ATAL
VAYO ABHYUDAY YOJANA – GOVERNMENT SCHEME
News:
Atal Vayo Abhyuday
Yojana: Empowering the Elderly for a Dignified Life
What's
in the news?
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The Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment is implementing the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana to empower senior citizens
in India.
Atal
Vayo Abhyuday Yojana:
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National Action Plan for Senior Citizen
(NAPSrc) had been revamped, renamed as Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) and
subsumed in 2021.
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It is a Central Sector Scheme.
Aim:
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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 aging through providing support.
Nodal
Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment
Sub
Schemes/Components:
1.
Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC): Under
this, financial assistance is provided to eligible organizations for running
and maintenance of Senior Citizen Homes/ Continuous Care Homes to improve the
quality of life of the senior citizens.
2.
State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC):
Each State/UT is expected to plan and strategize taking into account their
local considerations and frame their own State Action Plans for the welfare of
their senior citizens.
3.
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)
4.
Senior Able Citizens for Re-employment in Dignity (SACRED)
5.
Action Groups Aimed at Social Reconstruction (AGRASR):
Senior Citizens are encouraged to form
Self-Help Groups (SHGs), which will provide them with a platform to share
the time constructively with each other. To attain financial assistance under
the scheme SHGs will function as AGRASR Groups.
6.
Senior-care Aging Growth Engine (SAGE) - Silver economy for
Senior Citizens
7.
Elderline – National
Helpline for Senior Citizens
8.
Channelizing the CSR fund for elderly care: It was launched
with an objective to channelize the CSR funds in an appropriate manner for
elderly care projects. Under Schedule VII of Section 135 of the Companies Act,
setting up old age homes, day care centers and such facilities for Senior
Citizens is an approved item for CSR funding.
9.
Training and capacity building for senior citizens.