Old Age Homes Operational In The Country

New Delhi. Asal Baat News. 551 Old Age Homes/Continuous Care Homes are being assisted across the country for which grant-in-aid is provided ...

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New Delhi. Asal Baat News.

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.