Rethink ageing as a social developmental challenge to reap the demographic dividend

By Dr Anuradha PS

As India demographic dividend continued to be talked about in policy circles, a less talked about but an important transformation is occurring- India is ageing fast. The National Commission on Population predicts that the percentage of individuals 60 years and older is going to reach beyond the 20% mark in 2050, as compared to approximately 10.1 per cent in 2021. This demographic transformation has not only been a notice of better longevity but rather a complicated social, economic and policy issue, which has evaded the eyes of both populace and politics.

The vulnerable position of the ageing population in India has various challenges. The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI, 2

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