8.53 lakh senior citizens receive assistive devices under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana

Between the financial years 2017-18 and 2025-26, 8.53 lakh senior citizens received over 46 lakh assistive devices through Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana. Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India runs the scheme. It gives free equipment like wheelchairs, walking sticks, hearing aids, and spectacles to BPL and low-income senior citizens with age-related disabilities.

Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana components

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment runs these schemes under Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana:

• Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana: Gives free assisted-living devices.
• Elderline: A national helpline that received over 29 lakh calls. It had 162 crore rupees released between 2021-22 and 2025-26.
• Training of Geriatric Caregivers: Trained over 35,000 candidates between 2023-24 and 2025-26, with 81 crore rupees released in this time.