Lok Sabha Question No. 441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Facilities to Elderly
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †441 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.04.2016

## †441.  FACILITIES TO ELDERLY

## SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the population of older persons is increasing in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to address the age related issue arising out growing number of older persons; an d
- (d) the success achieved so far through these measures?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA )

- ( a) and (b): Yes Madam, as per the information provided by the Office of the Regist General of India, the details of Age wise population in the country according to Census 2001  and  Census  2011  are  given  at  Annexure.  As  per  Census  2011  the  population    o senior citizens in India vis - à- vis total population was as under: -

## Actual Population (2011)

|                            | Persons    | Males     | Females   |
|----------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| Total Population           | 121.05 Cr. | 62.31 Cr. | 58.74 Cr. |
| Population of Sr. Citizens | 10.38 Cr.  | 5.11 Cr.  | 5.27 Cr.  |

- ( c) and (d): The Government of India announced the National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999. The Policy envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, healthcare,  shelter  and  other  needs  of  older  persons,  equitable  share  in  develo protection against abuse and exploitation, and availability of services to improve th of their lives.

Subsequently, the Maintenance and Welf ar  of Parents and Senior Citizens Act was passed in 2007 to ensure need based maintenance for parents and senior citizens and welfare. The Act provides for maintenance of parents/senior citizens by children/re obligatory and justiciable throu gh Tribunals; revocation of transfer of property by senio citizen  in  case  of  negligence  by  relatives;  penal  provision  for  abandonment  of citizens; establishment of Old Age Homes for indigent senior citizens; adequate me facilities and security for senior citizens and protection of life and property.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing a Central Secto Scheme of Integrated programme for Older Persons (IPOP) since 1992 with the objective improving the quality of li fe of senior citizens by providing basic amenities like shelt food,  medical  care  and  entertainment  opportunities  and  by  encouraging  productive active ageing. Under this Scheme, financial assistance (up to 95% in the case of St Jammu and Kashm ir, Sikkim and North -eastern states and 90% for rest of the country) is provided  to  Non - Governmental/Voluntary  Organisations,  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  etc for maintenance of Old Age Homes, Respite Care Homes and Continuous Care Homes, Multi - service  cen tres,  mobile  medicare  units,  Day  care  centres  for  Alzheimer's  disease /Dementia patients, physiotherapy clinics for older persons etc.

As per information provided by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, k eeping in view the recommendations made in th e National Policy on Older Persons, 1999 as well as the State's obligations under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens, 2007, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had launched the National 'Programme for Health Care of the Elderl y' (NPHCE) during 2010 - 11 to address various health related problems  of  elderly  people.    The  major  objectives  of  the  NPHCE  are  establishment Department of Geriatric in identified Medical Institutions as Regional Geriatric Cen different  regions  of the  country  and  to  provide  dedicated  health  facilities  in  Distr Hospitals, CHCs, PHCs and Sub Centre levels through State Health Society.

Following facilities are being provided under the programme:

- I . Geriatric OPD, 30 bedded Geriatric Ward for in - patien t care etc. at Regional Geriatric Centre (RGCs)
- II . Geriatric OPD and 10 bedded Geriatric Ward at District Hospitals.
- III . Bi- weekly Geriatric Clinic at Community Health Centres (CHCs)
- IV. Weekly Geriatric Clinics at Primary Health Centres (PHCs).
- V . Provision of Aids and Appliances at Sub - Centres.

As regards achievements, a total of 448 different projects such as Old Age Hom Day Care Centre, Mobile Medical Unit etc of 332 NGOs were assisted in the year 2015 - 16 under the Scheme of IPOP. In the Scheme of 'National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly'(NPHCE) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare during the year 2014 - 15, 104 districts of 24 States/UTs and 08 Regional Geriatric Centres (RGCs) had been covered under the programme. Funds have been released to All India Institute of Medical Scie (AIIMS), New Delhi and Government of Tamil Nadu for setting up of 02 National Centres Ageing (NCA)  at  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  and  Madras  Medical  College(MMC),  Chennai respectively during the 2015 - 16.Also, 05 new Medical Institutions have been funded for the establishment of 05 new Regional Geriatric Centres at the institute during the financ 2015- 16 under the tertiary component of the programme.

Annexure Annexure refe r red to reply of part (a)and (b)of  Unstarred Question No.+441 for 26.4.2016

