Ageing and Well - Being in India

The population of India is aging rapidly. Between 2001 and 2031, the percentage of people 60 years and older will almost double, and by mid-century will increase to an estimated 20%. In general, this has been brought about by the continuing declines in “communicable, maternal, neonatal and nutritional” causes of morbidity and mortality, to an increased burden of disease from non-communicable illness and injuries, including self-harm. The resulting demographic shift brings with it a host of challenges to the health and well-being. For example, diseases of the elderly, e.g., cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, and cancer, are now among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in India, and the prevalence rates of these conditions are expected to increase significantly in the coming decades. Still, the government attitude toward to it is in sad state and need to be talked. In India where we regard the old age people high on ground of our ethics and still a large population are started abandoning their old age parents and its difficult time for them as they were in their last years of life and need extra care on health and many things. In rural area it's a bad condition with respect to govt. policies implication. This paper talks about all the problem related with ageing and well-being India with data available and tries to link all the aspect