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NITI Aayog released a Report titled ‘Senior Care Reforms in India - Reimagining the Senior Care Paradigm: A Position Paper’

Posted 17 Feb 2024

Updated 22 Mar 2024

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  • Report highlights landscape of senior care services available, as well as gaps and challenges in current senior care ecosystem to recognize evolving medical and non-medical needs of seniors.
     
  • Status of Elderly in India
    • Currently, elderly comprise ~10% of population which is projected to reach 19.5% by 2050.
    • 75% of elderly have one or more chronic diseases (Longitudinal Ageing Study of India 2021 report).
    • 70% of elderly population is dependent for everyday maintenance and 78% is living without any pension cover.
       
  • Key Challenges and Recommendations highlighted in the report
  • Tags :
  • Elderly
  • Longitudinal Ageing Study
  • Senior Care
  • Senior Care Reforms
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