Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the “Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED)” Portal.
- More than 50% senior citizens are found active as per the LASI report 2020. Many senior citizens having experience, time and energy can be used by the business enterprises looking for stable employees with experience. The portal allows bringing these people together by virtual matching of preferences.
- This is an IT portal to bring the employment seeker senior citizens and employment providers on one platform will be developed and maintained by an agency identified through a transparent process.
- The number of elderly persons increased from 1.98 crore in 1951 to 7.6 crore in 2001 and 10.38 crore in 2011.
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