About Scheme

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E) is committed to the welfare of Senior Citizens. There has been a steady rise in the population of senior citizens in India. The main focus of the programme is to bridge the gap in supply and increasing demand in the field of geriatric caregivers so as to provide more professional services to the senior citizens and also to create a cadre of professional care givers in the field of geriatrics.

1.2 With the above in mind, a National Action Plan for the preparation of sufficient trained manpower of geriatric caregivers named “Training of Geriatric Caregivers (GCs)” was approved.

1.3 The scheme would be implemented by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (DoSJ&E) with the help of National Institute of Social Defence (NISD). Broadly, the Department will do the following:

a) Oversee the procedure for empanelment of training institutions for providing training

b) Receipt of applications and its examination for recommending the institute for empanelment under the scheme

c) Concurrent monitoring

d) Coordination with other stakeholders such as MSDE, NSDC etc. for effective implementation and SIDH

e) Conduct periodical review and suggest changes to improve the scheme and also suggest inclusion of more courses in the scheme.

Objective 

The main objective of the scheme is to bridge the gap in supply and increasing demand in the field of geriatric caregivers so as to provide more professional services to the senior citizens and also to create a cadre of professional caregivers in the field of geriatric. The programme will ensure sufficient availability of dedicated, professionally trained manpower of geriatric caregivers who can attend to diverse and dynamic needs of elderly population relating to recreation, holistic well-being 1 through Naturopathy, alternative medical practices including Ayurveda,Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy, physiotherapy, normal and emergent and crisis related medical conditions including Dementia, Paralysis, Prostate, Parkinson, Alzheimer, Depression, religious and spiritual handholding, overall management of patients and families dealing with terminal illness and death etc. 

Eligibility Criteria

The scheme is applicable to all citizens of India who fulfills the following conditions:

(i) Minimum age as specified in the respective job role but must be less than 40 years of age;

(ii) Minimum education qualification as per required job roles;

(iii) Should have a valid Aadhar card;

(iv) Should not be indulged in any substance abuse;

(v) Should have documentary proof of age, education and residence;

The eligible candidates will be required to register on Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH). Profile verification shall be done through mobile-based OTP (e-KYC).