## Age Wise Population of India: -Census- 2001- 2011

| Age      | Age wise Population   | Age wise Population   | Difference (2011-   |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|          | Census- 2001          | Census- 2011          | 2001)               |
| All ages | 1028610328            | 1210854977            | 182244649           |
| 0        | 16561349              | 20311234              | 3749885             |
| 1        | 19647573              | 21755197              | 2107624             |
| 2        | 24168984              | 23056268              | - 1112716           |
| 3        | 25443946              | 23974041              | - 1469905           |
| 4        | 24625312              | 23710038              | - 915274            |
| 5        | 26959509              | 26054230              | - 905279            |
| 6        | 26412941              | 25654245              | - 758696            |
| 7        | 23045028              | 24826640              | 1781612             |
| 8        | 31031074              | 26968373              | - 4062701           |
| 9        | 20868238              | 23424638              | 2556400             |
| 10       | 33855378              | 30552107              | - 3303271           |
| 11       | 18078949              | 24740946              | 6661997             |
| 12       | 30427429              | 27877307              | - 2550122           |
| 13       | 19897051              | 24280683              | 4383632             |
| 14       | 22588051              | 25258169              | 2670118             |
| 15       | 22521059              | 25899454              | 3378395             |
| 16       | 21777810              | 24592293              | 2814483             |
| 17       | 14898862              | 21217467              | 6318605             |
| 18 19    | 27686902 13331257     | 27958147 20859088     | 271245 7527831      |
| 20       | 28367204              | 28882735              | 515531              |
| 21       | 12110022              | 19978972              | 7868950             |
| 22       | 21428918              | 23528225              | 2099307             |
| 23       | 13465533              | 19154055              | 5688522             |
| 24       | 14392455              | 19880235              | 5487780             |
| 25       | 28917266              | 27768078              | - 1149188           |
| 26       | 14816846              | 20076997              | 5260151             |
| 27       | 10990931              | 16709350              | 5718419             |
| 28       | 21781213              | 22127016              | 345803              |
| 29       | 6916137               | 14732524              | 7816387             |
| 30       | 34634209              | 30399029              | - 4235180           |
| 31 32    | 5739449 17482474      | 13823245 17613544     | 8083796             |
|          | 8610078               | 12764541              | 131070              |
| 33       |                       |                       | 4154463             |
| 34       | 7807834               | 13994592              | 6186758             |
| 36       |                       |                       |                     |
|          | 10948347              | 15827717              | 4879370             |
| 38       | 15905963              | 17471758              | 1565795             |
| 39       | 4959148               | 11726347              | 6767199             |
| 40       | 30733879              | 28528992              | - 2204887           |
| 42       | 11168253              |                       | 7564964             |
| 41       | 4002930               | 11567894              | 2212389             |
| 43       | 5432438               | 13380642 9334352      | 3901914             |
| 44       | 4400797               | 9626232               | 5225435             |
| 45       | 24710862              | 23872961              | - 837901            |
|          |                       |                       | 5333130             |
| 46 47    | 5659548 4146735       | 10992678 7951297      | 3804562             |
| 48       | 9899369               | 11649592              | 1750223             |
| 50       | 2992462 21540415      | 21462422              | - 77993             |
| 49       |                       | 7851799               | 4859337             |
| 51       | 2757432               | 7885966               | 5128534             |
| 52       | 6225881               | 7735164               | 1509283             |
| 53 54    | 3164651 2899180       | 5590790 6394912       | 2426139 3495732     |

Age Wise Population of India: -Census- 2001- 2011

| Age            | Age wise Population   | Age wise Population   | Difference -   |
|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
| 1              | Census- 2001 2        | Census- 2011 3        | 2001) 4        |
| 55             | 14963273              | 15607546              | 644273         |
| 56             | 3518257               | 7071837               | 3553580        |
| 57             | 2177975               | 4599026               | 2421051        |
| 58             | 5355016               | 6718934               | 1363918        |
| 59             | 1638826               | 5148712               | 3509886        |
| 60             | 18141973              | 17810689              | - 331284       |
| 61             | 1733310               | 6026813               | 4293503        |
| 62             | 4064010               | 5745143               | 1681133        |
| 63             | 2032394               | 3994105               | 1961711        |
| 64             | 1545092               | 4086957               | 2541865        |
| 65             | 12943767              | 13022352              | 78585          |
| 66             | 1842746               | 4511946               | 2669200        |
| 67             | 1389037               | 2605082               | 1216045        |
| 68             | 2751020               | 3548373               | 797353         |
| 69             | 880385                | 2767230               | 1886845        |
| 70             | 10683125              | 10986280              | 303155         |
| 71             | 813785                | 3084183               | 2270398        |
| 72             | 1851177               | 2250929               | 399752         |
| 73             | 744499                | 1366536               | 622037         |
| 74             | 616058                | 1520914               | 904856         |
| 75             | 4395972               | 4772346               | 376374         |
| 76             | 717945                | 1667133               | 949188         |
| 77             | 369926                | 835048                | 465122         |
| 78             | 801367                | 1068415               | 267048         |
| 79             | 266015                | 889561                | 623546         |
| 80             | 3484205               | 3784938               | 300733         |
| 81             | 260732                | 1027816               | 767084         |
| 82             | 456114                | 603793                | 147679         |
| 83             | 191874                | 380185                | 188311         |
| 84             | 173009                | 423497                | 250488         |
| 85             | 1127207               | 1264798               | 137591         |
| 86             | 173485                | 447898                | 274413         |
| 87             | 119867                | 221411                | 101544         |
| 88             | 167513                | 235640                | 68127          |
| 89             | 73487                 | 213420                | 139933         |
| 90             | 806412                | 833072                | 26660          |
| 91             | 68585                 | 258297                | 189712         |
| 92             | 120898                | 153561                | 32663          |
| 93             | 56603                 | 94630                 | 38027          |
| 94             | 49209                 | 106974                | 57765          |
| 95             | 295868                | 272534                | - 23334        |
|                | 65322                 | 120268                | 54946          |
| 97             | 42135                 | 71413                 |                |
| 96 98          | 102439                | 104511                | 29278 2072     |
| 99 100+        | 64282 139472          | 64571 605778          | 289 466306     |
| Age not stated | 2738472               | 4489802               | 1751330        |

Note: The Figures for India and Manipur,excludes population of Mao Maram,Paomata and Purul sub - division of Senapati Districts on Manipur for Census 2001.