Parliament Question: Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana

GOYER}IMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIALJUSTICE AIID EMPOWERMENT LOKSABHA TJNSTARRED QTJESTION NO.365 TO BE AI\SWERED ON 02.12.2025 ATAL VAYO ABIIYTIDAY YOJANA

365. SHRI NAYEEN JINDAL:

will the Minister of socIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details and number of senior citizens assisted or rehabilitated under various components of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) since Financial Year 2020-21' State and year-wise;

(b) the details and number of senior citizen Homes, Day care centers, or continuous car€ Homes have been sanctioned or upgraded under AVYAY during the last five years since 2020, State and Year-wise;

(c) the number of senior citizens enrolled under AVYAY's online portal and those who have availed services through the Senior care Aging Growth Engine (SAGE) initiative, State and year-wise;

(d) the details and steps taken by the Govemment to implernent AVYAY across States and union Tenitories, and the details of its major sub-schemes or components; and

(e) whether the Government is considering to expand the scope of AVYAY to include mental health services, telemedicine, and home-based care for the elderly, if so, the details thereofl AI\ISWER MIMSTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRTB.L.YERMA)

(a)to(d):MinistryofSocialJusticeandEmpowermentisimplementinganumbrclla scheme,namelyAtalVayoAbhyudayYojana(AVYAY)fortheWelfareofSeniorCitizens across the county. The details of components of the scheme are as follows- i.IPsrcflntegratedProgrammeforSeniorCitizens)-UnderIPSC,grant-in-aidis

provided to the organisations for maintenance of senior citizen homes (Sr.ClD' continuous care homes (ccH), mobite medicare units (MMU) and physiotherapy clinics. The objective of the scheme is to improve the quality of life of the Senior Cirizens,especiallyindigentseniorcitizensbyprovidingbasicamenitieslikeshelter' food,medicalcareandentertainmentopportmitiesandbyencouragingproductive and active ageing. The statewise number of beneficiaries assisted under IPSrC during last five years from FY 2020-21 is enclosed at Annexure-I. The details of old Age Homesprovidedfinancialassistanceduringthelastfiveyears,year-wiseandState- wise is at Annexure'Il.ii. SAPSTC (Stete Action Plan for Senior Citizens)- The Govemment of India perc€ives a major and critical role of all Stat€/ UT Govemments in welfare of senior citizens. Each StatdUT is expected to plan taking into account their local considerations and frame their own State Action Plans for the welfare of their senior citizens. Under SAPSC, the Ministry releases funds to StatesAJTs for implementation of their action plans. SAPSTC is being implemented since FY 2019-20.

iii. RW (Rrshtriya Vayoshri Yojana)- The scheme aims for providing Physical Aids and Assisted Living Devices for Senior Citizens below poverty line and with the family income not exceed to Rs. 15,000/-per month. The scheme is being implemenkd since 2017. The statewise information of number of beneficiaries assisted under IPSC during last five years from FY 2020-21 is enclosed at Annexuro-Ill.

iv. Elderline- The National Helpline for Sr Citizens (14567) is to genelate awareness about the Act, schemes & prognmmes being executed by different Central & State Govemments and to provide platform to redress grievances of Sr Citizens across the country.

v. Training of Geriatric care Givers- The main objective is to bridge the gap in supply and increasing demand in the field of geriatic caregivers so as to provide more professional services to the senior citizens and also to qeate a cadre of professional care givers in the field of geriatics.

vi. other Initiatives for senior citizens- ln order to solve the problems of healthy and productive ageing, several initiatives are being done across the country. The proposed initiatives are aimed'at involving the elders in building up knowledge which can be usefirl for the societY as a whole.

vii. Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE)- The main objective is to promote out- of-the-box and innovative solutions for the commonly faced problems, innovative start- ups would be identified and encouraged for developing products, processes and services for the welfare of the elderly. Nine companies across Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, and Jaipur - working in areas from geriatric care and dialysis to mobile diagrostics, senior travel, digital witls, exoskeletons, healthcare services, apparel, and brain health - were sanctioned under the SAGE initiative and have served roughly 10,000-15,000 seniors in the past two years

(e): The Govemment is conscious of the growing need for stuctured home-based care for senior citizens and is taking steps to strengthen service delivery under Atal Vayo Abhyuday yojana (AVYAY). AVYAY already include components which aids in the mental well being ofthe Elderly. Every Senior Citizen Home being assisted under Integrated Program for Senior Citizens (IPSC) are required to mandatorily engage Social Worker/Counsellor and Yoga therapist. The Counsellor engages with the resident beneficiaries and provides counselling aiding in improving mental health. Yoga Therapist also promotes well being by conducting regular yoga sessions of all the resident beneficiaries' Also, companies supported under the SAGE initiative are addressing seniors' mental health' home-based care, and telemedicine needs such as brain-health platform for early dementia detection, trained home-care and nursing services; and telemedicine support through its IoT' enabled portable diagnostic device.

