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Haryana Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

No. 24-2024/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 (MAGHA 27, 1945 SAKA)

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

SOCIAL JUSTICE, EMPOWERMENT, WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND

BACKWARD CLASSES AND ANTYODAYA (SEWA) DEPARTMENT.

Notification

The 16th February, 20244

No. 40/2/2024-4SW.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 19 of the

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Central Act 56 of 2007) and Rule 22 of the

Haryana Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009, the Governor of Haryana is pleased to notify the

following scheme for setting up and management of Old Age Homes for senior citizens:

Short title and Commencement: (i) This scheme may be called as ‘Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram‘

Scheme, 2024.

(ii)

It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the official gazette.

Aim and Objective:

The main objective of the Scheme is to improve the quality of life of Senior Citizens who are residents of the

State by providing the following amenities:

(i)

To provide a secure and comfortable living space for the senior citizens, ensuring their physical and

emotional well-being.

(ii)

To promote a sense of independence and autonomy by assisting with daily activities such as bathing,

grooming, and medication management.

(iii)

To provide medical care and nursing support for those with chronic illnesses or disabilities.

(iv)

To offer recreational activities, social events, and companionship to prevent social isolation and

promote mental health.

(v)

To help the senior citizens learn new skills and guide them towards success in their fields of endeavour,

instilling a sense of self-confidence and self-reliance.

Definitions:

(1) In this scheme, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a)

―Act‖ means the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Central

Act 56 of 2007)

(b)

―Rules‖ means the Haryana Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009.

(c)

―Department‖ means the Department of Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled

Castes & Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA), Haryana.

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(d)

―State Government‖ means the Government of the State of Haryana.

(e)

―Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram‖ means an Old Age Home registered under clause 10 of the

scheme.

(f)

―Implementing Agency‖ means the Department/NGO/Voluntary Organisation(VO)/Trust/

Society/Corporate, which runs the old age homes under this scheme.

(g)

―competent authority‖ means an authority designated as such under the provisions of the Scheme

by the Government.

(2)

The words and expressions used in the scheme, but not defined, shall have the same meaning as

assigned to them in the Act and Rules made there under.

Eligibility Criteria: Any senior citizen, irrespective of religion and caste, shall be eligible for admission in

old age homes: -

(a)

Who has attained the age of 60 years or above;

(b)

Who is a permanent resident of Haryana;

(c)

Who is in possession of Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) ID.

Admission Criteria: All eligible senior citizens, who intend to get admission in the old age homes, shall

submit the duly filled up application form along with their PPP ID to the Implementing Agency.

Note: No admission fees shall be charged with the application form for admission in the old age homes.

Selection Criteria:

(1)

On receipt of application forms, prospective residents to the old age homes will be selected by giving

preference to senior citizens who are above the age of 80 years, to indigent senior citizens whose

family income is upto Rs. 1.8 lakh per annum and to female senior citizens over male applicants as

prescribed under Rule 22 of the Haryana Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009.

(2)

Needy senior citizens will be assessed on the basis of surveys conducted under the ‗Prahari‘ Scheme of

the Government and verified by SDM of sub-division concerned, which will be forwarded to District

Social Welfare Officer concerned.

(3)

Arrangement for ‗Pay and Stay‘ will also be made available for senior citizens who have source of

income above Rs. 2 lakh per annum, but left uncared by their families or other responsible kin. They

will have to pay monthly charges on pro-rata basis only as food charges to the Implementing Agency.

(4)

Admission of the senior citizens, who are referred by the courts or police or other Government agencies

may also be allowed in the old age homes.

(5)

In case of dispute/doubt faced by the Implementation Agency during the admission process, decision of

the Additional Deputy Commissioner of the district shall be final.

Admission to the Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram :

Additional Deputy Commissioner of the district concerned shall be the final authority to issue orders

authorizing the admissions of senior citizens in the old age homes, which are run by the Government.

However, in case of odd hours or emergency, the SDM/District Social Welfare Officer concerned may issue

orders for short period of stay in such old age homes.

