Impact Assessment of Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in India (2011/2012)

Review of the impacts of the MIPAA in terms of what actions the Government of India has undertaken in the ten years since the plan was approved. The report argues that whilst the population of older persons in India is increasing rapidly an elder-friendly environment is hardly seen in the country. Therefore the majority of older persons remain marginalized, isolated and neglected. Whilst the Government has formulated several well-intentioned policies and laws, there is no effective implementation mechanism and most of the policies and provisions are on paper only.