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Senior Citizens: Problems and Welfare

1. INTRODUCTION

Elderly or old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of

human beings. The boundary of old age cannot be defined exactly because it does nothave the same meaning in all societies. Government of India had adopted NationalPolicy on Older Persons in January, 1999. The policy defines senior citizen or elderlyas a person who is of age 60 years or above1.

2. GLOBAL SCENARIO

The aging of populations is one of the glaring consequences of demographictransition. The advanced countries of the world have developed policies andprogrammes to avert crises and promote economic growth. The developing economies

such as South Asia are also well on their way along a similar course, and are eitherprepared to face the consequences or to manage the growing number of the elderlythrough appropriate policies.

The worlds population is expected to increase to 9.4 billion by 2050 from thecurrent 7.3 billion. During the same period, the proportion of the elderly population isexpected to increases from 10.4 per cent to 21.7 per cent. Among the elderly, it is theoldest among the old whose numbers will increase most rapidly over time, or about 320million by 2050. The likely scenario of the global population projected by the UnitedNations (2005) for the period 2005 to 2150 is presented in the following table 2:-

Future Scenario of the Global Population Projected by UNTotal

populat ion

(in bi l l ion)

60 years and

above

(per cent)

65 years and

above

(per cent)

80 yeas and

above

(per cent )

2005 7.3 10.4 7.4 1.3

2025 8.1 15.1 11.2 2.4

2050 9.4 21.7 15.8 4.3

2075 10.1 26.5 19.5 6.0

2100 10.5 29.2 22.5 7.5

2125 10.6 30.2 24.1 9.32150 10.9 31.8 25.6 10.8

Source: United Nations, 2005

1India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Situation Analysis of the Elderly in India,

2011, p. (iii)2Social Security for the Elderly: Experiences from South Asia, Edited by S. Irudaya Rajan, 2005, pp. 1-2


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3. INITIATIVES BY THE UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations adopted the 1st International Plan of Action on Ageing inVienna in 1982, and it took until 1991 for the General Assembly to adopt the UN

Principles for Older Persons (Resolution 46/91) and its 4 main themes - independence,participation, care, self-fulfillment and dignity. The Committee on Economic, Social andCulture Rights adopted the General comment on the Economic and Social, andCultural Rights of Older Persons.

In 1999, with the International Year of Older Persons, came the ConceptualFramework based on the Plan and Principles with 4 priority areas (i) the situation ofolder persons, (ii) individual life long development, (iii) the relationship betweengenerations, (iv) the inter-relationship of population, aging and development. Finally, inMadrid in 2002, the 2ndWorld Assembly on Ageing (WAA) had adopted unanimously aPolitical Declaration and an International Strategic Plan of Action on Ageing. The 2004

report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly recommends to assign full-time focal points on ageing and provide them with adequate resources to furtherimplementation3. The International day of older persons is celebrated every year on1 October.

4. INDIAN SCENARIO

As per 2001 Census, total population of Senior Citizens (60+) was 7.7 crore, ofwhich population of males and females was 3.8 crore and 3.9 crore, respectively. Theshare of people aged 60 years and above in the total population as per Census 2001 is

given below: Population (2001)(Fig. in crore)

Persons Males Females

All India 102.9 53.2 49.7

Senior Citizens (60+) 7.7 3.8 3.9

As % of total 7.5 7.1 7.8

Source: Census, 2001

The share of people aged 60 years and above in the total population is highest inKerala (8.82%), closely followed by Himachal Pradesh, (8.12 %) and Punjab (7.84 %).The Andaman and Nicobar Island has the lowest percentage (3.4 %) of people aged 60years and above out of the total population. In rural areas, the percentage share ofelderly population in total population is highest in the state of Kerala (8.9%) followed byPunjab (8.5%). Andaman & Nicobar Islands has the lowest share (3.7%) of elderlypopulation in rural areas followed by Delhi (3.9%). In urban areas, Kerala has thehighest proportion of elderly population (8.59%) followed by Pondicherry (7.43%). The

3India, National Human Rights Commission Report on Elderly People 2011, pp. 17-18.


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lowest figures in urban areas are observed in Arunachal Pradesh (1.5%) followed byNagaland (2.01%)

4.

The projected population aged 60+ and their percentage share in the total

projected population of the country, for the year 2006 to 2026 (as on 1 March) as perthe May 2006 Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections constituted bythe National Commission on Population published by the Office of the Registrar Generalof India, is as under

5:

Projected Population of Senior Citizens andTheir % share in Total Projected Population

The following table shows the emerging aging scenario of India in the first half ofthe twenty-first century (2001-2051). Towards this end, elderly population of India forthe next fifty years has been projected. The table gives a profile of the elderly classifiedby ages 60 years and above, 70 years and above and 80 years and above in terms ofsize, proportion and gender6.

