Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Andhra Pradesh to Train Rural SHG Women as Caregivers
Andhra Pradesh is starting a programme to train rural women for caregiving jobs.
It is called “Home Aaya – Geriatric Care Taker.”
The training is for women in self-help groups and will be free, including accommodation.
They will learn how to care for older people and patients who are bedridden.
They will also learn about hygiene, first aid, and communication.
Visits to care facilities will help them see what caregiving work is like.
The programme will also teach them about banking, digital payments, and managing money.
The government hopes this can help women find work near home and earn a steady income.
Wider training is planned for the 2026–27 financial year.
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas announced the “Home Aaya – Geriatric Care Taker” training programme for rural self-help group women.
The Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty will implement the programme through Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes.
Training and accommodation will be free, with lessons on caring for older people and bedridden patients, hygiene, first aid, and communication.
Participants will visit old-age homes, nursing homes, and childcare centres and learn about banking, digital transactions, and financial management.
District Rural Development Agency project directors will identify interested women; wider implementation is planned for the 2026–27 financial year.
- Who
- Rural self-help group women; the programme was announced by minister Kondapalli Srinivas.
- What
- A free training programme for home aide and geriatric caregiving work.
- When
- Announced on Friday; wider implementation is planned during the 2026–27 financial year.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with training arranged through Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes.
- Why
- To develop caregiving skills and create local employment and income opportunities for rural women.
- Programme
- Home Aaya – Geriatric Care Taker
- Intended participants
- Rural self-help group women
- Implementing organization
- Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty
- Training arrangements
- Free training and accommodation through Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes
- Caregiving topics
- Care for older people and bedridden patients, personal hygiene, first aid, and communication
- Additional skills and exposure
- Visits to care facilities, plus instruction in banking, digital transactions, and financial management
- Planned wider implementation
- 2026–27 financial year
