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Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) — Senior Citizens' Umbrella Scheme
The Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) is the social justice ministry's umbrella scheme for senior citizens, people aged 60 and above, formed in April 2021 when it absorbed and widened the National Action Plan for Senior Citizens. It is in the news after a 27 October 2026 PIB explainer set out its full toolkit, from care homes to the JEEVAN app, and reported ₹77.98 crore released to 755 care projects for the quarter ending 30 September 2026.
Last updated 27 October 20266 min read
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Adds AVYAY's funding lines, centrally sponsored status and monitoring, the JEEVAN, SHATAYU, SAGE and SCOPE tools, and new prints: ₹77.98 crore to 755 projects, 10.45 lakh Vayoshri beneficiaries.
- AVYAY
- Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana
- senior citizens
- IPSrC
- SAPSrC
- Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
- MoSJE
- old age homes
- SAGE
- JEEVAN app
- SHATAYU
- Senior Citizens Welfare Fund
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