Number, Proportion and Sex Ratio of the Elderly, India 2001-20512001 2011 2021 2031 2041 2051

60 and above

Number (in Million) 77 96 133 179 236 301Percentage to the total population 7.5 8.2 9.9 11.9 14.5 17.3Sex Ration (males per 1000 females) 1028 1034 1004 964 1008 1007

70 and above

Number (in Million) 29 36 51 73 98 132Percentage to the total population 2.9 3.1 3.8 4.8 6.0 7.6Sex Ration (males per 1000 females) 991 966 970 930 891 954

80 and aboveNumber (in Million) 8 9 11 16 23 32Percentage to the total population 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.8Sex Ration(males per 1000 females) 1051 884 866 843 774 732

Note: According to the 2001 Census, India was administratively divided into twenty-eight states andseven Union Territories

4India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Annual Report 2011-12, p. 204

5Ibid

6Op.cit.,Social Security for the Elderly, p. 43


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its primary duties8.

6. LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

National Council for Older Persons

The National Council for Older Persons (NCOP) was constituted in 1999 underthe Chairpersonship of the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. The NCOP isthe highest body to advise the Government in the formulation and implementation ofpolicy and programmes for the aged. The Council was re-constituted in 2005 withmembers comprising Central and State Governments representatives, representativesof NGOs, Citizens Groups, retired persons associations, and experts in the field ofLaw, Social Welfare, and Medicine.

Inter-Ministerial Committee on Older Persons

An Inter-Ministerial Committee on Older Persons comprising twenty-twoMinistries/ Departments, and headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice &Empowerment is another coordination mechanism in implementation of the NationalPolicy on Older Persons (NPOP). Action Plan on ageing issues for implementation byvarious Ministries/Departments concerned is considered from time to time by theCommittee.

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007

The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 wasenacted in December 2007 to ensure need based maintenance for parents and seniorcitizens and their welfare. The Act provides for:-

Maintenance of Parents/ senior citizens by children/ relatives made obligatory andjusticiable through Tribunals

Revocation of transfer of property by senior citizens in case of negligence byrelatives

Penal provision for abandonment of senior citizens

Establishment of Old Age Homes for Indigent Senior Citizens

Adequate medical facilities and security for Senior Citizens9

8Op.cit., Situation Analysis of the Elderly in India, p. 22

9Ibid, pp. 23-24


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7. INITIATIVES BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (NHRC)

The Ministry of Social Justice had constituted the National Council for OlderPersons (NCOP) on 11 January 1999 in which a representative from National Human

Rights Commission was inducted as a member. In its meeting held on 8 March, 2002,the Commission noted the details of the implementation of the Old Age PensionScheme by the Central and the State Governments and appointed Shri K. B. Saxena,IAS (Retd.), former Advisor, Planning Commission for an in-depth study andrecommendations. Shri Saxena submitted his report to the Government and the samewas published by NHRC in October 2007. The Ministry of Social Justice andEmpowerment reconstituted the Council on 1 August 2005, which presently, has 15official members and 33 non-official members

10.

8. POLICIES/SCHEMES /PROGRAMMES FOR WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY

(i) National Policy on Older Persons

The National Policy on Older Persons was announced by the Government inJanuary 1999 which envisages State support to ensure financial and food security,health care, shelter and other needs of older persons to improve the quality of theirlives. The salient features of the Policy are:

to encourage individuals to make provision for their own as well as their spouse`sold age;

to encourage families to take care of their older family members;

to enable and support voluntary and non-governmental organizations to supplementthe care provided by the family;

to provide care and protection to the vulnerable elderly people;

to provide adequate healthcare facility to the elderly;

to promote research and training facilities to train geriatric care givers andorganizers of services for the elderly; and

to create awareness regarding elderly persons to help them lead productive andindependent life

11.

10Ibid, p.19

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(ii) Central Sector Scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP)

An Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) is being implemented since1992 with the objective of improving the quality of life of senior citizens by providingbasic amenities like shelter, food, medical care and entertainment opportunities and by

encouraging productive and active ageing through providing support for capacitybuilding of Government/ Non-Governmental Organizations/Panchayati Raj Institutions/local bodies and the Community at large. Under the Scheme, financial assistance up to90% of the project cost is provided to non-governmental organizations for establishingand maintaining old age homes, day care centres and mobile medicare units (see

Annexure III)12.

