How many senior citizen homes are currently supported under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens of AVYAY?
- A.432
- B.586
- C.764
- D.921
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Explanation
The correct answer is 764. Under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana, run by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, 764 senior citizen homes are being supported at present, along with 13 continuous care homes, 17 mobile medicare units and 3 physiotherapy clinics. Assistance flows as grant-in-aid to eligible organisations, which include non-governmental organisations, state governments, Panchayati Raj institutions and local bodies, and the emphasis is on shelter and care for indigent senior citizens. The other options are incorrect because 432, 586 and 921 are not the figures reported for senior citizen homes under the programme. Candidates should also remember that the scheme works through three components, the IPSrC, the State Action Plan for Senior Citizens and the Regional Resource and Training Centres.
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Practice Questions
Under AVYAY, what is the annual financial support extended to each Regional Resource and Training Centre (RRTC)?
- A.Rs 9.75 lakh
- B.Rs 19.58 lakh
- C.Rs 25 lakh
- D.Rs 1.2 crore
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The scheme guidelines of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana provide annual financial support of this amount to each Regional Resource and Training Centre, and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also assists designated non-governmental organisations and institutions that function as RRTCs, so that outreach, capacity building and service delivery…
Read the full explanation →Which ministry implements the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) for senior citizens?
- A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C.Ministry of Women and Child Development
- D.Ministry of Rural Development
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The scheme promotes the welfare of senior citizens through an integrated framework of care services, institutional support and state-level initiatives, and it addresses the needs of elderly persons, especially indigent senior citizens, by supporting residential care facilities, strengthening geriatric care capacity and encouraging awareness and evidence-based work on ageing.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at Rourkela established?
- A.2014
- B.2016
- C.2018
- D.2021
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The centre at Rourkela in Odisha was set up that year as a joint effort of three ministries and the central public sector undertakings under them, and it has since trained Scheduled Tribe youth in trades ranging from tailoring and baking to mushroom farming, electrical work and computer operation with…
Read the full explanation →Under which scheme were plant and machinery installed at the Rourkela livelihood incubation centre?
- A.ASPIRE
- B.SAMARTH
- C.PM Vishwakarma
- D.Stand Up India
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The split of responsibilities is the heart of this item and is worth memorising: the Rourkela Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited gives the land and premises, the MSME ministry's scheme pays for the machinery, and the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation carries the running costs…
Read the full explanation →The Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at Rourkela, covered by the tripartite MoU, has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Steel
- B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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The correct answer is the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, which recognised the Rourkela centre as a Centre of Excellence and also meets its recurring expenses through a grant routed by the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation.
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