New old age homes will be opened in more than a hundred districts for the elderly, the center has sought proposals from the states, there is not a single ashram in about 490 districts

Seeing the increasing number of elderly people, the central government has started increasing the facilities related to them. Now old age homes will be opened in all those districts where there is no one yet. In the first phase, a plan has been made to open new old age homes in about 103 districts.

New Delhi: In perspective on the rising number of old individuals in the country, the focal government has begun expanding the offices connected with them. Under the significant advance taken in such manner, presently advanced age homes will be opened in that multitude of regions of the nation where there isn't so much as a solitary advanced age home. As of now, in the primary stage, plans have been made to open new advanced age homes in around 103 regions of the country. Recommendations have been looked for from the states in such manner.

There are old age homes in just 250 areas

As of now, there are old age homes for the old in somewhere around 250 locale of the country. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has given a warning with respect to this. Alongside this, the states have been approached to give its proposition by May 25. Interestingly, out of these, 52 old age homes will be opened in around 33 areas, for which the states should give land or building liberated from cost. In the leftover 70 areas, they will be worked through private intentional associations (NGOs) or trusts.

Old age homes with a capacity of 25 to 50 will be constructed

According to the ministry, in all the districts except 25 districts, these old age homes will have a capacity of 25 people, while in these 25 districts it will have a capacity of fifty people. With this, the ministry has relaxed its rule, in which it was decided that until one old age home is not opened in all the districts, then another old age home will not be opened in any district. Be that as it may, in this warning, the service has distinguished many such areas, where it is wanted to open two advanced age homes at the same time. Nonetheless, the all out number of such regions is nine. Out of these, it has been proposed to open five new advanced age homes all the while in Bhopal. Under this proposed conspire, all advanced age homes will be furnished with the necessities and wellbeing offices of the older.

There is anything but a solitary old age home in 490 locale

As per a report of the Ministry, out of the present 740 locale of the country, there are around 490 such areas, where there is certainly not a solitary old age home. Then again, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are ahead in the states which have the biggest number of old age homes. At present, there are about 400 old age homes operating in about 250 districts of the country. It is worth noting that the government has also shown this speed because the number of elderly people in the country is increasing rapidly. At present, the total number of elderly people in the country is about 14 crore. By the year 2050, their number is estimated to be around 30 crore.