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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Distribution camps under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)

Posted On: 05 FEB 2020 5:27PM by PIB Delhi

 

 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

 

2018-19

2019-20

 

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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