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The details of the number of beneficiaries registered under the scheme of ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’, State-wise, is at Annexure.
07 distribution camps have been organised in the districts of Jharakhand, wherein, aids & appliances have been provided to 3197 beneficiaries. The district-wise details are at Annexure-I.
Under the Scheme, there is no provision to allocate the funds to the State/UT Administrations. Funds are directly released to the “Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO)” under the administrative control of this Ministry, as a sole implementing agency of the Scheme. ALIMCO has distributed the aids & appliances having the cost value of Rs. 287.34 lakh in Jharkhand.
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment launched the scheme on 01.04.2017 for providing physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to BPL category. The scheme has been revised in the F.Y. 2020-21. After the revision, the assisted-living devices are being provided to the senior citizens belonging to the BPL category and also to the senior citizens with monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/-.
All the districts of the nation have been selected for implementation of RVY. The scheme is implemented in two steps in the districts:
- Assessment Camp: In the assessment camp, ALIMCO identifies the beneficiaries, suffering from the age related disability/infirmity, for required aids & appliances.
- Distribution Camp: The aids & appliances are provided to the identified beneficiaries post assessment camp.
Annexure
S.NO. |
State/UT |
TOTAL |
1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
342 |
2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
7703 |
3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1896 |
4 |
Assam |
6165 |
5 |
Bihar |
7205 |
6 |
Chandigarh |
0 |
7 |
Chhattishgarh |
4807 |
8 |
Dadar and Nagar Haveli |
0 |
9 |
Daman |
285 |
10 |
Diu |
265 |
11 |
Delhi |
3693 |
12 |
Goa |
2407 |
13 |
Gujarat |
5582 |
14 |
Haryana |
5538 |
15 |
Himachal Pradesh |
430 |
16 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
1328 |
17 |
Jharkhand |
3197 |
18 |
Karnataka |
5977 |
19 |
Kerala |
4182 |
20 |
Lakshadweep |
528 |
21 |
Madhya Pradesh |
19763 |
22 |
Maharashtra |
96207 |
23 |
Manipur |
5584 |
24 |
Meghalaya |
9801 |
25 |
Mizoram |
364 |
26 |
Nagaland |
2990 |
27 |
Odisha |
3561 |
28 |
Puducherry |
1529 |
29 |
Punjab |
3277 |
30 |
Rajasthan |
14403 |
31 |
Sikkim |
2618 |
32 |
Tamil Nadu |
2195 |
33 |
Telangana |
5202 |
34 |
Tripura |
7351 |
35 |
Uttarakhand |
5395 |
36 |
Uttar Pradesh |
47057 |
37 |
West Bengal |
101 |
Total |
288928 |
Jharkhand: Beneficiaries covered in distribution Camp
S. No. |
District |
No of Beneficiaries |
1 |
Gumla |
21 |
2 |
Godda |
96 |
3 |
Bokaro |
1726 |
4 |
Palamu |
17 |
5 |
Koderma |
86 |
6 |
West Singhbhum |
260 |
7 |
Khunti |
991 |
Total |
3197 |
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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