Society, govt ill-equipped to take care of elderly: Ansari

October 01, 2015 14:38

Vice President Hamid Ansari today said that the society and government are ill-equipped to take care of elderly who are fast growing in number and will shoot up to 32.3 crore by 2050.

"We have a large number of growing and vulnerable segment of elderly which the government and the society seem awfully ill-equipped to manage," he said while speaking at 'International Day of Older Persons' organized by HelpAge India.

Though, the well-being of elderly persons has been mandated in the Constitution, the implementation of the Act has been patchy.

"There is a lack of infrastructure to provide specialised attention to growing numbers of elderly. Very few government hospitals in India have specialized geriatrics facility. The off-take from government schemes like the National Programme for Healthcare of the Elderly has also been poor," he said.

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