State level programme/

Schemes for older

adults
 Schemes for The Welfare of Senior
Citizens
• The Government of India is implementing various schemes and programmes
to provide healthy, happy empowered dignified and self-reliant life to senior
citizens, along with strong social and inter-generational bonding.

• Government is aware about the need of love, care, medical, housing, etc. of
the senior citizens. For this purpose, various schemes/ programmes are being
implemented by the Government for welfare of senior citizens.
 Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana
(AVYAY)
• A Scheme to improve the quality of life of the Senior Citizens

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the Scheme is to improve the quality of life of the
Senior Citizens by providing basic amenities like shelter, food, medical
care and entertainment opportunities and by encouraging productive and
active ageing through providing support for capacity building of State/
UT Governments/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)/Panchayati
Raj Institutions (PRIs) / local bodies and the community at large.
Goals of the Scheme

• Financial Security

• Health Care and Nutrition

• Shelter and Welfare

• Protection of life

• Accessibility, transport and Age friendly environment

• Awareness Generation
• The scheme has below components:-

• Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC)

• State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC):

• Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)

• Senior Citizen Opportunities for Productive Engagement (SCOPE)

• Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE)

 Integrated Programme for Sr
Citizens (IPSrC)
• Maintenance of Senior Citizen Homes (SrCH) to improve the
quality of life of the Senior Citizens, especially indigent senior
citizens by providing basic amenities like shelter, food, medical care
and entertainment opportunities and by encouraging productive
and active ageing.
State Action Plan for Senior Citizens
(SAPSrC)
• The Government of India perceives a major and critical role of all
State/ UT Governments in partnering and implementing this Action
Plan for welfare of senior citizens.

• This State Action Plan may comprise a long term strategy for five
years as well as Annual Action Plans.
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)

• The Central Sector Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) is a scheme for

providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior
citizens belonging to BPL category. This is a Central Sector Scheme,
fully funded by the Central Government.
 Senior Citizen Opportunities for
Productive Engagement (SCOPE):
• Many senior citizens have experience, time and energy which can be
used by the business enterprises looking for stable employees with
experience.
 Schemes, Programmes, other
Ministries/Department in Care of Senior
Citizens:

1. Ministry of Rural Development:

• National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
• Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
• Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme
2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:
• Primary & Secondary Geriatric Care Services
• Tertiary level activities of NPHCE
• Training Modules
• NPHCE Website
• IEC
3.MINISTRY OF FINANCE:

• Atal Pension Yojana (APY)

4. MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

1. Ministry of Rural
Development:
• National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): Under National
Social Assistance Program (NSAP) scheme, the elderly, widows, and
disabled persons belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and fulfilling
eligibility criteria prescribed in the NSAP guidelines, are provided
financial assistance ranging from Rs.200/- to Rs.500/- p.m. and in the
case of death of the breadwinner, a lump sum assistance of Rs.20,000/-
is given to the bereaved family.
• Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme: A monthly pension
of Rs.200/- is given to elderly aged 60-79 years belonging to BPL
category. The pension increases to Rs.500/-per month upon attaining the
age of 80 years. The total beneficiaries under the scheme are 221 lakh.

• Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme: A monthly

pension of Rs.300/- is given to BPL persons aged 18-79 years with severe
and multiple disabilities (80% disability level). The pension increases to
Rs.500/- per month upon attaining the age of 80 years. The total
beneficiaries under the scheme are 10.58 lakh.
2. Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare:
National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly” (NPHCE)
launched during 2010 is State oriented program with the basic thrust
to provide comprehensive and dedicated health care facilities to the
elderly persons above 60 year of age at various level of primary,
secondary and tertiary health care.
• Primary & Secondary Geriatric Care Services : The program commenced with
100 districts in the 11th plan period. In the 12th plan period 421 districts and in 2019-
2020, 114 districts were additionally sanctioned to provide dedicated geriatric
OPD, IPD, Physiotherapy and lab services. Presently all 713 Health districts have
been sanctioned for geriatric primary & secondary care services of OPD, 10
bedded Geriatric Ward, Physiotherapy and laboratory services.

• Tertiary level activities of NPHCE: Renamed as ‘Rashtriya Varisth Jan

Swasthya Yojana’ in 2016-17. are sanctioned for tertiary care service delivery
under NPHCE in the form of specialized OPD’s, 30 bedded wards in RGC including
earmarking beds in various specialties like urology, orthopedics, ophthalmology
etc, manpower development & research activities. Presently OPD services.
• Training Modules: three sets of Training modules for Medical Officers,
Nurses and Community based workers to deliver Comprehensive
Geriatric care has been developed. State level Training of Trainers of
Medical Officers for Comprehensive Geriatric Care has been conducted
at Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Haryana, Punjab Tamil Nadu &
Maharashtra generating approx 236 States level Master Trainers
and 85 National Master Trainers: 27 for Medical Officer Module, 26 for
Staff Nurses Module and 32 for module developed to train Community
based workers.
• NPHCE Website: An interactive and dynamic website cum MIS of
the NPHCE program has been initiated through Center for Health
Informatics (CHI) to provide comprehensive information along with
data regarding Geriatric facilities and services available through-out
the country.

• IEC: Audio/Video spots on different topics of elder care, print

material-folder, posters etc. have been developed. The regional
language version of IEC material is being developed.
3.MINISTRY OF FINANCE:
• Atal Pension Yojana (APY): The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a Government of India Scheme
which was launched on 9th May, 2015, with the objective of creating a universal social security
system for all Indians, The scheme become operational w.e.f. 1st June, 2015, and is being
administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). It is open to
all citizens of India between 18-40 years of age having bank account in a bank or post-office.
There are five pension plan slabs available under the scheme namely, Rs. 1000, Rs. 2000, Rs.
3000, Rs. 4000, and Rs. 5000 guaranteed by Government of India to the subscriber at the age of
60 years. On death of subscriber, same pension to spouse is guaranteed by Government of India.
4. MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND
URBAN AFFAIRS:
• Emphasis on buses financed by the Department of Urban Development is on
procurement of low floor buses with proper ramps for easy access of the
passengers and proper space for wheelchair to be placed in the bus for the
benefit of disabled persons and senior citizens. All metro rail projects
implemented/under implementation in the country are having disabled and elder
friendly infrastructure such as proper ramps/lifts to the stations. There is a
provision for reservation of seats in metro rail coaches for differently-abled
persons and senior citizens.