It is a central sector scheme launched in September 2013 with the aim to arrest decline in population of Parsi’s and reverse the trend (Total population of Parsis in 1991 was 114000 which reduced to 57000 in 2011).
Components of the Scheme
Advocacy: It includes counselling of couples with infertility, marriage, family and elderly counselling; help desks and medical camps all over India, development of website to capture population and other details of Parsi community and outreach programme.
Health of the Community: This covers crèche/ childcare support, senior citizen honorarium for childcare, assistance to elderly, etc.
Medical Assistance: Assisted Reproductive Technologies ....