Procedure in case of death of a resident – On the occurrence of death of a resident in the old age homes, the

procedure to be adopted shall be as under: -

(1)

The Superintendent of the old age home shall ensure that the Civil Surgeon/ Senior Medical Officer will

certify death of such resident;

(2)

The Superintendent of the old age home shall inform family member/relative, if any known, of the

death of such resident and the body shall be handed over to the family/relative/guardian. In the absence

of any claimant, the last rites shall be performed under the supervision of the Superintendent of the old

age home according to deceased person‘s known ritual/rites and death record along with photograph of

such deceased person shall be retained for future reference;

(3)

The Superintendent of the old age home shall inform the concerned authority, as the case may be, for

the purpose of issuance of death certificate.

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Establishment and Operation:

(1)

For the establishment of old age homes, the following steps shall be taken:

(i)

Identification of Land: - The department shall identify the land, as per requirement, with the

help of Deputy Commissioner concerned and thereafter, necessary proposal for transfer of such

land will be submitted to the concerned land-owning department. In case of non-availability of

Government land, the department may take necessary steps to purchase appropriate land as per

law/policy prevalent in this regard.

(ii)

Construction of Building: - After identification/transfer/purchase of land, the estimated cost for

construction of the old age homes will be worked out by the PWD (B&R) Department. The

Architecture Department, Haryana will prepare the drawings of the building as per actual

requirements. The necessary budget estimate for construction of building of old age homes will

be submitted by the SEWA Department to the Government for making provisions in the budget.

The building of the old age homes in districts will be constructed in a phased manner on need

basis. The SEWA department may also explore the possibility of constructing old age homes

through CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) or social partnership mode.

(iii)

Identification of Building: -

(a)

In case of non-availability of Government land, necessary steps may be taken by the

District Social Welfare Officers with the help of Deputy Commissioner concerned to

identify any building, which is presently being used by any Government department, for

the purpose of running the old age homes under this scheme.

(b)

In case of non-identification/non-availability of Government building, an appropriate

building may be hired on rent basis by the Deputy Commissioner concerned.

(c)

The rent of the building shall be finalized by Deputy Commissioner concerned and will

be paid by the department.

(2)

The department will run the old age homes by itself or in association with NGOs/VOs/

Trusts/Societies/Corporates after signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)/Agreement. In the

beginning, the old age homes with lesser capacity may be started, which may be increased from time to

time as per requirement.

10.

Registration of Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram :

(1)

All the old age homes in the State operational under the Scheme, whether run by the Government or

other organisation, shall be registered under this scheme, irrespective of being registered or licensed

under any other Act for the time being in force.

(2)

All such old age homes shall make an application for registration under this scheme in the form

prescribed for the purpose.

11.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria of NGOs or Any Other Organisations.

(1)

NGOs/VOs/Trusts/Registered Societies/Corporates etc., who intend to run the Samarth Vriddh SEWA

Ashram, must be duly registered under the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Societies Act, 2012

or any other relevant Act of the Center/State Government as per applicable existing law/rule in force at

that time fulfilling the following conditions:

(i)

The applicant must fulfil the necessary legal requirements and demonstrate a clear intention and

capability to operate the ‗Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram‘.

(ii)

The motive of establishment of the NGOs/VOs/Trust/Society/corporates etc. must be

non-profitable.

(iii)

The organisation must have a corpus of atleast Rs.10 lakh. (to meet out emergent expenses, if

any)

(iv)

The organisation must have a Bank Account maintained in its own name. (For audit and

disbursement of Grant/Grant-in-Aid).

(v)

The Organisation shall have a properly constituted managing body with its powers, duties and

responsibilities clearly laid down in a written Constitution. It shall have an appropriate

administrative structure and a duly constituted Managing/ Executive Committee.

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(vi)

The organisation should be initiated and governed by its own members on democratic principles.

(vii)

The Organisation should not be run for profit to any individual or a body of individuals and

any surplus earned should be invested in the operation of the old age home.

(viii) The Organisation should possess proven credentials and capability to handle such projects.

(ix)

The organisation should have its own website for pro-active disclosure of the information, as far

as possible.

(2)

The department shall sign a MoU/Agreement with the organisation to run the ‗Samarth Vriddh SEWA

Ashram‘, which will be selected in the following manner:

(i)

The selection of the Organisations will be done on the basis of recommendation of District Level

Monitoring & Evaluation Committee.

(ii)

Preference will be given to those NGOs/Organisations which are run by Senior Citizens or have

experience in this field and run on no-profit no-loss basis and have the ability to raise

CSR/public funds for the operation and management of the old age home.

