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Silent Elderly Crisis Amid Rapid Demographic Shift
June 10, 2025
|The New Indian Express Bengaluru
INDIA is witnessing a silent but profound demographic shift as its elderly population (aged 60 and above) grows at an unprecedented rate, now making up over 10% of the total population.
This figure is projected to double to nearly 20%—or 34.7 crore people—by 2050.
Yet the surge is unfolding against the backdrop of economic insecurity, eroding family support systems, and glaring healthcare gaps.
These findings come from a report, 'India's Ageing Society: The Landscape Today' by Give Grants India, which draws on data from the India Ageing Report 2023 (jointly prepared by UNFPA India and the International Institute for Population Sciences), along with research from NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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Centre trying to starve the poor by weakening welfare schemes: Rahul
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Ties that strangle
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TEARING PAGES OFF A FRAGILE BOOK
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'Steroid use key trigger for secondary glaucoma'
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2 mins
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Unit to take on gangsters operating from abroad
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1 mins
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NC, BJP livid as Mehbooba calls for separate Chenab-Pir Panjal division
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1 min
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In a first, members can digitally mark attendance in Budget session
THE Budget Session of Parliament, scheduled to begin on January 28, will see the Lok Sabha Secretariat implement a new system for recording the attendance of the Members of Parliament.
1 mins
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Twin deaths in one SAI centre a shocker; issues must be addressed fast
THE last time the parents saw the Class X girl was on Sunday.
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Panel to probe Indore deaths, Oppn sees red
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1 min
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BJP sees 4-fold increase in its income in 1 decade: Data
IN the past one decade since the BJP took over the reign of power at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party saw a whopping over fourfold increase in its income and expenditure.
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