(iii) National Programme for Health Care for Elderly (NPHCE)

NPHCE was implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from the

year 2010-11 with an approved outlay of Rs.288 crore for the remaining period of the11thFive Year Plan. The Ministry also provides the following facilities for senior citizens:

Separate queues for older persons in government hospitals.

Geriatric clinic in several government hospitals (see Annexure III)13.

(iv) Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)

IGNOAPS was implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development under whichCentral assistance is given towards pension @ Rs. 200/- per month to persons above60 years and @ Rs.500/- per month for senior citizens of 80 years and above belonging

to a household below poverty line, which is meant to be supplemented by at least anequal contribution by the States14.

The Ministry of Rural Development constituted a Task Force under theChairmanship of member, Planning Commission to prepare a proposal for aComprehensive National Social Assistance Programme. The Task Force hasconsidered various issues, demands and suggestions relating to pension schemesunder NSAP. With effect from 1 July, 2013, the pension schemes under NSAP hasbeen brought under the ambit of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), wherein the money isdirectly transferred into the bank account of beneficiaries. 121 Districts in 26States/Union Territories were selected under Phase I and Phase II for implementation of

the DBT. It has been decided to roll out DBT all over the country (see Annexure III)15.

12Situation Analysis of the Elderly in India, 2011, p. 24


14Ibid, p. 211

15Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1815 dated 26.8.2013


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(v) Separate Ticket Counters

Separate ticket counters have been provided by the Ministry of Railways forsenior citizens of age 60 years and above at various Passenger Reservation Systemcenters if the average demands per shift is more than 120 tickets. The Ministry also

provides the following facility to senior citizens:

30% and 50% concession have been provided in rail fare for male and female seniorcitizen respectively of 60 years and above respectively16.

(vi) Income Tax Exemptions

Income Tax exemptions is provided to the senior citizens by the Ministry ofFinance. Some other facilities provided by the Ministry are as under:

Income tax exemption for Senior Citizens of 60 years and above up to Rs. 2.50 lakhper annum.

Income tax exemption for Senior Citizens of 80 years and above up to Rs. 5.0 lakhper annum.

Deduction of Rs 20,000 under Section 80D is allowed to an individual who paysmedical insurance premium for his/ her parent or parents, who is a senior citizen.

An individual is eligible for a deduction of the amount spent or Rs 60,000, whicheveris less for medical treatment of a dependent senior citizen.

(vii) Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA)

IRDA which is working under the Ministry of Finance has issued instructions onhealth insurance for senior citizens to CEOs of all General Health Insurance Companieslike:

allowing entry into health insurance scheme till 65 years of age,

transparency in the premium charged,

reasons to be recorded for denial of any proposals etc. on all health insuranceproducts catering to the needs of senior citizens. Likewise the insurance companiescannot deny renewability without specific reasons.



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to design their products in such a way that various options are available to policyholders so that those who are unable to pay can go for reduced premium withreduced sum assured.

(viii) Pensions Portal

A Pension Portal has been set up by the Department of Pensions, Governmentof India, to enable senior citizens to get information regarding the status of theirapplication, the amount of pension, documents required, if any, etc. The Portal alsoprovides for lodging of grievances. As per recommendation of the Sixth PayCommission, additional pension will be provided as per details given below to olderpersons17:

Age Group % pension tobe added

80+ 2085+ 3090+ 4095+ 50100+ 100

(ix) Concessions in Airlines

The National Carrier, Air India, provides concession up to 50% for male andfemale senior citizens of 63 years and above in air fares

18.

9. National Institute of Social Defence (NISD)

The NISD is the nodal training and research institute in the area of socialdefence. The objective of the institute is to strengthen and provide technical inputs tothe social defence programmes of the government of India and to develop and train themanpower resources required in the area of social defence.

10. Twelfth Five Year Plan and Senior Citizens

The major focus in the Twelfth Plan will be the consolidation, expansion andstrengthening of the various programmes into comprehensive coordinated system tofulfill the aspirations of these vulnerable sections of the society. A new National Policyon Senior Citizen will be formulated and implemented during the 12

th Plan period

focussing on the various priority areas of the welfare of Senior Citizens.