(iii)

The validity of the MoU/Agreement shall be for a period of five years and it may be extended for

a further period subject to satisfactory performance review by District Level Monitoring &

Evaluation Committee.

(iv)

The Organisation shall be bound to seek renewal of MoU/Agreement, three months prior to the

expiry of the period of agreement and in case of failure to do so, the organisation shall cease to

run the old age home at the end of period mentioned in the MoU/Agreement.

(v)

The application for renewal of agreement shall be disposed of within forty-five days from the

date of receipt of application.

(vi)

Change of location of the old age home shall be made only with the prior approval of the

competent authority.

12.

Cancellation of Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement

The Deputy Commissioner concerned may conduct an inspection of the old age homes, at any time and if the

inspection report of the Deputy Commissioner or the annual/periodic/special review reveals that there is

non-compliance of the standards of care, protection, and management of the old age homes or the facilities are

inadequate, the competent authority may serve upon a notice to the management of such old age home, in this

regard and if the competent authority is satisfied that the organisation did not comply with the standards and

norms as prescribed in MoU/Agreement then after giving an opportunity of being heard, cancel its

MoU/Agreement and that organisation shall cease to run the old age home.

Provided that when an organisation ceases to run the old age home under this scheme, such old age

home shall be run and managed by the State Government/any other organisation as decided by the competent

authority.

13.

Management and Monitoring of Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram: - The following minimum standards are

to be followed in the management of the old age home under this Scheme, namely:-

(i)

Nutrition – Variety of food stuff (as per local conditions) in an adequate quantity, good quality and

containing an average of 1700 calories and 50 grams protein shall be provided to the residents every

day.

The Government will pay the food charges amount of Rs. 2500/- per resident per month to the

Implementing Agency other than Government. Annual expenditure on food in this case would be

Rs. 30,000/- per resident, which could be revised due to price rise/need base.

(ii)

Medicine/Medical Facility – Each old age home shall have a first-aid kit(as advised by doctor),

glucometer, BP monitoring machine, weighing machine, general medicines and any other requirement

as recommended by a Government doctor. The Implementing Agency shall ensure daily presence of a

doctor or a tie-up with the Civil Hospital/ any other recognised Hospital to deal with medical issues of

the residents of the Old Age Home. The residents of the old age homes shall be got registered under

Ayushman Bharat Scheme by the Implementing Agency/DSWO concerned so that the benefit of the

said scheme can be availed.

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(iii)

Physical aids and assisted living devices – Devices such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, dentures,

spectacles, crutches, walkers etc. shall be made available to the residents under ‗Rashtriya Vayoshri

Yojana‘. The Implementing Agency may place requirement of assistive devices to Artificial Limbs

Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO) (Implementing Agency of RVY) through District

Administration as per proforma prescribed in the said scheme. The District Administration shall

forward the application for requirement of devices to Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation.

Where the Government is the Implementing Agency, the requirement of devices for the inmates of the

old age homes shall directly be placed to the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation by the District

Administration concerned.

(iv)

Recreation – At each home, the Implementing Agency must provide books, 2 Magazines, 2-3 newspapers

(in regional/local language), outings at nearby religious/cultural places (once in a month), games like

carrom, chess, playing cards, one cable TV connection, one computer with internet connection, with a

separate reading room. Apart from this, birthday of every inmate may also be celebrated.

(v)

Implementing Agency shall ensure that the services of minimum staff as prescribed in the Scheme are

available in respective old age home.

(vi)

Security – Necessary security arrangements to be made in the home by the Implementing Agency.

(vii)

Clothing – The residents shall bear the cost of clothing. However, keeping in view the local climate,

weather conditions and traditional norms, the residents may be provided additional clothing items by

the Implementing Agency.

(viii) Dormitory/Rooms with beds and beddings – Properly ventilated dormitory/rooms with sufficient

space between the beds for easy movement of the residents shall be provided by the Implementing

Agency along with basic bedding and provision for storage of the belongings of the residents. Floors

shall be non-slippery.

(ix)

Bathrooms and toilets – The Implementing Agency must ensure separate toilets for females and males.

There shall be at least one toilet with western style fixed or removable commodes. Old age homes shall

have railing facility for easy access to the inmates at bathrooms and toilets, wherever required. The

bathrooms and toilets shall have anti-slippery floor tiles and railings for hand support.

