A total of 132 distribution camps have been organised across the country under the scheme of ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)’ since its inception.
The year-wise number of beneficiaries benefited under the Scheme since its inception are as under:-
Financial Year (FY) |
Number of Beneficiaries |
2017-18 |
34,069 |
2018-19 |
65,615 |
2019-20 |
24,558 (as on 30.01.2020) |
Total |
1,24,242 |
The scheme is a demand driven scheme and funded from the Senior Citizen’ Welfare Fund. During the year 2019-20, Rs. 18.00 crore has been incurred in 36 distribution camps till date.
Details of the total number of beneficiaries, State-wise, under the scheme during 2018-19 and 2019-20 is given below:-
S.NO. |
States/UTs |
No. Of Beneficiaries |
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2018-19 |
2019-20 |
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1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
342 |
0 |
|
2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
2676 |
1007 |
|
3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
384 |
943 |
|
4 |
Assam |
0 |
316 |
|
5 |
Bihar |
261 |
496 |
|
6 |
Chandigarh |
0 |
0 |
|
7 |
Chhattishgarh |
711 |
0 |
|
8 |
Dadar and Nagar Haveli |
0 |
0 |
|
9 |
Daman and Diu |
0 |
0 |
|
10 |
Delhi |
1971 |
0 |
|
11 |
Goa |
0 |
0 |
|
12 |
Gujarat |
861 |
1961 |
|
13 |
Haryana |
563 |
1609 |
|
14 |
Himachal Pradesh |
118 |
0 |
|
15 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
0 |
247 |
|
16 |
Jharkhand |
1839 |
0 |
|
17 |
Karnataka |
1320 |
1048 |
|
18 |
Kerala |
275 |
801 |
|
19 |
Lakshadweep |
528 |
0 |
|
20 |
Madhya Pradesh |
11024 |
818 |
|
21 |
Maharashtra |
18401 |
0 |
|
22 |
Manipur |
0 |
0 |
|
23 |
Meghalaya |
5469 |
0 |
|
24 |
Mizoram |
0 |
0 |
|
25 |
Nagaland |
2661 |
0 |
|
26 |
Odisha |
0 |
1352 |
|
27 |
Puducherry |
0 |
0 |
|
28 |
Punjab |
1434 |
0 |
|
29 |
Rajasthan |
2707 |
5298 |
|
30 |
Sikkim |
1814 |
804 |
|
31 |
Tamil Nadu |
1415 |
150 |
|
32 |
Telangana |
1473 |
592 |
|
33 |
Tripura |
0 |
1158 |
|
34 |
Uttarakhand |
1537 |
952 |
|
35 |
Uttar Pradesh |
5831 |
5006 |
|
36 |
West Bengal |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
65615 |
24558 |
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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NB/SK/jk/SJ&E-4/RS/05-02-2020