Population Ageing in India

This study creates a holistic research base by looking at the demographics of the ageing population and reviewing existing studies.

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction G. Giridhar, K. M. Sathyanarayana and K. S. James; 1. Demographics of population ageing in India Lekha Subaiya and Dhananjay W. Bansod; 2. Elderly workforce participation, wage differentials and contribution to household income Sakthivel Selvaraj, Anup Karan and S. Madheswaran; 3. Living arrangements of elderly in India: policy and programmatic implications K. M. Sathyanarayana, Sanjay Kumar and K. S. James; 4. Health status of elderly in India: trends and differentials Moneer Alam and Anup Karan; 5. The national policy for older persons: critical issues in implementation S. Irudaya Rajan and U. S. Mishra; 6. Policy initiatives on population ageing in select Asian countries and their relevance to the Indian context Mala Kapur Shankardass; 7. Studies on ageing in India: a review S. Siva Raju; About the editors and contributors; Index.