Lok Sabha Question No. 2968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Social Security to Elderly
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

## 2968. SOCIAL SECURITY TO ELDERLY

## SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the age - wise population in the country, and if so, t details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that after a decade or so, the population of people above the age of 70 will increase tremendously, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to provide social security to the aged/ older p
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

- (a) : As per the information provided by the Office of the Registrar General of India, the det wise population in the country according to Census 2001 and Census 2011 are given at Annexure. Census 2011 the population of 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.  |

- (b): The projected population aged 60+ and their percentage share in the total projected population of country, for the year 2016 to 2026(as on 1 st March) as per the May 2006 report of the Technical Group on Population Projections constituted by the National Commission on Population published by the Office of the Registrar General of India, is as under:
- (c)to(e): The Government of India announced the National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999. Policy envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, healthcare, shelter and o older persons, equitable share in development, prote ction against abuse and exploitation, and availability services to improve the quality of their lives.

|      | Projected Population of Senior Citizens (in crores)   | Projected Population of Senior Citizens (in crores)   | Projected Population of Senior Citizens (in crores)   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Year | Persons                                               | Male                                                  | Female                                                |
| 2016 | 11.81                                                 | 5.81                                                  | 5.99                                                  |
| 2021 | 14.32                                                 | 7.06                                                  | 7.26                                                  |
| 2026 | 17.32                                                 | 8.46                                                  | 8.86                                                  |

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2968 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

Subsequently, the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act was pass 2007 to ensure need based maintenance for parents and se nior citizens and their welfare. The Act provide for  maintenance  of  parents/senior  citizens  by  children/relatives  obligatory  and  justicia Tribunals; revocation of transfer of property by senior citizen in case of negligence by re provision for abandonment of senior citizens; establishment of Old Age Homes for indigent senior adequate medical facilities and security for senior citizens and protection of life and property

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing a Central Sector Schem Integrated programme for Older Persons (IPOP) since 1992 with the objective of improving the q life  of  senior  citizens  by  providing  basic  amenities  like  shel ter,  food,  medical  care  and  entertainment opportunities and by encouraging productive and active ageing. Under this Scheme, financial assi to 95% in the case of States of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim and North - eastern states and 90% for rest of thecountry) is provided to Non - Governmental/Voluntary Organisations, Panchayati Raj Institutions etc. maintenance of Old Age Homes, Respite Care Homes and Continuous Care Homes, Multi - ervice centres, mobile medicare units, Day care centres for Alzheimer' s disease /Dementia patients, physiotherapy clinic for older persons etc.

Keeping in view the recommendations made in the National Policy on Older Persons, 199 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 Elderly' (NPHCE) during 2010 - 11 to address various health related problems of elderly people.  The objectives of the NPHCE are esta blishment of Department of Geriatric in identified Medical Instituti Regional Geriatric Centre for different regions of the country and to provide dedicated health District Hospitals, CHCs, PHCs and Sub Centre levels through State Healt h Society.

Following facilities are being provided under the programme:

- I . Geriatric  OPD,  30  bedded  Geriatric  Ward  for  in - patient  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).

Provision of Aids and Appliances at Sub - Centres.

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Annexure Annexure reffered to reply of part (a)of  Unstarred Question No.2968 for 15.3.2015

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

| Age      | Age wise Population   | Age wise Population   |   Difference (2011-2001) |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Census-2001 2         | Census-2011 3         |                        4 |
| 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       | 27686902              | 27958147              |                   271245 |
| 19       | 13331257              | 20859088              |                  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       | 5739449               | 13823245              |                  8083796 |
| 32       | 17482474              | 17613544              |                   131070 |
| 33       | 8610078               | 12764541              |                  4154463 |
| 34       | 7807834               | 13994592              |                  6186758 |
| 35       | 32175754              | 28422631              |                 -3753123 |
| 36       | 10948347              | 15827717              |                  4879370 |

|   37 |   6584873 |   11692231 |   5107358 |
|------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|   38 |  15905963 |   17471758 |   1565795 |
|   39 |   4959148 |   11726347 |   6767199 |
|   40 |  30733879 |   28528992 |  -2204887 |
|   41 |   4002930 |   11567894 |   7564964 |
|   42 |  11168253 |   13380642 |   2212389 |
|   43 |   5432438 |    9334352 |   3901914 |
|   44 |   4400797 |    9626232 |   5225435 |
|   45 |  24710862 |   23872961 |   -837901 |
|   46 |   5659548 |   10992678 |   5333130 |
|   47 |   4146735 |    7951297 |   3804562 |
|   48 |   9899369 |   11649592 |   1750223 |
|   49 |   2992462 |    7851799 |   4859337 |
|   50 |  21540415 |   21462422 |    -77993 |
|   51 |   2757432 |    7885966 |   5128534 |
|   52 |   6225881 |    7735164 |   1509283 |
|   53 |   3164651 |    5590790 |   2426139 |
|   54 |   2899180 |    6394912 |   3495732 |
|   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 |
| 96             |    65322 |   120268 |    54946 |
| 97             |    42135 |    71413 |    29278 |
| 98             |   102439 |   104511 |     2072 |
| 99             |    64282 |    64571 |      289 |
| 100+           |   139472 |   605778 |   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 District on Manipur for Census 2001.