in camp mode. Details of camps held in Jharkhand till now are at Annexure-II.

 

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Annexure-I

 

District wise population of senior citizens in Jharkhand, as per Census,2011

 

S. No.	District	Total
	Bokaro	1,36,252
	Chatra	67,832
	Deoghar	1,11,557
	Dhanbad	1,64,511
	Dumka	1,03,156
	Garhwa	1,05,140
	Giridih	1,67,030
	Godda	99,277
	Gumla	85,058
	Hazaribagh	1,24,108
	Jamtara	62,453
	Khunti	40,743
	District - Kodarma (03)	51,651
	Latehar	47,311
	Lohardaga	32,937
	Pakur	48,726
	Palamu	1,53,996
	Pashchimi Singhbhum	89,637
	Purbi Singhbhum	1,87,921
	Ramgarh	58,391
	Ranchi	2,10,243
	Sahibganj	68,385
	Saraikela-Kharsawan	87,509
	Simdega	52,854
	Grand Total	23,56,678

 

 

 

 

Annexure-II

 

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)- Distribution Camp Completed
S.No	District	No of Beneficiaries	No of Appliances	Value of Appliance in Lakhs of Rupees
1	Gumla	21	63	1.49
2	Godda	96	156	4.00
3	Bokaro	1726	4942	124.68
4	Palamu	17	27	0.86
5	Koderma	86	282	8.47
6	Pashchimi Singhbhum	260	698	20.15

 

This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik  in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.

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