Minister Virendra Kumar launches JEEVAN app, SHATAYU dashboard for senior citizens

The Indian government has launched the 'JEEVAN' mobile app and 'SHATAYU' dashboard to improve the safety, welfare, and healthcare access of elderly citizens through a digital platform.

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Friday launched the ''JEEVAN'' mobile application and the ''SHATAYU'' dashboard aimed at strengthening support services and caregiving systems for senior citizens across the country.

The ''JEEVAN'' (Joint Elderly Empowerment and Virtual Assistance Network) app has been developed to improve the safety, welfare, healthcare access and social inclusion of elderly citizens through a digital platform.

According to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the app provides information on government schemes and welfare programmes, emergency assistance and support services, and details of senior citizen homes supported by the department.

The ministry said the platform has been designed with a user-friendly interface, simplified navigation and accessibility features, keeping in view the requirements of elderly users.

Another application, ''SHATAYU'' (Senior Holistic Care Assistance and Training For Your Utility), a dashboard, developed to support and strengthen caregiving services for senior citizens across the country was also launched during the National Workshop on ''Creating a Well-Functioning Care Economy''.

''It provides features such as information on the availability of Geriatric Caregivers in a particular district and the State for the senior citizens,'' the ministry said.

The platform has been designed with simplified functionalities and a user-friendly interface to ensure ease of access and effective service delivery, it added.