AGING POPULATION AND RISING INEQUALITY: THE ROLE OF GOVERNANCE AT GRASSROOTS IN INDIA

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Dr. Prasanna T.V.N, Dr. M. Shankar Lingam, Dr. Vanishree J

Vol 18, No 5 ( 2023 )   |  Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 381-402   |   Published on: 30-05-2023

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Abstract
The World Health Organization and the United Nations have declared 2021-2030 as the 'Decade of Healthy Ageing' in response to the rising share of elderly people around the globe due to longer life expectancy, lower fertility levels and larger generations growing old. This initiative focuses on gathering data and engaging with the public to better understand and meet the needs of the elderly population in terms of health. Population ageing is a natural process and irreversible demographic reality. It is also associated with health and medical care; economic dependence; and population dividend left unutilized. With longevity and declining fertility rates, the population of older persons (60 years and above) is globally growing faster than the general population. When populations age rapidly, governments are often caught unprepared to face and mitigate the consequences; this has implications for the socio-economic and health status of the elderly which lead them to attain unequal status in the society. This paper focuses on the inequality faced by aging population in India and how the local grassroots governance and solve those problems.

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