Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
- Launched in 2017, it is a central sector scheme funded from the Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund. The fund was notified in the year 2016.
- It aims to provide aids and assistive living devices to senior citizens belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category who suffer from age-related disabilities such as low vision, hearing impairment, loss of teeth and locomotor disabilities.
- The Scheme is being implemented by the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) under the Ministry of Social Justice and ....
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