-L-Annexure-I to be answered on 02.12.2025 Number ofsenior citizens assisted under IPSrC durins last 05 vears - States/UT 2020-21 202t-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Andhra Pradesh 16275 21050 25850 22900 23200 Bihax 50 0 0 400 350 Chhattisgarh 150 225 50 225 325 Goa 50 0 0 0 0 Gujarat 1500 250 175 425 275 Haryana tt75 1050 925 1700 1625 Himachal Pradesh 4850 25 25 75 100 Jharkhand 75 100 150 250 300 Kamataka 6370 1420 920 2340 2415 Kerala 100 r00 50 200 75 Madhya Pradesh 475 450 375 750 675 Maharashtra 6895 5915 5835 t2160 I1670 Odisha 12895 12470 7350 14550 19850 Punjab 675 600 600 0 0 Rajasthan 5s0 750 375 975 600 TamilNadu 21320 31895 16795 32940 337rs Telangana 5450 10050 350 15550 10875 Uttar Pradesh 965 1595 1295 2290 2215 Uuarakhand 75 25 50 100 75 West Bengal 15300 15150 10100 20900 5875 Delhi 125 ,< 125 200 200 Pondicherry 25 125 100 200 100 Anrnachal Pradesh 125 50 0 50 0 Assam 29995 2s365 15475 25690 20865 Jammu and Kashmir 0 0 0 650 200 Manipur 10750 10450 700 1975 16425 Meghalaya 100 200 0 0 0 Mizoram 25 0 0 0 0 Nagaland 50 50 50 275 325 Tripura 50 0 25 50 100 Grand Total 136440 139385 8774s 157820 152430 ,-z*Annexurs.II Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no.365 to be answered on O2.12.2025 Number of Proiects of Senior Citizen Homes/Old Aee Homes assisted durine last 05

Years:- S.No. States 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 I Andaman and 0 0 0 0 0 Nicobar Islands 2 Andtua Pradesh 84 76 75 74 74 J Arunachal ') I I I I Pradesh 4 Assam 38 34 32 30 30 5 Bihar I 0 0 9 9 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 3 J 5 J J 8 Dadra and Nagar 0 0 0 0 0 Haveli and Daman and Diu .| 9 Delhi J I 2 2 t0 Goa 2 0 0 0 0 II Gujarat 8 6 6 8 l0 t2 Haryana t7 ll ll t2 t2 ,, ,) ) 13 Himachal 1 I Pradesh l3 l3 t4 Jammu and 0 0 0 Kastmir t5 Jharkhand 2 0 2 3 J 16 Kamataka 38 35 38 40 40 t7 Kerala J 1 I 3 ., 18 Ladaktr 0 0 0 0 0 19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 20 Madhya Pradesh 16 l4 t6 34 34 2t Maharashtra 78 62 52 47 47 22 Manipur 16 24 24 38 38 ) ) ') 23 Meghalaya 2 2 24 Mizoram 2 0 0 4 4 25 Nagaland 0 0 0 5 5 26 Odisha 84 99 86 82 82 27 Puducherry I 2 2 2 2 28 Punjab 3 0 0 0 0 29 Rajasthan 21 24 26 26 26 30 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 31 TamilNadu 75 76 74 72 70 32 Telangana 19 l6 t6 t9 1 ,9 JJ Tripura J J J 2 34 Uttar Pradesh 34 34 37 40 43 ,) ) ) 2 ., 35 Uttaraffrand 36 West Bengal 28 25 26 28 28 Total 607 553 531 603 606Annexure-III ' Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to d) oflok Sabha Unstarred Question no.365 ' to be answered oa 02.12.2025 ' Number ofsenior citizens assisted under RVY durine last 05 vears - sl. r'Y F'Y F"r [T r"r State Name No. 2020.21 2021-22 2022,,3 2023-24 202445 Andaman And Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 I Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 431 431 667 243 1437 J Arunaphal Pradesh s68 568 0 49 389 4 Assam 2318 2318 14610 2626 583 5 Bihar 1305 1305 2634 6290 18406 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 128 7 Chhattisgarh 2329 2329 163 382 1452 8 Delhi 29 29 188 862 2153 9 Goa 0 0 0 86 2069 l0 Gujarat 0 0 0 1702 2841 ll Haryana 1136 I136 944 l0l0 18592 t2 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 t2 229 t4t4 l4l l3 Jammu And Kashmir 8 8 I 583 3164 l4 Jharkhand 0 0 990 240 3532 15 Kamataka t23 123 2090 2439 7468 16 Kerala 911 9ll 0 10 t57t t7 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 323 l8 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 334 l9 Madhya Pradesh 2426 2426 430 3480 4971 20 Maharashtra 6298 6298 63007 5145 13510 2t Manipur 0 0 t42t 756 1377 22 Meghalaya 0 0 0 34 303 23 Mizoram 364 364 0 0 1008 24 Nagaland 316 316 680 1784 843 25 Odisha 426 426 671 2630 4227 26 Puducherry 0 0 0 34 490 27 Puniab 752 752 257 707 4547 28 Rajasthan 475 475 883 4479 6543 29 Silkim 0 0 0 0 289 30 TamilNadu 0 0 0 5 596 31 Telangana tt26 tt26 2757 753 663 Dadra And Nagar Haveli 161 161 0 68 1r 14 32 AndDamanAndDiu 33 Tripura 2046 2046 939 tt22 I l6l 34 Uttar Pradesh 17339 17339 2356 21901 44710 35 Uttaralftand 0 0 331 1583 60s 36 West Bengal l9 19 103 2099 1161 Total 40906 40906 97274 63331 154174 ***** ^e-