Old Age Homes Operational In The Country

New 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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