Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Successfully Hosts National Workshop on “Creating a Well-Functioning Care Economy” through virtual mode

• The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (DoSJE) convened a national workshop on "Creating a Well-Functioning Care Economy" on 22 May 2026 in virtual mode; Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the JEEVAN App and SHATAYU Dashboard for senior-citizen welfare and geriatric caregiver mapping.
• "Care economy" covers paid and unpaid care of children, elderly, sick and persons with disabilities — a fast-emerging UPSC theme straddling GS-I (society/ageing), GS-II (welfare), GS-III (employment/silver economy).
• Topic links demographic transition, women's labour-force participation, and India's pivot from family-only care toward an institutional care ecosystem.