The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the SHATAYU Dashboard on 22 May 2026 to connect trained geriatric caregivers with senior citizens; the platform is managed by the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD).
Core features
- SHATAYU (full form): Senior Holistic Care Assistance and Training for Your Utility.
- Launch date: 22 May 2026.
- Objective: Digital matching of trained geriatric caregivers with senior citizens across India.
- Manager: National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- Training linkage: NISD is responsible for training programmes for geriatric caregivers and for integration of trainees on the dashboard.
- Registration eligibility: Caregivers trained in 2023–24 and earlier invited for self-registration to expand the national caregiver network.
- Geographic concentration: Enrolment density on the platform can reflect proximity to training centres and district-level training capacity.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- NISD status: Autonomous institute under the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment focused on capacity building for social defence and welfare cadres.
- Service model: Dashboard is a government digital service platform linking supply (trained caregivers) and demand (senior citizens) using self-registration and location-based matching.
- Relevance for prelims: Note the launch date, institutional custodian (NISD), registration cohort (2023–24 and earlier) and the platform’s nationwide matching mandate.