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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Centre calls for proposals to set up regional centres for senior citizen care
The Union government has issued a notification calling for fresh proposals to set up new Regional Resource and Training Centres (RRTCs) in 27 States and Union Territories (UTs) to act as key nodal agencies for all senior citizens care related activities, a notice made public by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said. Setting up of RRTCs is part of the Union government's overarching programme to supervise and run schemes for senior citizens across the country under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens, which is part of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY). Under the programme guidelines, RRTCs will be responsible for running training and awareness programmes in the States assigned to them, coordinating with the State administrations, the Union Ministry, and the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD). They will also be responsible for monitoring all senior citizen care activities in their jurisdiction and assist the State administrations in preparing their respective State Action Plans for senior citizens. This comes even as the Union government is in the final stages of preparing a new national policy on senior citizens, with a special focus on the fact that India's population is ageing and that the government's projections showed that 20% of the country's population would be senior citizens by 2047 – up from about 8% as of 2011. Currently, the Union government, through the Social Justice Ministry's NISD is supporting 11 RRTCs across the country that are meant to serve senior citizens across almost 30 States/UTs. Given that many of the NGOs running these centres have been assigned as many as six to seven States each, some of them have said that it is challenging to effectively manage the jurisdiction of so many States. Dr. Abha Choudhary, who runs Anugraha, an NGO headquartered in Delhi, told The Hindu, 'We are supposed to be running senior citizen care activities for the entire northern region. That is six States/UTs. We have been supporting the programmes and helping each administration, but this is a very large jurisdiction to handle.' The NISD's website showed that Anugraha has been allotted Delhi, Haryana, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Choudhary said, 'Apart from the fact that it is such a big geographical area, some States such as UP are too large and may require two RRTCs.' Some larger NGOs currently part of the RRTC programme such as HelpAge India have, however, said that they have adequate resources to run RRTCs in multiple States and UTs. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued the notification calling for proposals to set up RRTCs. These centres are mandated to provide technical expertise to State governments in preparing State-level action plans for senior citizens.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Revenue department in Coimbatore slashes pending land survey applications in two years
COIMBATORE : With the introduction of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment and substantially increasing manpower, the revenue department has brought down the number of pending land survey applications in Coimbatore over the past two years. In 2023, a total of 50,862 applications — including Not Involving Sub-Division (NISD) and Involving Sub-Division (ISD) — were pending with the revenue department. As of June 8, 2025, the number came down to 14,337. This improvement is also being attributed to the higher number of petitions processed every month. Besides, the Madras high court directed authorities to expedite the disposal of pending NISD applications. Following this, significant progress was made, clearing a substantial backlog within a short time. Two years ago, it took a minimum of six months to one year to dispose of an application. Now, the processing time has been reduced to 15 to 60 days. A senior official from the revenue department said the number of surveyors in the district was 60 in 2022. Over the past two years, the number of surveyors has increased to 125, including 53 temporary staff. "We are now disposing of around 8,000 applications a month. Earlier, each surveyor could handle only 40 applications per month. That number has now doubled to 80," he said. "The state govt has instructed us to dispose of each petition within a month," he added. However, due to the real estate boom, the city is expanding rapidly, leading to a steady rise in survey applications, especially in suburban and rural areas. "In 2022, we received around 8,000 ISD applications from rural areas. This number has now increased to 12,000," the official said. For measuring water bodies and highly disputed areas, the department uses Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment. "We have five DGPS units in the district. For regular surveys using tape, we charge ₹400 per side of land. For DGPS-based surveys , the fee is ₹1,000 per side," he said. The official also noted that for land, house, or property purchases that do not involve any change in land extent, the title is updated on the online Patta portal within four hours of registration. This system, implemented in 2023, is also a key reason for the reduction in pendency. "We no longer need to verify such properties again after registration," he said.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Revenue department in Coimbatore slashes pending land survey applications in 2 years
Coimbatore: With the introduction of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment and substantially increasing manpower, the revenue department has brought down the number of pending land survey applications in Coimbatore over the past two years. In 2023, a total of 50,862 applications — including Not Involving Sub-Division (NISD) and Involving Sub-Division (ISD) — were pending with the revenue department. As of June 8, 2025, the number came down to 14,337. This improvement is also being attributed to the higher number of petitions processed every month. Besides, the Madras high court directed authorities to expedite the disposal of pending NISD applications. Following this, significant progress was made, clearing a substantial backlog within a short time. Two years ago, it took a minimum of six months to one year to dispose of an application. Now, the processing time has been reduced to 15 to 60 days. A senior official from the revenue department said the number of surveyors in the district was 60 in 2022. Over the past two years, the number of surveyors has increased to 125, including 53 temporary staff. "We are now disposing of around 8,000 applications a month. Earlier, each surveyor could handle only 40 applications per month. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo That number has now doubled to 80," he said. "The state govt has instructed us to dispose of each petition within a month," he added. However, due to the real estate boom, the city is expanding rapidly, leading to a steady rise in survey applications, especially in suburban and rural areas. "In 2022, we received around 8,000 ISD applications from rural areas. This number has now increased to 12,000," the official said. For measuring water bodies and highly disputed areas, the department uses Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) equipment. "We have five DGPS units in the district. For regular surveys using tape, we charge ₹400 per side of land. For DGPS-based surveys, the fee is ₹1,000 per side," he said. The official also noted that for land, house, or property purchases that do not involve any change in land extent, the title is updated on the online Patta portal within four hours of registration. This system, implemented in 2023, is also a key reason for the reduction in pendency. "We no longer need to verify such properties again after registration," he said.
