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“Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” was launched by the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment on 1 April 2017 at Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). Under the scheme, physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens were distributed to senior citizens belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category.

– The scheme has been implemented through the sole implementing agency – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a public sector undertaking. The aids to be distributed under the “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” scheme include walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers, tripods / quadpods, hearing aids, artificial dentures and spectacles.

– The ambitious scheme, first of its kind in the country, is expected to benefit 5,20,000 Senior citizens over a period of the 3 years.

Environmental science is a field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. This emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment.

In brief, it is a scientific study of the natural world and how it is influenced by people.

Expedite means making an action fast or sooner i.e, to accomplish a work as quickly as possible.

Hence, halt means stop and it is opposite of Expedite.

A person who insists on something unyieldingly is called a Stickler.

Capital refers to buildings and equipment i.e, goods which are used by workers to produce other goods such as machinery, land, ...

Capital has a number of related meanings in economics, finance, and accounting.

In economics, Capital comprises one of the four major factors of production, the others being land, labor, and entrepreneurship.

In finance and accounting, capital generally refers to financial wealth, especially that used to start or maintain a business.