Lok Sabha Question No. 3053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 3053 TO BE ANSWERED ON   5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## LONGITUDINAL AGEING STUDY IN INDIA

## 3053. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), if so details and motives thereof;
- (b) the details and status of the work undertaken so far in this regard; and
- (c) the details of the targets fixed along with action plan prepared by the Government u scheme for the ensuing years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Yes. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Longitudinal Ageing Stud in India (LASI) under the tertiary level activities of National Programme for Health Car Elderly  (NPHCE)  to  assess  the  health  status  of  the  elderly  and  t o  provide  comprehensive longitudinal evidence base on health, economic, social and overall well - being of p ople aged 45 years and above, in India. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), an au organisation of the Ministry, has been ppointed as a National Nodal Agency for conducting the LASI survey in the country.

The main goal of LASI project is to collect credible scientific data on burden of mental  health,  functional  health,  health  care  and  social  and  economic well - being  of  elderly population.  The  data is  being  collected  based  on  internationally  comparable  research  desig tools and adopting cutting edge scientific methods to provide the foundation for credi acceptable data -for National and State level policy making and long -term scientific research. LASI project will provide data on demographics, household economic status, health and -markers, health insurance and health care utilization, family and social network, social programmes, work an d employment, retirement and pension, life satisfaction and expectations

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(b): Field survey implementation has been completed in 16 States/UTs pertaining to Phase - 1. Field survey for 8 States/UTs pertaining to Phase - 2  is under implementation. The Training of Trainers  (ToT)  workshops  are  scheduled  in  January -February  2018  for  rest  of  12  States/UTs pertaining to Phase - 3.

(c): LASI is envisioned as a nationally representative survey of 61,000 older adults in a in all the 36 States/UTs in the country. Internationally harmonized, de - identified panel data will be collected enabling cross - state analyses within India and cross - national analyses of ageing, health, economic status, and social behaviours.

LASI lays the foundation for national and state - level policy and to develop much needed mid and long -term policy solutions to address the challenges presented by increasing dis burden and population ageing in India.

The fact sheets of key indicators for the phase - 1 States/ UTs are planned to be released in February - March 2018.  The National report containing all indicators is planned to be relea January 2019. LASI main wave - 2 is planned to be conducted during 2019 - 21.

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