CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Senior care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) project and Senior Able Citizens for Re Employment in Dignity (SACRED) Portal will support India’s elderly.

Detailed explanation-2: -The SAGE portal, designed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, aims to encourage entrepreneurs in the area of elderly care. SACRED portal will connect the senior citizens with job providers in the private sector.

Detailed explanation-3: -Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment virtually launched the SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) initiative and SAGE portal for elderly persons.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) is to identify, evaluate, verify, aggregate, and deliver products / solutions / services directly to the stakeholders, giving them wide choice to select the products / solutions / services that would suit their requirements, thereby improving their quality of life.

Detailed explanation-5: -The SACRED portal launched by the Government of India in October 2021 is for the employment of SACRED. The portal developed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is named Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (SACRED).