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What are the problems of ageing population? Describe the declining traditional social support system for the aged. Suggest alternative measures to support ageing population.

  • UPSC 2012
  • Population Dynamics

India is ageing before it has built a welfare state: the 60+ were 8.6% at Census 2011 and are projected at 230 million, 15%, by 2036, outnumbering children by 2046. The problem is not longevity but the mismatch between a completed transition and a support system — the joint family — dissolving without a substitute.

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