India and Ageing
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New Delhi - Population:
1173108018 - Size:
3287590.0 Km2
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- In traditional Indian society, care was never demanded by the elderly - until now
- P. Madhava Rao / Eldis Document Store, 2007
- This paper looks at the demographic, social and economic aspects of ageing in India and the need for policy initiatives aimed at the care of older persons. The author argues that: industrialisation and urbanisati...
- Asian countries still lack comprehensive policy frameworks to address aged populations
- P. S. Heller / International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2006
- Many Asian countries will experience a significant ageing of their populations during the next decades. This paper explores how these countries are addressing and anticipating the challenges of an ageing society. It suggests that Asia...
- India is still on target to become the World's most populated country
- C. Haub; O. P. Sharma / Population Reference Bureau, 2006
- India’s population will exceed that of China before 2030 to become the world’s most populous country. This edition of the Population Bulletin presents a demographic portrait of the diversity of India and offers insight into ...
- Future projections on the status of the elderly will help in forward policy planning
- A. I. Hermalin; M. B. Ofstedal; R. Tesfai / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006
- This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educationa...
- Evaluation of gender and age mainstreaming at UNHCR
- L. Groves / Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, UNHCR, 2005
- This report assesses the UNHCR age and gender mainstreaming pilot project launched in 2004. It provides a strategic overview of the pilot project experience, drawing out findings, good practice, lessons learnt and recommendations for ...
- Effects of domestic arrangements on the welfare on Indian elderly
- S. Pal / Cardiff Business School, Economics Section, 2004
- This paper examines the pattern of living arrangements among male and female elderly family members in India, using National Sample Survey data and derives implications for children as old age security in rural India. The burden of ca...
- Improving pension schemes in South Asia
- I.S. Rajan; G. Gunatilleke; M. Perera / South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes, 2003
- This study proposes to identify the modalities of a comprehensive pension and social security scheme for the elderly population in South Asia, from the experience of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The major objectives of the study a...
- Using the Post Office to deliver social protection to the Indian poor
- J. Farrington; N.C. Saxena; T. Barton; R. Nayak / Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2003
- India’s efforts in targeting a wide range of social protection measures towards different categories of poor people might be a model for other countries as they prepare their own Poverty Reduction Strategies. However, implementat...
- Conference on social protection for the ageing population
- United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2002
- The UNRISD conference examined the opportunities, problems and challenges of effective social protection for older people, including formal public policies and more informal strategies, such as household support systems. In Ses...
- How does population age structure affect economic growth?
- K. Navaneetham / Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India, 2002
- This paper looks at the nature and process of age structural transition in the countries of South and Southeast Asia and its influence on economic growth. Age structural transition is a process and consequence of shifting age structur...
- Agewell Foundation
- Outreach and research initiatives for the elderly in India
- India Post
- Indian Government department running postal services, part of Department of Post, Ministry of Communications & IT.
- Indian Journal of Psychiatry (IJP)
- The Indian Journal of Psychiatry is an official publication of the Indian Psychiatric Society. The IJP publishes original work in all the fields of psychiatry. All papers are peer-reviewed before publication.
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
- The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is entrusted with the welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of Indian society: "scheduled caste, backward classes, persons with disabilities, aged persons, and victims of drug abuse etc." Basic objective of the policies, programmes, law and institution of the Indian welfar...