17Ibid, pp. 211-212

18Ibid, p. 212


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With a view to ensure the well-being of senior citizen, by strengthening theirlegitimate place in society and extending support for financial and food security, healthcare, shelter, equitable share in development, protection against abuse and exploitationand other needs, efforts need to be made in the 12thFive Year Plan for (i) setting up a

National Commission for Senior Citizen to look into their grievances on priority forredressal and ensure that services and facilities meant for them are being provided; (ii)establishment of Old Age Homes for Indigent Senior Citizens with integrated multi-facility centre of varying capacity in 640 districts of the country, through StateGovernments; (iii) setting up of a Hellene and District level help lines for older persons;(iv) setting up of Bureau for Socio-Economic Empowerment of Senior Citizens at districtlevel; (v) creation of National Trust for the Aged; (vi) issue of Smart Identity Cards forsenior citizens; and (vii) health insurance for senior citizens

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Conclusion

Health care services should be based on the felt needs of the elderly population,which would involve a comprehensive baseline morbidity survey and functionalassessment in health areas that are perceived to be important to them. Education,training and information needs of older persons will also have to be met. The mainthrust of welfare should be to identify the more vulnerable among the older personssuch as the poor, the disabled, the infirm, the chronically sick and those without familysupport, and provide welfare services to them on a priority basis. Voluntaryorganizations will have to be encouraged and assisted to organize services such as daycare, multi-service citizens centres, outreach services, supply of disability related aidsand appliances, assistances to old persons to learn to use them, short term stay

services and friendly home visits by social workers.

19India, Planning Commission, 12

thFive Year Plan 2012-2017, Vol. 3, pp. 270-271


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Annexures-I

State-wise Size of elderly population (aged 60+) as per Census, 2001

Sl. No. State/UT Number (in thousands) of persons aged 60 & above

Rural Urban Total

India 57445 19177 766221 Andhra Pradesh 4506 1282 5788

2 A& N Islands 13 4 17

3 Arunachal Pradesh 46 4 50

4 Assam 1361 199 1560

5 Bihar 4966 535 5501

6 Chandigarh 3 42 45

7 Chhattisgarh 1271 234 15048 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 7 2 9

9 Daman & Diu 4 4 8

10 Delhi 43 677 72011 Goa 61 51 112

12 Gujarat 2319 1180 349913 Haryana 1192 392 1584

14 Himachal Pradesh 510 37 548

15 Jammu & Kashmir 515 160 675

16 Jharkhand 1275 304 157917 Karnataka 2890 1172 4062

18 Kerala 2479 857 3336

19 Lakshadweep 2 2 420 Madhya Pradesh 3265 1016 4281

21 Maharashtra 5709 2746 8455

22 Manipur 102 43 14523 Meghalaya 86 20 106

24 Mizoram 26 23 4925 Nagaland 81 9 90

26 Orissa 2684 355 3039

27 Puducherry 27 54 81

28 Punjab 1581 611 219229 Rajasthan 3025 786 3810

30 Sikkim 27 2 29

31 Tamil Nadu 3223 2285 5507

32 Tripura 191 42 233

33 Uttar Pradesh 9625 2025 1164934 Uttarakhand 523 131 654

35 West Bengal 3808 1892 5700

Source: Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 117 dated 5.3.2013


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Annexures-II

State-wise proposals received and assisted with respect to the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons

S.No. Name of State/UT No. of ongoing proposals received/assisted

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Received Assisted* Received Assisted* Received Assisted*

1 Andhra Pradesh 159 119 119 142 119 116

2 Bihar 1 2 2 1 4 5

3 Chhattisgarh 2 3 2 2 2 3

4 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 Gujarat 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Haryana 24 17 17 17 18 15

7 Himachal Pradesh 1 3 3 2 3 2

8 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 Karnataka 55 56 53 58 55 45

11 Kerala 3 9 3 3 3 0

12 Madhya Pradesh 5 3 4 4 9 4

13 Maharashtra 31 32 33 30 28 30

14 Orissa 99 103 81 114 96 100

15 Punjab 19 7 9 19 10 4

16 Rajasthan 6 5 2 3 4 1

17 Tamil Nadu 70 68 63 64 61 63

18 Uttar Pradesh 22 39 15 21 7 27

19 Uttarakhand 3 4 4 2 5 4

20 West Bengal 81 40 55 60 36 16

Union Territories

21 Delhi 2 13 3 13 3 6

22 Puducherry 3 0 0 0 0 0

23 A & N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0

25 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0

26 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0

27 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0

North Eastern Region

28 Arunachal Pradesh 0 1 1 0 0 1

29 Assam 30 29 27 21 19 21

30 Manipur 38 39 37 33 32 31

31 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 Mizoram 2 0 2 2 2 0

33 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0

34 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0

35 Tripura 2 3 3 4 3 2

Total 658 595 538 615* 519 496

*includes pending proposals of previous years.Source: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4808 dated 234.2013


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Annexures-

Statement showing State/UT-wise funds sanctioned/ released under the various Schemesduring each of the last three years and current year

Sl.

