Short Update
AVYAY MoU for Cantonment Boards set for Nov 16
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) and Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) are set to sign an MoU on November 16 to extend senior citizen welfare schemes under Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana (AVYAY) to Cantonment Boards across India.
Under the MoU, new day care centres and related facilities will be set up, and existing Cantonment Board centres will get support. It will also provide financial support for Senior Citizen Homes with 25- or 50-bed capacity, wherever feasible, and train young people as geriatric caregivers.