Welfare role of the government does not end at nourishing the demographic dividend, but extends to preserving the interests of the elderlies. Examine the constraints faced by the elderlies? Also, recommend suitable measures for developing a comprehensive framework for geriatric care in the country.
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According to an estimate, India's elderly population will form about 16% of the total population by 2030. This puts the 'elderly' question at the head of its policy-making. Constraints faced by the elderly: 1. Discrimination Ageism 2. Diminishing health and cognitive function, prone to diseases (COVID-19) 3. Apathy of the family members (living nuclear families) 4. Lack of meaningful employment opportunities → become dependant. 5. Lack of social security (informal scope) 6. Urbanisation → aged parents live in rural India. 7. Heightened sense of loneliness → mental health issue. 8. Lack of geriatric care professionals in India. 9. Feminisation of old age → women elderly at higher risk at pauperisation.
Developing a Comprehensive Geriatric Care Framework: Major Components: Health Insurance subsidised by the state, Investment in public old age homes and geriatrics in nursing curriculum, legal provisions to ensure responsibility of children → parental allowances. Provisions for Ageing in NGOs, CSE, Civil Society. Measures for Adult Literacy (NEP 2020) and Digital Literacy.
It is said that to truly know the character of a person on an entire nation, we must look at how it treats its elderly. India should set an example in this field.
— MUDIT_FOUJDAR · AIR 353
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Mind map showing Major Components for geriatric care including Health Insurance, old age homes, legal provisions, and measures for literacy
MUDIT_FOUJDAR
Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections - Performance, Mechanisms, Laws and Institutions
Elderly Care
Challenges of Geriatric Care
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