(x)

Hygiene and Sanitation – All the rooms, verandah or courtyard, kitchen, bathrooms and toilets shall be

cleaned daily and more often as per need.

(xi)

Keeping in view the need of the residents, Rs. 1000/- per month per resident( rates subject to revision

from time-to-time by the Government) will be given directly into their bank account for his/her personal

requirements as ‗Old Age Samman Allowance‘.

(xii)

Miscellaneous payments - The Implementing Agency shall make miscellaneous payments including

payments for electricity, water, internet, stationery, postage, maintenance of furniture, generator or

inverter, cost of fuel for cooking, replacement of bed sheets.

14.

Staffing for Operating of Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram:

The Implementing Agency shall engage the requisite staff for management of old age homes. The minimum

deployment of staff for an Old Age Home with capacity of 50 inmates is given as under:

Sr.

No.

Category

Qualification

No. of post

Superintendent

Qualification- Graduate with experience of managing

such centers for a minimum period of 3 years or

demonstrable capability for running such centres and

having working knowledge of computers.

Duties – Overall management of the old age home.

Warden

Graduate with experience of managing such centers

for a minimum period of 2 years or demonstrable

capability for running such centres.

(one for day and one for

night)

Doctor and Nurse

Tie-up with the Civil

Hospital/any other

recognized Hospital

including visits the center

as per requirement

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Sr.

No.

Category

Qualification

No. of post

Counselor

Post-Graduate in Social Work/ Psychology/ having

training certificate from NISD to assess the emotional

status of residents and to provide counselling services.

Should attend 2 hours every day.

Yoga Teacher

A trained yoga instructor who must visit the centre at

least thrice a week for a minimum of one hour per

visit.

Provided by the Sports

and Youth Affairs

Department and to visit

the center atleast 3 times

in a week.

Attendants

(Male/Female)

Should have passed 12^th class and have appropriate

training, to provide nursing and basic geriatric care.

(In case, there are female

inmates also in the center,

then two female attendants

are must)

Cook

Should have experience of cooking local food for

minimum 3 years.

Cook-cum-helper

Should have experience of cooking local food for a

minimum of 2 years.

Dhobi

10.

Sweeper

(Male/female)

2 regular + 2 part-time

11.

Security Guards

12.

Gardener

(Part

time for 2 hours

daily)

(i)

For Government run and managed old age homes, the staff will be engaged through Haryana Kaushal

Rozgar Nigam Limited (HKRNL) and salary will be paid as per policy of HKRNL.

(ii)

The number of posts and emoluments can be revised by the competent authority as per

requirement/need based.

(iii)

In case old age home is run by a non-Government organisation then the staff will be engaged by the

said organisation.

(iv)

The Implementing Agency will be given a one-time capital grant of two lakh rupees for the purpose of

furniture, furnishings, utensils, upkeep of building etc..Further, a maintenance grant of Rs. 6500/- per

resident per month shall be given by the Government to the Implementing Agency. The amount would

be subject to revision by the Government from time-to-time.

(v)

In case old age home is run by a non-Government organisation then they can claim Grant-in-Aid from

Government of India/State as per eligibility and under terms of the Grant-in-Aid scheme of the said

Government. In such cases, the maintenance/capital grant mentioned in (iv) above shall be accordingly

adjusted.

(vi)

The Implementing Agency other than Government shall engage staff as per qualification/experience

prescribed in the scheme and pay salary/honorarium as prevalent under existing Labour Laws.

15.

Monitoring and Evaluation: The department shall ensure the efficient utilization of funds and compliance of

the guidelines in respect of food quality, working of staff or any other services provided to the inmates of

‗Samarth Vriddh SEWA Ashram‘ through the District Level Monitoring Committee.

16. State Level Monitoring Committee and its functions: - (1) The State Government shall constitute a State

Level Monitoring Committee, which shall comprise of:

(i)

Chief Minister, Government of Haryana

Chairman

(ii)

Minister-in-charge of SEWA Department

Vice-Chairman

(iii)

Administrative Secretary in-charge of SEWA department

Member

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(iv)

Administrative Secretary in-charge of Finance department

Member

(v)

Administrative Secretary in-charge of PWD (B&R) department

Member

(vi)

Administrative Secretary in-charge of Health & Family Welfare

department

Member

(vii)

Director General/Director, SEWA Department

Member-Secretary

(viii)

Upto two non-official members nominated by the Government who have

done excellent work in the field of welfare of needy/old age/destitute

persons or in running such Homes.

