INDIAN STATE!WHETHER FOR AND OF THE PEOPLE OR FAR AND OFF THE PEOPLE ???
STATUS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE!
A global report 'ageing in the 21st century' released by United nations population fund [UNFPA] and help age India on Monday points out that lack of pension and social security compound old age problems in India. This holds true for many seniors here given that the government's scheme,the Indira Gand
STATUS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE!
A global report 'ageing in the 21st century' released by United nations population fund [UNFPA] and help age India on Monday points out that lack of pension and social security compound old age problems in India. This holds true for many seniors here given that the government's scheme,the Indira Gand
hi national old age
pension scheme.entitles those above 60 years and below the poverty line
to a pension of Rs 200,a paltry sum in times of spiralling inflation.
Geriatricians point out that medical bills sore with age and the triple burden of illness,income security and loneliness drive elderly into a vicious cycle of depression as seen in recent suicides reported from all over India.It will be pertinent to point out here to the case of a 61 year old Dahisar[Maharashtra] man who was so fed up with his multiple ailments that he killed himself by consuming toilet cleaner.
Geriatricians point out that medical bills sore with age and the triple burden of illness,income security and loneliness drive elderly into a vicious cycle of depression as seen in recent suicides reported from all over India.It will be pertinent to point out here to the case of a 61 year old Dahisar[Maharashtra] man who was so fed up with his multiple ailments that he killed himself by consuming toilet cleaner.
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