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By which year is India's senior citizen population projected to reach about 23 crore?

  1. A.2030
  2. B.2036
  3. C.2041
  4. D.2047

Correct answer

B. 2036

Explanation

The correct answer is 2036. The projection of about 23 crore senior citizens by that year is the reason given for strengthening institutional machinery and community participation under Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana. For comparison, Census 2011 had counted 10.38 crore people aged 60 and above, made up of 5.11 crore men and 5.27 crore women, so the projected figure is more than double the counted one. Option A is a year associated with many other targets but not with this projection. Option C and option D are later years, and the last of them is often picked because it is tied to the hundredth year of independence, which makes it an attractive but wrong choice here. The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India is the other name to remember alongside these numbers, since it is cited for functional limitations among older persons and for the need for reliable care.

Read the full article: Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana: Rs 77.98 Crore to 755 Projects

Practice Questions

Q1.Government SchemesEasy

How much grant-in-aid has the Centre released to 755 projects under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens?

  1. A.Rs 55.98 crore
  2. B.Rs 77.98 crore
  3. C.Rs 97.78 crore
  4. D.Rs 107.98 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 77.98 crore

This amount has been released as grant-in-aid to 755 projects running under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens, which is a component of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana, and it covers the quarter that ended on 30 September 2026 in the financial year 2026-27.

Q2.Government SchemesMedium

Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana subsumed and expanded which earlier plan?

  1. A.National Action Plan for Senior Citizens
  2. B.National Social Assistance Programme
  3. C.National Policy on Older Persons
  4. D.Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
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Correct answer: A. National Action Plan for Senior Citizens

Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana was launched in 2021 and it took in that earlier plan, widened its scope and brought a number of separate measures for older persons under a single umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Q3.Government SchemesHard

Under the scheme, support for obtaining and renewing certification from International Sports Federations carries an outlay of:

  1. A.Rs 55 crore
  2. B.Rs 105 crore
  3. C.Rs 250 crore
  4. D.Rs 410 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 105 crore

The scheme treats international quality and performance standards as the gate through which Indian equipment reaches foreign buyers, so it sets aside this amount to help manufacturers secure certification from International Sports Federations and to renew it when it lapses.

Q5.Government SchemesMedium

The Sports Goods Manufacturing Zones under the new scheme will be developed by convergence with which of the following?

  1. A.The BHAVYA Scheme and NICDC Industrial Parks
  2. B.The PM Gati Shakti corridors only
  3. C.Special Economic Zones alone
  4. D.Khelo India stadium projects
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Correct answer: A. The BHAVYA Scheme and NICDC Industrial Parks

The scheme avoids building industrial land afresh and instead plugs the proposed Sports Goods Manufacturing Zones into infrastructure that these two already provide, so that makers, suppliers, testing facilities, design and prototyping centres and ancillary enterprises can sit in one place.