Discuss the. present sitution. of eldery and. helpless people in. India
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India is facing several challenges in the form of weak economic growth, weak pension system, and null infrastructure for ageing people, and above all lack of political will makes life miserable for the senior citizens in India. Problems of aging usually appear after the age of 65 years. Deteriorating health, malnutrition, lack of shelter, fear, depression, senility, isolation, boredom, non-productivity, and financial incapacity are the most common problems that senior citizens all over the world face today.
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In many families when people become old, their children and citizens, in general, consider them burden. So, they neglect them do no take good care of them and at times even leave them at old age homes. Such elderly people become helpless. It is the duty to take care of such people, assure them security and see to it they do not suffer. Today, the life expectancy of a person has increased by 4.3 years due to improvement in health related services, modern medical facilities and quick treatment. The average life expectancy in India was about 63.5 years between the years 2001 and 2005. This increased to 67.5 years in 2015. In India, there was an addition of about 2.75 crore elderly people in the decade of 2001-2011. As per an estimate, there were 5.11 crore elderly males and 5.28 elderly females in 2011 in India. Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of elderly people in India. In Gujarat, there are about 35 lakh elderly people. Rise in population of elderly people and increase in their average lifespan have led to several social and physical problems. The western culture influences us to move away from joint families and live in nuclear family. As a result, the youths are not ready to accept the responsibility of their parents. The youth and children are ignoring their ethical responsibilities towards elderly people, values and culture. All these reasons have forced the elderly people to live in ‘Old Age Homes’. In order to attract attention of people towards problems of elderly people, UN had announced year 1999 as the International Elderly Year’. The UN also declared to celebrate 1st October as World Elderly People Day’ at the international level.Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/3224463/discuss-the-present-situation-of-elderly-and-helpless-people-in-india