SHATAYU Portal: Government Initiative to Strengthen Geriatric Care in India

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The Ministry of Social Justice And Empowerment, is taking significant steps towards strengthening the geriatric care ecosystem and ensuring dignified, accessible and dependable care for senior citizens through SHATAYU dashboard.

About SHATAYU Portal     

• SHATAYU (Senior Holistic Care Assistance and Training for Your Utility) was launched on 22 May 2026.
• It is a centralized digital initiative by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice And Empowerment.
• Objective: Its core objective is to map certified geriatric caregivers across the country, providing senior citizens and their families with transparent, localized, and direct access to high-quality elderly care and generate employment.
• The platform seeks to bridge the gap between professionally trained geriatric caregivers and senior citizens, their families and institutions requiring specialised elderly care services.

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Key Features SHATAYU Portal  

• It incorporates facilities such as OTP-based verification for callback requests, caregiver profile access, enrolment tracking and a feedback and rating mechanism.
• It currently features 30,151 caregivers in its national directory, providing a digital database of caregiving professionals across States and Union Territories.
  • Through this directory, individuals and families can search for caregivers based on geographical location, including State/UT and district, making it easier to identify locally available caregiving support.
• It also offers a convenient “Request Callback” facility for individuals seeking assistance in engaging a caregiver.
• The request is subsequently made available to caregivers in the selected district, facilitating direct communication between service seekers and caregiving professionals, the Official said.
• It caters to both full-time and hourly caregiving requirements, while searching the directory and placing callback requests are available free of charge.

Source: PIB