Strengthening Welfare Healthcare Support And Dignified Living For Senior Citizens

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has reported on ongoing measures to strengthen welfare, healthcare support, and dignified living for senior citizens. Over 2.88 lakh senior citizens have benefited from essential services such as shelter, nutritious food, healthcare, and physiotherapy. Additionally, 142 new Senior Citizen Homes have been sanctioned nationwide to expand institutional care infrastructure. To enhance independent living, 228 camps covered over 4.91 lakh beneficiaries and distributed approximately 23.93 lakh free assistive living devices—including wheelchairs, hearing aids, walking sticks, and spectacles—to eligible Below Poverty Line and low-income individuals. A Senior Citizen’s Welfare Portal has also been launched as a one-stop information dissemination platform.