In a UP district, an NGO is helping aged villagers fill up documents to avail pension benefits

Around 12.4 million elderly people, of the state’s total 15.4 million, live in rural areas.

Abhijeet Jadhav

· Jan 04, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In Maharashtra, the youth’s migration to cities is driving up healthcare costs for those left behind

Ill-equipped facilities, illiteracy and residents’ dependence on children have crippled the healthcare system.

Abhijeet Jadhav

· Dec 31, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Senior Citizens Bill will fail to provide India’s elderly the ‘life of dignity’ it claims to

It underscores the fact that the government is unwilling to be held responsible for the welfare of a vulnerable section of society.

Jagriti Gangopadhyay

· Dec 21, 2019 · 09:00 am

In charts: Is raising the retirement age the only way to provide for India’s ageing population?

Having people work past retirement by withholding their pensions will affect the poorest, but also the South, which is ageing faster.

Nithya Subramanian

· Jul 13, 2019 · 09:00 am

Mangaluru tops in elderly abuse in India, Delhi among top five, says report

Conversely, the cities that reported the lowest figures were Jammu, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Kochi and Guwahati, the HelpAge India survey said.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 14, 2018 · 05:07 pm

India’s public policy is failing to help its exploding elderly population

The well-being of the elderly is vital for India’s well-being.

Shone Satheesh

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Joel George

· Oct 27, 2017 · 09:15 am

Seven years ago, India promised health care units for the elderly. Where are they?

Tamil Nadu and most other states have failed to utilise central government funds for the National Programme for Health Care launched in 2010.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Sep 05, 2017 · 02:30 pm

An 80-year-old Urdu poet declared dead by the Delhi government is struggling to survive

Asrar Jamayee’s satire was once awarded by the first Indian President, Dr Rajendra Prasad. Now, even local mushairas don’t invite him.

Firoz Bakht Ahmed

· Jun 17, 2017 · 03:30 pm

The elderly in India’s informal workforce often can’t retire, even if they want to

According to the a survey by the National Sample Survey Office, over a third of senior citizens continue to work.

Kinjal Sampat, Indiaspend.com

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Nandini Dey, Indiaspend.com

· Apr 21, 2017 · 07:30 pm

9 of 10 private sector retirees have no pensions or health insurance

Fiscally, the report adds, the government cannot afford to ensure social pensions to a large populace that is also increasing along with life expectancy.

Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 27, 2015 · 05:45 pm