No.

Name of the State National Programme for the

Health Care for the Elderly(NPHCE)

Indira Gandhi National Old Age

Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)

Integrated Programme

for Older Persons

2010-11 2011-2 2012-13 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13* 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-1

1. Andhra Pradesh 363.41 261.60 871.52 36443.00 39667.00 40949.02 39481.19 454.26 423.82 478.74 131.8

2. Arunachal Pradesh - - - 365.00 285.00 504.12 704.33 0.00 1.49 0.00 4.0

3. Assam 226.29 441.98 0.00 17265.00 16787.00 11207.50 15613.07 94.58 102.32 77.48 20.1

4. Chhattisgarh 181.22 125.74 229.20 15577.00 17952.00 23506.54 16848.01 5.08 7.76 9.03 12.2

5. Gujarat 234.77 418.40 225.44 7262.00 84.00 8998.00 11830.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

6. Goa - - - 196.00 5871.00 129.00 292.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

7. Haryana 78.34 344.54 0.00 3532.00 5324.00 6929.82 5469.18 74.40 56.73 50.73 16.6

8. Himachal Pradesh 121.06 198.96 0.00 2179.00 2828.00 2934.39 2162.24 0.00 9.51 4.99 6.1

9. Jammu & Kashmir 156.37 335.16 0.00 3322.00 2564.00 2372.00 2821.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

10. Jharkhand 0.00 406.44 0.00 23606.00 18166.00 27728.08 18215.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

11. Karnataka 316.21 586.02 0.00 31261.00 32296.00 39782.87 27632.08 213.10 233.40 237.03 139.5

12. Kerala 139.94 268.82 470.72 5943.00 6615.00 8594.37 9164.00 0.00 21.07 6.90 0.0

13. Madhya Pradesh 104.10 232.72 391.84 29747.00 34686.00 53973.36 37103.02 13.20 7.25 14.79 12.8

14. Maharashtra 218.61 237.80 426.96 41540.00 28573.00 20505.99 43866.00 47.07 99.05 133.32 127.6

15. Manipur - - - 2213.00 1126.00 1893.93 1044.22 118.74 140.73 121.67 94.1

16. Meghalaya - - - 830.00 1664.00 1486.49 1062.00

17. Mizoram - - - 578.00 750.00 792.78 580.31 1.29 0.00 6.18 0.0

18. Nagaland - - - 691.00 1164.00 1027.72 1048.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

19. Orissa 86.82 223.88 374.56 22043.00 37288.00 51086.43 46014.70 330.19 355.50 356.90 134.4

20. Punjab 103.78 119.22 196.24 3769.00 4845.00 4414.00 4447.20 17.47 15.87 31.62 5.7

21. Rajasthan 288.05 209.60 711.20 15259.00 14507.00 25538.44 19333.96 16.66 14.89 8.89 0.0

22. Sikkim 65.22 137.81 0.00 530.00 422.00 455.53 236.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

23. Tamil Nadu 105.54 279.20 344.16 28618.00 22876.00 31909.00 37461.40 260.32 263.80 242.14 232.8

24. Tripura - - - 3948.00 4370.00 3978.37 2946.85 10.85 13.75 10.81 4.6

25. Uttarakhand 94.02 50.32 81.04 4745.00 4562.00 7578.09 6108.75 0.00 12.01 5.87 23.2

26. Uttar Pradesh 0.00 0.00 1855.04 112302.00 110319.00 131679.43 111027.03 87.09 118.68 39.29 59.8

27. West Bengal 125.54 120.52 231.20 37384.00 39407.00 47504.93 50327.51 205.04 142.82 141.43 36.3

Union Territories

28. A & N Islands - - - 39.00 75.00 198.00 174.00

29. Chandigarh - - - 212.66 145.00 158.00 144.00

30. Delhi - - - 3995.98 3998.00 3709.00 3240.00 17.88 25.29 18.76 30.0

31. Dadra & Nagar Haveli - - - 96.00 215.00 238.00 204.00

32. Daman & Diu - - - 16.08 17.00 32.00 33.00

33. Lakshwadweep - - - 2.00 11.00 22.00 21.00

34. Puducherry - - - 264.00 739.00 682.00 656.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0

Total Expenditure 3260.86 5222.77 6855.84 515549.72 516200.00 659646.95 585950.22 1972.10 2067.47 1999.01 1112

* up to December 2012**up to January 2013Source: Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 117 dated 5.3.2013

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