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6(i) Maintenance of Old Age homes to provide food, care and shelter for aminimum number of 25 destitute older persons.(ii) Maintenance of Respite Care Homes and Continuous Care Homes for aminimum of 25 Older Persons who live in old age homes but are seriouslyill requiring continuous nursing care and respite.(iii) Running of Multi Service Centres for Older Persons to provide daycare,educational and entertainment opportunities, healthcare, companionshipto a minimum number of 50 older persons.(iv) Maintenance of Mobile Medicare Units to provide medical care to the olderpersons living in rural and isolated and backward areas.(v) Running of Day Care Centres for Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Patientsto provide specialized day-care to the Alzheimer’s disease patients.(vi) Physiotherapy Clinics for Older Persons(vii) Disability and Hearing Aids for Older Persons(viii) Mental Health Care and Specialized Care for the Older Persons to provideMental Health Care Intervention Programmes to the elderly. This schemeis also open to organizations/ hospitals, which are already into mental healthcare. The scheme would help such organizations to integrate the componentfor older persons, which is hitherto neglected.(ix) Help-lines and Counselling Centres for Older Persons(x) Sensitising Programmes for Children Particularly in Schools and Colleges(xi) Regional Resource and Training Centres(xii) Training of Caregivers to the Older Persons(xiii) Awareness Generation Programmes for Older Persons and Care Giverslike Self-care, preventive health care, disease management, preparationfor old age/healthy and productive ageing; intergenerational bonding.(xiv) Multi Facility Care Centres for Destitute Older Widow Women to provideshelter, educational, occupational and entertainment opportunities,healthcare, companionship to the widowed older women(xv) Volunteers Bureaus for older persons(xvi) Formation of Vridha Sanghas /Senior Citizen Associations.(xvii) Any Other Activity, which is considered suitable to meet the objective of thescheme.Extent of Support to the Project:• Up to 90% of the cost of the project indicated in the scheme will beprovided by the Government of India and the remaining shall be borneby the organization/ institution concerned.• In the case of schools, colleges, Educational Institutions and recognizedyouth organizations such as Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sanghathan (NYKS)and the National Service Scheme (NSS) undertaking programmes andservices for Older Persons, up to 100% cost of the project indicated inthe scheme shall be provided by the Government.
7Implementing Agencies:Assistance will be sanctioned to the following agencies subject to terms andconditions laid down by this Ministry:-i. Panchayati Raj Institutions/Local bodiesii. Non-Governmental Voluntary Organizationsiii. Institutions or Organizations set up by Government as autonomous/subordinate bodiesiv. Government Recognized Educational institutions, Charitable Hospitals/Nursing Homes, and recognized youth organizations such as NehruYuvak Kendra Sanghathan (NYKS).v. In exceptional case, financial assistance under the Scheme shall alsobe provided to State Governments/Union Territory administrations.Eligibility Criteriai) Should be a registered body, under an appropriate Act;ii)Already been working for at least two years; or a Public Trust registeredunder any law for the time being in force or a charitable company licensedunder Section 525 of Companies Act, 1958.iii) But in the case of the North Eastern region, J&K, Desert areas and underserviced/Under-represented areas, this condition of two years will notbe applicable. In other deserving cases, the condition of two years maybe relaxed with the approval of the Secretary (SJ&E) on case-to-casebasis.iv) The Organization shall have a properly constituted managing body withits powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in awritten Constitution; It shall have an appropriate administrative structureand a duly constituted managing/ executive committee;v) The organization is initiated and governed by its own members ondemocratic principles.vi) The aims and objects of the organization and programmes in fulfillmentof those aims and objects are specifically laid down;vii) The Organization shall not run for profit to any individual or a body ofindividuals; The Organization should possess proven credentials andcapabilities to handle such projects.For other details log on to www.socialjustice.nic.in(iii)Training and Capacity Building Programmes on Old Age Care byNational Institute of Social Defence :
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