Member/s

(ix)

Deputy Commissioners of the concerned district where Home/s under the

scheme are working

Member/s

(x)

Other co-opted official member/s

Member/s

(2)

The State Level Monitoring Committee shall perform the following functions:-

(a) The Committee will oversee and monitor the effective implementation of the Scheme in its true

welfaristic spirit and give necessary directions/ take appropriate decisions for the same.

(b)

The Committee will review actions taken by the different Government and non-Government

agencies under the scheme including land/construction work, hiring, management and

maintenance of homes and other aspects of their functioning.

(c)

The Committee shall have powers to take all financial and administrative decisions requisite for

smooth functioning of the Scheme.

(3) A meeting of the committee shall be held twice every year. However, a meeting can be convened in

addition by an order of the Chairman with five days prior notice in writing.

17.

State Level Executive Committee: - (1) The State Government shall constitute a State Level Monitoring

Committee, which shall comprise of:

(i)

Administrative Secretary in-charge of SEWA Department

Chairman

(ii)

Director General/Director (SEWA), Department

Member

(iii)

Representative of ACS Finance not below the rank of Secretary

Member

(iv)

Engineer-in-Chief, PWD (B & R) Department or his/her

representative but not below the rank of Chief Engineer.

Member

(v)

Director General, Health Services Haryana

Member

(vi)

Additional Deputy Commissioner of concerned district where

homes are running.

Member

(vii)

Additional Director/Joint Director (SEWA) Department

Member Secretary

(viii)

Any other co-opted official member/s

Member(s)

(2)

The State Level Executive Committee shall perform the following functions:-

(a)

The Committee will review the land/construction work, maintenance of homes and all other

aspects of smooth functioning of the Scheme.

(b)

The Committee shall have powers to revise staff strength or other recurring and non- recurring

expenditure as per requirement of the home.

(c)

The Committee shall decide cases of signing of new MoUs and extension/cancellation of MoUs.

(d)

The meeting of the committee shall be held quarterly. However, a meeting of the committee can

be convened by the order of the Chairman by giving the 3 days prior notice in case of urgent

requirement.

(18)

District Level Monitoring & Evaluation Committees: -

(1)

The State Government shall constitute the District Level Monitoring Committees, which shall be

comprised of:-

(i)

Deputy Commissioner of the district

Chairman

(ii)

Additional Deputy Commissioner of the district

Member

(iii)

Civil Surgeon

Member

(iv)

Superintending Engineer/Executive Engineer PWD (B&R)

Member

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(v)

District Social Welfare Officer

Member Secretary

(vi)

Superintendent/Incharge of Home/s under the Scheme in the district

Member(s)

(vii)

Two prominent members from Civil Society/Senior Citizens nominated by

the Deputy Commissioner from time-to-time

Member

(2)

The District Level Monitoring Committees shall perform the following functions:

(i) The Committee shall meet every month to review the working and management of Old Age

Homes functional under the Scheme in the district and take all decisions requisite for their

smooth functioning.

(ii)

The Committee shall have powers to give necessary directions to the management/

Superintendent of the Old Age Homes working under the Scheme in the district to improve their

working or to tackle any issue/exigency related to the welfare of the residents of the Old Age

Homes.

(iii) The Additional Deputy Commissioner of the district concerned will be Administrator of the old

age homes which will be run by Government under this scheme. He shall also be the Patron of

the NGO-run Old Age Home/s under the Scheme in the district. He will monitor their day-to-day

functioning and visit them atleast fortnightly.

(iv)

Regular inspections and evaluations shall be carried out atleast once in every three months by the

above committee, to assess the quality of services, infrastructure, maintenance and adherence to

regulatory requirements.

(v)

The Committee shall ensure prompt action as required to be taken at the district level as per

findings of the inspection visits and submit a comprehensive report to the Government. It can

also make suggestions for making necessary amendment/s in the Scheme for the improvement

and better functioning of the old age homes.

(vi) The Committee shall interact with the inmates during the visits to the old age home to determine

their well-being and to elicit their feedback.

PANKAJ AGARWAL,

Commissioner & Secretary to Government Haryana,

Chandigarh:

Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and

The 15th February, 2024.

Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department.

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