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Discuss the challenges faced by the aged people in receiving ‘elder care’.

  • UPSC 2026
  • 10 marks
  • Population Dynamics

Elder care is a transaction: a need must find a provider who is competent, affordable and trusted. In India all three conditions fail at once. The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI, Wave 1, 2017–18), covering 31,464 persons aged 60 and above, found 5.2% reporting abuse in the past year — usually from the person…

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  • Supply: a care system that barely exists
  • Demand: those who cannot pay, and will not ask
  • The relational barrier: the carer is often the abuser
  • Conclusion

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