Jaipur ,2 Aug.
As per Census 2011, population of Senior Citizens (people
aged 60 years and above) is 10.38 Crore in the country. The projected
population of Senior Citizens aged 60+ years of the country for 2026 (as on
01st March) is expected to be 17.32 crore, as per the report of Technical Group
on Population Projections constituted by the National Commission on Population.
As per Census 2011, the number of senior citizens suffering
from any disability in their old age is 53,76,619 which is approximately 5.18
percent of total population of senior citizens (10.38 crore).
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is successfully
implementing the ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)’ since 01.04.2017 with the
objective to provide with such physical aids and assisted living devices which
can restore near normalcy in the bodily functions to the senior citizens
belonging to BPL category or senior citizens with monthly income not more than
Rs. 15000/- who are suffering from age related disabilities/ infirmities. The
Scheme is being implemented through Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation
(ALIMCO) which has conducted 251 distribution camps and benefiting 2,52,229
senior citizens. The State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries is at .
