What happened (2023-24 to 2025-26 allocations for senior citizen welfare schemes)
The Government, through the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, reported budget allocations for senior citizen welfare schemes for three financial years. The reported series shows a higher allocation in 2023-24, a decline in 2024-25, and a modest increase in 2025-26.
Reported allocations for senior citizen welfare schemes:
2023-24: ₹705.11 crore2024-25: ₹539.44 crore2025-26: ₹557.42 croreTotal over three years: ₹1,801.97 crore
Background and earlier position
Senior citizen welfare is a part of social justice and welfare-oriented governance. Budget allocation figures for welfare schemes help connect welfare goals with government resource planning. In UPSC answers, these numbers can support GS2 discussion on welfare priorities for senior citizens and GS3 discussion on allocation choices across years in social programmes.
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