Delhi govt to rope in private players for old age homes

The cash-starved Delhi Government has decided to rope in private players to construct and maintain its old age homes on Public-Private-Partnership mode across the national capital.

"The aim is to give better facilities to the senior citizens in such homes as well reduce financial burden on the cash-starved government.

"The firms will be allowed to undertake commercial activities at such sites as permitted under the Master Plan 2021," an official of the Delhi Social Welfare Department said.

"The interested private players will be asked to collaborate with the voluntary organisations working in the area to run the homes," he added.

The land would be handed over to the corporates on nominal lease basis. The government has already issued expression of interest to develop, operate and maintain such homes.link