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Is ‘ageing’ an emerging issue in Indian society? Discuss the major problems of the old age people in India.

  • UPSC 2021
  • 20 marks
  • Population Dynamics

The word "emerging" has to be tested, not assumed. On present shares India is still a young country; on trajectory and on institutional preparedness it is already in difficulty. The defensible position is that ageing in India is an anticipatory crisis — emerging not because the elderly are numerous today, but because the interval in…

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  • The case that ageing is an emerging issue
  • The case against
  • Major problems of the old age people
  • Conclusion

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