662 assistive devices distributed to 114 senior citizens in Delhi-NCR under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
3 October 2026
On 2 October 2026, at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, 662 aids and assistive devices costing over ₹10 lakh were distributed to 114 senior citizens living in Senior Citizen Homes across Delhi-NCR.
Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar and Minister of State B. L. Verma distributed them under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY).
Dr Kumar said devices were given to 904 senior citizens at Bhavnagar, Gujarat on 1 October 2026, the International Day of Older Persons.
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RVY was launched on 1 April 2017; ALIMCO is its implementing agency.
In plain words
ALIMCO Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India — The public sector corporation that makes and supplies aids and assistive devices; it implements RVY.
RVY Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana — A scheme that provides aids and assistive devices to senior citizens in need.