The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment provides financial assistance to eligible organisations for running and maintenance of Senior Citizen Homes. The details of the number of Senior Citizen Homes along with funds released during the last three years is placed at Annexure-I.
Under the scheme of Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC), the funds are released for running and maintenance of projects inter-alia Senior Citizen Homes popularly known as Old Age Homes. The organizations apply online for Grant-in-aid on the E-Anudaan portal of the Ministry and grant is released to those organisations whose implementation is found satisfactory and upload all the requisite documents on portal such as Utilisation Certificates, Audit Report, Annual Reports, etc. However, in some cases, due to non submission of the required documents in time by the organisation, the release of the Grant-in-aid is delayed.
Details of Senior Citizen Homes (SrCH) assisted in 2018-19
|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
No. of SrCH
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
Funds released*
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
117
|
2925
|
1011.45
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
35
|
925
|
379.97
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
4
|
100
|
20.84
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
25
|
9.13
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
4
|
100
|
20.53
|
|
10
|
Haryana
|
6
|
150
|
60.33
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
40
|
1075
|
373.20
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
6
|
150
|
49.85
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
12
|
300
|
93.05
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
61
|
1825
|
670.96
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
44
|
1100
|
484.22
|
|
16
|
Nagaland
|
1
|
25
|
18.90
|
|
17
|
Orissa
|
75
|
1950
|
656.93
|
|
18
|
Pondicherry
|
1
|
25
|
1.80
|
|
19
|
Punjab
|
3
|
75
|
11.70
|
|
20
|
Rajasthan
|
2
|
50
|
16.28
|
|
21
|
Tamil Nadu
|
54
|
1375
|
946.61
|
|
28
|
Telangana
|
24
|
600
|
222.92
|
|
30
|
Tripura
|
3
|
75
|
25.65
|
|
31
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
11
|
275
|
93.29
|
|
34
|
Uttarakhand
|
5
|
125
|
55.15
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
24
|
600
|
218.22
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
533
|
13850
|
5441
|
* Rs in lakhs.
Details of Senior Citizen Homes (SrCH) assisted in 2019-20:
|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
No. of Sr.CH
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
Funds released*
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
155
|
4075
|
1683.08
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
24
|
650
|
263.05
|
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2
|
50
|
18.26
|
|
4
|
Delhi
|
3
|
75
|
28.19
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
7
|
175
|
77.14
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
23
|
575
|
246.37
|
|
7
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2
|
50
|
37.81
|
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
94
|
2775
|
1223.42
|
|
9
|
Kerala
|
9
|
225
|
101.64
|
|
10
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
10
|
275
|
105.45
|
|
11
|
Maharashtra
|
89
|
2800
|
1017.67
|
|
12
|
Manipur
|
40
|
1000
|
508.16
|
|
13
|
Nagaland
|
4
|
100
|
55.25
|
|
14
|
Odisha
|
161
|
4275
|
2096.41
|
|
15
|
Pudducherry
|
3
|
75
|
37.11
|
|
16
|
Punjab
|
1
|
25
|
9.68
|
|
17
|
Rajasthan
|
9
|
250
|
53.24
|
|
18
|
Tamil Nadu
|
113
|
2925
|
1191.27
|
|
19
|
Telangana
|
30
|
850
|
346.16
|
|
20
|
Tripura
|
3
|
75
|
21.72
|
|
21
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
24
|
600
|
290.3
|
|
22
|
Uttarakhand
|
3
|
75
|
28.35
|
|
23
|
West Bengal
|
37
|
1000
|
461.06
|
| |
TOTAL
|
846
|
22975
|
9900.79
|
* Rs in lakhs.
Details of Senior Citizen Homes (SrCH) assisted in 2020-21:
|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
No. of Sr.CH
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
Funds released*
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
154
|
4025
|
1491.7
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
6
|
250
|
59.1
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
83
|
2500
|
902.05
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
2
|
50
|
28.35
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
5
|
125
|
57.7
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
6
|
175
|
74.45
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
2
|
100
|
18.9
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
14
|
425
|
144.63
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
35
|
975
|
377.21
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3
|
75
|
18.68
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
50
|
14.49
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
86
|
2775
|
986.11
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
6
|
150
|
59.94
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
24
|
750
|
266.22
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
101
|
2950
|
1098.88
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
94
|
2475
|
1031.38
|
|
17
|
Mizoram
|
2
|
50
|
19.17
|
|
18
|
Nagaland
|
1
|
50
|
13.9
|
|
19
|
Orissa
|
174
|
4825
|
1758.58
|
|
20
|
Pondicherry
|
1
|
25
|
2.19
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
3
|
75
|
42.46
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
27
|
775
|
256.86
|
|
23
|
Tamil Nadu
|
138
|
3725
|
1307.68
|
|
24
|
Telangana
|
37
|
975
|
396.55
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
2
|
50
|
31.07
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
46
|
1300
|
533.51
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
4
|
100
|
45.92
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
53
|
1450
|
608.2
|
| |
TOTAL
|
1110
|
31250
|
11645.88
|
* Rs in lakhs.
Details of Senior Citizen Homes (SrCH) assisted in 2021-22 (As on 01.12.2021):
|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
No. of Sr.CH
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
Funds released*
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
45
|
1275
|
450.18
|
|
2
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3
|
150
|
29.8
|
|
3
|
Gujarat
|
3
|
125
|
34.3
|
|
4
|
Haryana
|
5
|
150
|
53.99
|
|
5
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1
|
25
|
9.65
|
|
6
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
100
|
42.75
|
|
7
|
Karnataka
|
20
|
575
|
199.26
|
|
8
|
Kerala
|
1
|
25
|
9.45
|
|
9
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4
|
150
|
43.27
|
|
10
|
Maharashtra
|
11
|
375
|
120.61
|
|
11
|
Odisha
|
29
|
775
|
266.91
|
|
12
|
Rajasthan
|
5
|
250
|
45.7
|
|
13
|
Tamil Nadu
|
35
|
950
|
364.18
|
|
14
|
Telangana
|
9
|
250
|
85.33
|
|
15
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
13
|
450
|
116.01
|
|
16
|
West Bengal
|
4
|
150
|
37.26
|
|
17
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1
|
50
|
15.58
|
|
18
|
Assam
|
16
|
525
|
153.75
|
|
19
|
Manipur
|
21
|
575
|
219.6
|
|
20
|
Meghalaya
|
1
|
50
|
14.68
|
| |
Total
|
229
|
6975
|
2312.26
|
* Rs in lakhs.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
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