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India has not remained untouched by global population ageing. In the next three decades, every fifth Indian will be aged 60 years or more. The response of the State to face the challenges of such a momentous change in the society has been rather tepid in the previous century. Several affirmative actions of the State have made life easy for older Indians in the last decade. Matching the pace of population ageing, advent of newer technology in various aspects of old age care has been impressive. This article summarizes various aspects of old age care in India.
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Dey, A.B., Desai, G.R. (2019). Care of Older Persons in India: Scope of Policy and Technology Tools. In: Rath, P. (eds) Models, Molecules and Mechanisms in Biogerontology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3585-3_20
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