By: Azera Parveen Rahman, IndiiaSpend.com Published in: *Scroll* Date: March 19, 2026 Source: https://scroll.in/article/1091147/indias-population-is-growing-older-but-with-little-support *Note*: Please access the source to read the entire article
"A 2024 NITI Aayog report <https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2024-02/Senior%20Care%20Reforms%20in%20India%20FINAL%20FOR%20WEBSITE_compressed.pdf> said that the senior care system faces many challenges 'due to the lack of a comprehensive, integrated policy for care and support'. There are infrastructure- and capacity-gaps 'for supporting the health and welfare of the elderly, evidence-based knowledge repositories for geriatric illness management, enabling frameworks and monitoring mechanisms, and emergency response systems,' it said."
