<span style="color: #222222;">There are over 10.38 crore senior citizens in the country. Uttar Pradesh accounts for more than one crore 54 lakh followed by Maharashtra one crore 11 lakh. <br />''<br />''This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. He said the Centre has launched several programmes to enable senior citizens to lead a socially secured life.<br />''<br />'' He said the Ministry is implementing the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana since April 2017 for senior citizens belonging to BPL category, who are suffering from age-related disabilities.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />