It was launched in 1992 and revised in 2018 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
It aims at improving the quality of life of the senior citizens by providing basic amenities like food, shelter, medical care and entertainment opportunities by encouraging productive and active aging.
Under this Scheme, financial assistance (up to 95% in the case of States of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim and North-eastern states and 90% for rest of the country) is provided to Non-Governmental/Voluntary Organizations, Panchayati Raj Institutions, etc. for maintenance of Old Age Homes, Respite Care Homes and Continuous Care Homes, Multi-service Centres, Mobile Medicare Units, Day Care Centres for Alzheimer’s disease /Dementia patients, physiotherapy clinics for older persons, etc.
