Lok Sabha Question No. 344 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Health Issues of Elderly People
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 344 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH AUGUST ,2018 HEALTH ISSUES OF ELD ERLY PEOPLE

## †*344. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

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

- (a)  whether  a  systematic  and  authentic  study  regarding  the  number  of  el persons in India has not been conducted till now and as a result thereof, challenges/issues  of  elderly people  have  not  been  analysed  properly  and  an effective programme to address those issues could not be formulated;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  International  Institute  for  Population  Sciences,  Mumba conducting any study in colla boration with Harvard School of Public Health and University of South California under the auspices of the Union Government; an
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said work is lik completed  to  analyse  the  health  issues  of elderly  people  and  chalk  out  the programmes accordingly to deal with those issues?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a)to ( d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 344* FOR 10 TH AUGUST , 20 18

## (a)& (b) No.

(c)& (d): Yes.  The  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  had  undertaken  a Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) under the tertiary level activi of National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) to assess the hea status of the elderly and to provide comprehensive longitudinal evidence ba health, economic, social and overall well - being of people aged 45 years and above in India. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, Dee University,  has  been  appointed  as  a  National  Nodal  Agency  for  conducting LASI survey in the country.  The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University  of  Southern  Calif ornia  (USC)  are  the  collaborating  institutions  fo providing technical support for the LASI.

The main goal of LASI project is to collect credible scientific data on of disease, mental health, functional health, health care and social and e w ell being of elderly population. The data is being collected based on internationally  comparable  research  design,  tools  and  adopting  cutting scientific methods to provide the foundation for credible and acceptable dat -for National and State level p olicy making and long - term scientific research. LASI project will provide data on demographics, household economic status, health bio - markers,  health  insurance  and  health  care  utilization,  family  and network,  social  welfare  programmes,  work  and employment,  retirement  and pension, life satisfaction and expectations.

LASI wave-1 data collection has been completed in 16 States selected phase - 1 of the study. Factsheets of key indicators on health, social and ec wellbeing of elderly hav e been prepared for these 16 States.

Data collection is in progress for the remaining 20 States/UTs  in ph - 2, wave- 1.  The  factsheets  of  key  indicators  for  these  20  phase - 2  states/UTs  is expected to be released in February 2019. The factsheets, nat ional and state reports will  include  detailed  data  and  analysis  of  health  issues,  economic  and wellbeing of elderly population in India and states.

These reports will be used for developing comprehensive national and s level health policies and programmes for elderly population in India.